tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post2746325637077006476..comments2024-03-28T21:26:00.076+11:00Comments on Threading My Way: Co-ordinating Fabrics...Pam @Threading My Wayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-49377645512906639992014-06-26T12:31:57.247+10:002014-06-26T12:31:57.247+10:00You are indeed lucky to have this skill, Teresa. I...You are indeed lucky to have this skill, Teresa. I think most of us are like kids in a candy store when we are in a fabric shop... LOL!!!Pam @Threading My Wayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990609128028224347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-8537791233364593412014-06-26T02:29:34.654+10:002014-06-26T02:29:34.654+10:00finding contrasting fabrics and prints that go wit...finding contrasting fabrics and prints that go with other prints and colors are easy for me, its the way the fabric is made that is harder, like non-stretch vs little stretch, or knits, other then that I have a great eye for colors and its like I can see the pattern in my mind while I look at the fabrics and see the design of what I will use it for, like a shirt or skirt, I love colors, and fabric, I guess its a gift I have, I never knew there were people who have a hard time picking out colors and something to match but yet different. I don't know what to say other then I have a ball getting fabric I am like a kid in a candy store, I usually have a hard time to know when I have enough I like to get all kinds of fabric at one time, I am fabric Poor, hahahah, anyway, I am going to make a mixed matched design of fabric that has the same background of colors but very different patters of print, but I know when it is finished it will look so wonderful, Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10909904824342179255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-76697907964258813442014-06-20T06:21:09.467+10:002014-06-20T06:21:09.467+10:00Choosing the fabric combination is the hardest par...Choosing the fabric combination is the hardest part for me Pam, it takes me ages! It is an even longer process if I am making something for a swap or Bee :) Celtic Thistlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07033484481693226138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-28241730356510413112014-06-19T12:52:28.115+10:002014-06-19T12:52:28.115+10:00I'm jealous of people who can match patterned ...I'm jealous of people who can match patterned fabrics together easily. I think it can be learned, but some have more of a natural eye for sure! I try to remember the rules, but I know some people can hit it right without ever thinking about those things :) Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11706552035114492981noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-69492241481594066952014-06-18T23:07:11.567+10:002014-06-18T23:07:11.567+10:00Pam I don't know if it's luck or instinct ...Pam I don't know if it's luck or instinct or learned, but I have always been good with color. It was my love of color that attracted me to quilting, knitting and other crafts. I hear often from people they have trouble choosing colors. When it comes to making anything with fabric you should choose at least one light, one medium and one dark fabric for variety. Then vary your scale of prints if using prints. Choose a med-large scale print, a small prints and something that reads as solid. Those things help to balance your quilt. One tip for choosing color is to find a multi-colored fabric that you like and choose fabrics based on that fabric. Or even look at a magazine or a painting or something like that for inspiration for color and then choose your colors from one of those examples. Perhaps you will always need an example to help you with your color choices or maybe after a while you will gain confidence in choosing your fabrics later. Whatever works for you, use it.Daryl @ Patchouli Moon Studiohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06187456682218408410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-61673207821331603082014-06-18T16:00:06.178+10:002014-06-18T16:00:06.178+10:00Great post. I'm a combination of both - someti...Great post. I'm a combination of both - sometimes I just get it straight away, have the vision and go with it and other times I don't fully realise the potential until the end. Jane from Lil Piphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10520628614121066325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-38534329641715350992014-06-18T15:35:33.664+10:002014-06-18T15:35:33.664+10:00The floor of my sewing room looks... well... inter...The floor of my sewing room looks... well... interesting to say the least while I am choosing fabrics! I think I would struggle to get a combo of 3 fabrics out of my stash.Jenya @ While she was sleepinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11443073685889323191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-30296865810896995232014-06-18T13:41:17.761+10:002014-06-18T13:41:17.761+10:00Pam , first i can tell you that with time we devel...Pam , first i can tell you that with time we develop a better eye or easier eye for co-coordinating fabrics. Lately i made a jumper with many tiny leftovers and it is a hit where i go with it ,, but i must tell you that the first reaction is "how did you manage to make it so tasteful?" . I sat with it and the scraps i used were all over the floor, and i picked them by sight . but sometimes when i put it at it`s designated place it looked wrong, thus i moved and picked another choice. Another trait you will get over the years that you will dare to be more adventitious, because we all are getting used to more `daring` combinations. I think the skirts are Great. Thank you for this thoughts provoking post . mirjam mirjamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08324584152166918336noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-47447981916766371442014-06-18T03:19:38.247+10:002014-06-18T03:19:38.247+10:00I envy people who have the ability/skill to mix an...I envy people who have the ability/skill to mix and match colours and prints and values - I know the basic "rules", but am usually too nervous to trust that my choices are actually OK - I second guess myself too :D I tend to play it safe and stick with combos of only 2 prints (or one print and one solid). I also like to buy multiple prints from a single line because someone else already did the hard part of co-ordinating things D:<br /><br />When it comes to scrap quilts though, I don't worry - I just put everything together and am always happy with it :) Sandra :)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16239494415344028806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-27308174804935687992014-06-18T03:04:30.049+10:002014-06-18T03:04:30.049+10:00I really have to work at it, it is not natural to ...I really have to work at it, it is not natural to me at all.Missy Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05209549470700130606noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-11061859068539657922014-06-18T01:40:27.243+10:002014-06-18T01:40:27.243+10:00An interesting topic and blog post! I pretty much ...An interesting topic and blog post! I pretty much chuck together whatever I like and hope it works ;) Sometimes I might pick out fabrics for a project and let it sit then when I come back to it change things up a bit but usually I go with my gut!Lucy | Charm About Youhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14802874219199570853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-49139492318335389772014-06-18T01:14:01.011+10:002014-06-18T01:14:01.011+10:00I am a slow sewer, and also a slow decision maker ...I am a slow sewer, and also a slow decision maker when it comes to fabric coordinating! Unless something clicks for me, it takes me forever because I keep second guessing myself. Thank you for all the links, looks like I have some readings to do!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08124526527626856088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-40390882644727674312014-06-18T00:39:52.625+10:002014-06-18T00:39:52.625+10:00It takes me FOREVER to make a decision. I've ...It takes me FOREVER to make a decision. I've kind of learned the hard way that I prefer bold contrasts. -Marci @ Stone Cottage AdventuresStone Cottage Adventureshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17575238617481656209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4035755590833291625.post-5911246584930195222014-06-18T00:23:20.805+10:002014-06-18T00:23:20.805+10:00Fabric shopping for me is dreadful if I have to fi...Fabric shopping for me is dreadful if I have to find coordinating prints. Yokes especially I tend to avoid. I must go through the links you have posted here. Thanks for collecting them Pam :)Diyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02942255567187249540noreply@blogger.com