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Introduction | 8 | | |
| About This Book | 12
| STEP 2. Evaluate and Adjust Your Colors
| 69 |
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CHAPTER 1: CREATING YOUR MASTER PALETTE | | STEP
3. Eliminate Colors | 69 |
| How the Master Palette Concept
Evolved | 14 | EXERCISE
7: Selecting Fewer Colors from a Larger Palette | 69 |
| The Three Key Ingredients | 15 | CHAPTER
5: DESIGNING A PALETTE TO COORDINATE WITH A MULTI-COLOR PRINT | |
| Shading | 15 | The
Deep Dark-Easy to Miss | 72 |
| The Deep Dark | 15 | Theme
Print Fabric as Guide, Not "God" | 72 |
| The Accent | 15 | The
Three Types of Coordinating Palettes | 74 |
| Why Make a Master Palette? | 16 | From
the Expanded Palette to the Chosen Few | 75
|
| EXERCISE I: Creating Your Master
Palette | 16 |
STEP 1. Match the Colors | 76 |
| STEP 1. Match the Color Swatches | 16 | STEP
2. Shade the Colors | 76 |
| STEP
2. Cut the Fabric Swatches | 16 | STEP
3. Eliminate Exact Matches | 76 |
| STEP 3. Find Colors to Fill
the Gaps | 17 | STEP
4. Work with Various Combinations | 77 |
| STEP 4. Prepare a Board for Your Palette
| 17 | Quilts
Made Using Theme Print Fabrics | 82 |
| Shading the Swatches | 17
| Midnight Star Series | 82
|
| STEP 5 Sort the
Swatches into Groups | 17 | Rolling
Star Series | 90 |
| STEP 6. Shade the Swatches Within
Color Groups | 18 |
Hound's Tooth Square Quilt | 97 |
| STEP 7. Link the Color Groups Together
| 20 | Exercise
8: Coordinating Fabrics with Theme Prints | 100
|
| STEPS. Work Through Possible
Problems | 24 | STEP
1. Select a Print | 100 |
| STEP 9. Check the Shading | 24 | STEP
2. Match the Colors | 100 |
| STEP 10. Add Fabrics from Your Collection | | STEP
3. Shade the Colors | 100 |
| CHAPTER 2: EXPERIMENTING WITH COLOR
COMBINATIONS FROM THE MASTER PALETTE | | STEP
4. Pare Down the Colors | 100 |
| Exercise 2: Consider the Possibilities | 25
| STEP 5. Find Fabrics for the Palette | 100
|
| It's All Relative
| 26 | CHAPTER
6: PALETTE PRACTICE WITH QUILTS | |
| The Importance of Shading | 26 |
Designing and Making a Quilt | 101 |
| Background Colors | 26 | STEP
1. Select a Quilt Pattern | 101 |
| Shading Two Colors | 27 |
STEP 2. Find a Unit | 101 |
| How Does Taste Fit In? | 34 |
STEP 3. Design in Black and White | 102 |
| Shading Pale Colors Together | 34 |
STEP 4. Plan the Size of the Quilt | 104 |
| Working with Loose Swatches | 38
| 104 STEP 5. (Optional) Draft the Pattern
and Make the Templates | 104 |
| Exercise 3: Shading Two Colors Together | 39
| 104 STEP 6. Create a Palette of Colors
| 104 |
|
Shading More Than Two Colors Together | 40
| STEP 7. Gather the Fabrics | 104
|
| Exercise 4: Shading Three or
More Colors Together | 41 |
STEPS. Place the Colors Within the Quilt | 105 |
| Monochromatic Quilt Color Schemes | 42 |
The Quilt Patterns | 105 |
|
Exercise 5: Working with a Monochromatic Color Scheme | 48 | Patterns
Based on the 60° Diamond: Four Variations | 106
|
| Proportion of Color and Value | 48 |
Building Blocks: Four Variations | 118 |
| CHAPTER 3: USING PRINTS FOR VISUAL TEXTURE
| |
Rolling Star: Three Variations | 125 |
| A Variety of Prints | 53 |
Enjoy Your New Color Confidence | 129 |
| Seeing in Black and White | 54 |
SUGGESTIONS FOR TEACHERS | 130 |
| Exercise 6: How Much Variety in Your Prints?
| 55 |
Teaching the Exercises | 130 |
| Avoiding Common Mistakes with Multicolor Prints
| 60 | Classes
in Basic Color Confidence | 132 |
| CHAPTER 4: USING FEWER FABRICS VERSUS MANY
FABRICS | | Palette
Practice with Quilts | 133 |
| The Advantages of Using Many Fabrics | 63 |
RESOURCES | 133 |
| Paring
a Palette of Many Colors Down to a Few | 66
| ABOUT JINNY BEYER | 134 |
| STEP 1. Choose Your Colors and Shade Them
Together | 67 |
PAPER SWATCHES AND SAMPLE MASTER PALETTES | 135 |
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