In mentally preparing for Scrap Cabin, I've been thinking in particular about how we categorize colors. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that you sort your scraps into six categories (primaries, secondaries) and so when you pull blues (for example), you pull true blues and blue greens and blue violets...I literally have 16 acrylic bins for my fabrics: three primaries, three secondaries, six tertiaries (plus one each for greys, browns, black/whites, multi-color-no-dominant). So when I pull blues, I pull from the blue bin only. Is this what makes my quilts visually 'flatter' than yours, I wonder? For Scrap Cabin, when I decide (this afternoon, I hope) on my color scheme, I will broaden my definitions of what a given color is...and see what happens.
How interesting! Indeed, I have fewer bins for my scraps, so that similar colors are already mixed. This naturally encourages me to include a range of blues in a work, just as you said. My true blues are in the same bin as violet blues and petrol blue (hint of teal). My oranges and yellows are together. My reds and pinks are together. My greens and teals are together. What a good idea to do the experiment you suggested, with broader definitions of color. I will be curious to hear how you feel about the finished blocks.
I cannot do this tutorial at this time...You have captured the essence of a way older quilt that was in my family......it stands out bcuz it had white and light tints and hues in it...whereas most of the way older quilts ( for rural ancestors, Not Baltimore or Album types, I t hink) seem to be made with dark colors...probably becuz the women got over washing clothes all the time! I do have the scraps to make 43 dozen of this quilt and look forward to making something like it in the future. THANKS.. Bonnie
In mentally preparing for Scrap Cabin, I've been thinking in particular about how we categorize colors. Correct me if I'm wrong, but I think that you sort your scraps into six categories (primaries, secondaries) and so when you pull blues (for example), you pull true blues and blue greens and blue violets...I literally have 16 acrylic bins for my fabrics: three primaries, three secondaries, six tertiaries (plus one each for greys, browns, black/whites, multi-color-no-dominant). So when I pull blues, I pull from the blue bin only. Is this what makes my quilts visually 'flatter' than yours, I wonder? For Scrap Cabin, when I decide (this afternoon, I hope) on my color scheme, I will broaden my definitions of what a given color is...and see what happens.
How interesting! Indeed, I have fewer bins for my scraps, so that similar colors are already mixed. This naturally encourages me to include a range of blues in a work, just as you said. My true blues are in the same bin as violet blues and petrol blue (hint of teal). My oranges and yellows are together. My reds and pinks are together. My greens and teals are together. What a good idea to do the experiment you suggested, with broader definitions of color. I will be curious to hear how you feel about the finished blocks.
I cannot do this tutorial at this time...You have captured the essence of a way older quilt that was in my family......it stands out bcuz it had white and light tints and hues in it...whereas most of the way older quilts ( for rural ancestors, Not Baltimore or Album types, I t hink) seem to be made with dark colors...probably becuz the women got over washing clothes all the time! I do have the scraps to make 43 dozen of this quilt and look forward to making something like it in the future. THANKS.. Bonnie
What fun to hear that I have captured the essence of a vintage quilt in your family. I love that! Thanks for sharing and Happy New Year!