I love making scrap quilts! Let's go make some scrap quilts! When I think of color, I also think of tone. I anticipate seeing them in the background, making others pop. Sugar and sugar sweet are first on my list. Oct 16, 2017 - Hello Quilters! I loved reading this. Using one background print unifies the design and allows the colors to shine. I hope these tips have helped you. Black prints were used for the inner and outer star points. ~Amber. You must Register or Are the fabrics, light, dark, muddy, clear, ultra bright? Each new scrappy quilt I make begins with an open mind- that any fabric will work (printed or solid, depending on the quilt). If I liked the fabric and it made me happy, it went in this quilt. will help create balance as your eye recognizes specific colors and prints. You can start with fabrics from one and then add bits and pieces that go well with them. These are what I like. Florals are a must as well (and offer good movement). I would use these prints sparingly in a scrappy quilt when I’m making a design based on value. This quilt relies heavily on the use of value as each block is constructed using light, medium, and dark 60-degree diamonds. And that's what I love about vintage and vintage-inspired quilts! Think about choosing fabric for you next scrap quilt based on color, designer or theme. Selecting Fabrics for Scrap Quilts: Pink and White - YouTube is thinking that any fabric they use will work. I always get so excited when I start a new quilt and go to pull the fabric for it and then......somehow I can't seem to 'get it right' and I get discouraged. Find a focus fabric and choose your color scheme based on that fabric. © Copyright 2020 Golden Peak Media. November 7, 2019 at 4:10 pm. Just not an obvious choice. The white batik calms the otherwise busy design and adds much-needed contrast to the overall design. For a more unified look, try using a common background or a neutral color. by Julie Baird. For this recipe, although colors are placed in specific positions within the blocks or quilt, you’ll use a variety of fabrics in each chosen color. If you like a bit of control when choosing fabrics for scrap quilt patterns, use this recipe. I'm going to show you three ways that I choose fabric for my scrap quilts. These tips are helpful and I will look at my fabric in a different way now. I like the saturated colors of fall and also love a scrappy quilt, but am unsure what to mix with the fall colors to make the quilt pop. I have two tips for you! Instead, choose fabrics or colors for one quilt block at a time. I spend time choosing ones from my stash, then lay out my fabric pull to study it all together through the Ruby Ruler™ or the Ruby Minder™. Creating a good visual story with scraps is a great challenge for me. I posted one of these foundations on my blog each week for a year. I dug out all my blue, purple and black scraps for this quilt. The pop of complementary green adds extra interest. Love of Quilting Scrap Quilts Fall 2014 Digital Edition, Love of Quilting: Scrap Quilts Fall 2013 Digital Edition, Quilting Quickly January February 2016 Digital Edition, Love of Quilting January February 2014 Digital Edition, Love of Quilting November December 2013 Digital Edition. REBECCA MAE DESIGNS, Meet the Teacher – Global Quilt Connection. The term "Low-Volume" refers to fabrics that have a light value and low contrast. This quilt I made for my brother is made of a variety of low volume fabrics (lights) with bits of my favorite Echino leftovers. Written permission is required to copy and/or distribute copies of these designs whether or not you profit from it. Use this method to learn how to create a pleasing stash for use with scrap quilt patterns. Thanks so much for stopping by! That’s not to say I’ve never used them, there’s always exceptions! With this quilt, I simply pulled out all my leftover bits (and fat quarters) of solids and started sewing them together. Most colors around us in the world are tones of pure color. Take a bit of time to sort your scraps and make a conscious decision about which ones you are going to use. I ♥ to hear from you so please feel free to leave a comment. Let's go make some scrap quilts! Here are some tips that will hopefully help to make it an enjoyable process for you in the future. There are so many different quilts you can make with scraps, all of them beautiful. I pay close attention to what I like or don’t like about I’m seeing. Login to post a comment. They're just so one-of-a-kind, full of character and depth. Me too! Next, I pulled out a variety of navy and red prints. So, grab your scrap basket and have fun–a scrap quilt can be your chance to go wild! This version of the same quilt is a bit more chaotic, (I was going for quirky) but it still works well. hbspt.forms.create({portalId: "6817144",formId: "12223b2d-014f-4f52-90a2-f5b70a4be656" Fabric selection is the most difficult part of the quilt making process for me. Quilts made using this recipe accommodate any color, so think in terms of light and dark instead of specific color placement. Repeat, choosing different values, prints, and scales in each color. All 1930's reproduction fabrics look great together and Civil War reproductions blend well too. Each new scrappy quilt I make begins with an open mind- that any fabric will work (printed or solid, depending on the quilt). The high contrast between the green and purple batiks makes the blocks appear to be rectangular, even though they are actually square. For this recipe, although colors are placed in specific positions within the blocks or quilt, you’ll use a variety of fabrics in each chosen color. White Chocolate (shown above), from Scrap Quilts Fall 2013, uses a neutral color palette. I obviously like a lot of text, geometrics, etc. I always have. I recently posted this photo on Instagram of a fabric pull I did for a scrappy, new quilt pattern I'm designing. Walking through a fabric shop, playing with fabric types for a quilt, and combining things in different ways is an afternoon well spent in my book. (It has yet to be finished, sigh...). For Gumdrops, from Love of Quilting January/February 2014, I used a medium-value tone-on-tone print in a variety of colors. I took out one fabric I didn't love and threw in this fun stripe! To a certain extent that is true, but we have all seen quilts that somehow miss the mark and are a hot mess.How to avoid way too crazy scrap quilts? To make sense of all the tone-on-tone prints, I divided them into warm and cool colors. The print scale of each fabric is much larger. I love the idea of making something beautiful and original out of seemingly nothing. Armed with information, you’ll approach those scrap quilt patterns with confidence! Here are some examples-, In this group of fabrics, all the prints are small in scale. By following my recipe, I created secondary red stars, as well as Square-in-a-Square quilt blocks. My friend (and neighbor!) Choosing the fabric for a quilt project is often a sticking point for many quilters, ... but am unsure what to mix with the fall colors to make the quilt pop. Think about choosing fabric for you next scrap quilt based on color, designer or theme. In the grouping below, I’ve cut 2 squares from each print. Ok... That was so much help and thank you for the pictures!!