It seems like every time I get excited about starting a new quilt, I'm left with deciding on what color theme or fabric style I want to use. Sometimes I choose really great colors that go together beautifully and other times, even though I think it will turn out great, it doesn't. I think we've all seem quilts that really sing with color and texture are are . . . well, just vibrant! Then we may see a quilt that is beautifully made but lacks something. I call this the 'Wow Effect.'
So how do we go about choosing the fabrics that will make our quilts sing? One tool that I've recently started using is Jinny Beyer's Portable Palette.
This tool has really helped me decide on what fabrics I want to use together. I can play with colors at home, decide on a theme I like, and then take the Portable Palate with me when I go fabric shopping. I consider Jinny Beyer to be the 'queen of color' and don't think I have ever seen a quilt that Jinny has made that didn't have the 'Wow Effect.' When Jinny teaches her color confidence class, she has her students use her portable palate. Jinny just came out with an instructional video on her web site that shows you exactly how to use her portable palette.
I found this video to be very helpful, and it is fun to do the exercises that Jinny shares on it. For me, it was well worth the time it takes to watch.
I have been an admirer of Jinny Beyer for years and many times have referred to her as "My Quilting Hero." I hope this video will inspire you and that you will play around with different colors in your fabric stash to create your next quilting project.
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