Our meeting today consisted of demonstrations by members of the guild.
The theme was Colour in our Quilts.
Irene Philp showed us how to use threads when quilting on our machines. She uses Omni thread which is a blend of polyester.
Choosing a colour, though, is a personal choice. She suggests auditioning the thread on the quilt top. Puddle some of the thread on top of your design and see how much contrast there is, or do you want it to blend in. Sometimes you might want to use a colour that is "outside the box" and will help pop the design. Also, the back of the quilt will show the mistakes more, but a busy backing help hide those mistakes.
The theme was Colour in our Quilts.
Irene Philp showed us how to use threads when quilting on our machines. She uses Omni thread which is a blend of polyester.
Choosing a colour, though, is a personal choice. She suggests auditioning the thread on the quilt top. Puddle some of the thread on top of your design and see how much contrast there is, or do you want it to blend in. Sometimes you might want to use a colour that is "outside the box" and will help pop the design. Also, the back of the quilt will show the mistakes more, but a busy backing help hide those mistakes.
Helen James gave us a quick demo on Colour theory. Right from the three basic colours - blue, red, yellow, through to the secondary and tertiary colours.
Other terms used when dealing the colour chart are; Hue - which is the colour itself; Tint - is created by adding white to make a colour variation of that colour, such as adding white to make pink. Tone - is created by adding gray to a colour.
When choosing colours for a quilt it is good to know that warm colours advances the design and cool colours recede.
Helen also suggested some books about colour that she found interesting such as: Adventure in Design by Joen Wolfrom, and Color Play by Heather Thomas.
Also, she suggested to invest in a colour wheel and/or the Colour Tool, which is like a tablet of all colours.
Other terms used when dealing the colour chart are; Hue - which is the colour itself; Tint - is created by adding white to make a colour variation of that colour, such as adding white to make pink. Tone - is created by adding gray to a colour.
When choosing colours for a quilt it is good to know that warm colours advances the design and cool colours recede.
Helen also suggested some books about colour that she found interesting such as: Adventure in Design by Joen Wolfrom, and Color Play by Heather Thomas.
Also, she suggested to invest in a colour wheel and/or the Colour Tool, which is like a tablet of all colours.
Our third presenter is Christine Van Dyk.
Christine talked about choosing fabric for our quilts.
When she goes to a fabric store she chooses light, dark and medium colours. Usually, the selvage of the fabric has the spectrum of the colours used in the fabric and she will often work from that to choose fabrics that will work with the main one.
Below are examples of her work.
OUTREACH
Lots of quilts made by our members were donated today.
Most of these will go to Joan's Place for their Grand Opening Feb. 24, 2025
Lots of quilts made by our members were donated today.
Most of these will go to Joan's Place for their Grand Opening Feb. 24, 2025
Janet Trewartha displays some of the items that members donated to be sold in our Quilt Show Boutique in May.