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Enjoy "Color My World" by Wendy Williams - This beautiful quilt is constructed of soft and textural shot cottons from Windham fabrics on a richly patterned background. It offers so many opportunities for personalization through both embellishment and quilting- you could add house numbers, decorations, people, pets, garden flowers- there are so many ways to make this quilt truly your own!

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TOPIC: COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2

COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 16:57 #153667

PattiMack OFFLINE Posts: 7 Thank you received: 36	16 houses finished. Now back to my other quilt until Feb 1. Carry on y’all! Attachments: 7112FEDF-7...B6F.jpeg (44KB)
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 16:24 #153664

PatinNC OFFLINE Posts: 8 Thank you received: 45	Finished spring this afternoon. I'm going to have to watch contrast with this set.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 15:30 #153658

BonitaBlanchard OFFLINE Posts: 3 Thank you received: 5	Thank you for your advice! I will buy more fabric. Have a great weekend.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 12:00 #153644

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If it helps overcome you color intimidation issue, don't think of the colors as "colors", just think "value". Make 2 piles from your fabrics, one lighter pile, one darker pile. It doesn't matter what colors you put with another, just as long as you can squint and see the difference in value; light window & door on a dark house, or vise versa. The roof will be next to the background, and I would think any color that is medium color value or darker would stand out against a light sky. Do I sound bossy? I'm sorry. Hope it helps you relax with colors. Fear Not!

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 10:21 #153641

PatinNC OFFLINE Posts: 8 Thank you received: 45	My first two houses. I'm doing seasonal colors; these are winter.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 10:18 #153640

PatinNC OFFLINE Posts: 8 Thank you received: 45	You can usually tell your printer a range of page numbers to print. So just print the first pages where the article is.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 09:42 #153637

Bah218 OFFLINE Posts: 3 Thank you received: 1	Nancyqm wrote: I feel overwhelmed, too, as I feel I am color placement challenged! Just am glad I have seen so many wonderful examples!!! Hi Barbara, Is there an easy way to print up your blog post from January 1? I’d like to print and keep in my binder, but it tries to print with comments, ads, etc. thanks!
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 09:37 #153636

Nancyqm OFFLINE Posts: 14 Thank you received: 8	I feel overwhelmed, too, as I feel I am color placement challenged! Just am glad I have seen so many wonderful examples!!!
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 09:06 #153635

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	BonitaBlanchard wrote: Hello from New Brunswick, Canada. I'm going to try this beautiful project. My question: Will one layer cake 10'' X 10'' be enough for the houses & buildings please? A Layer Cake has about 2.75 yards. The Kit has about 8 yards for piecing.
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 07:38 #153633

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susandvorak wrote:

I appreciate seeing all the completed blocks cor inspiration. I have patterns ready and a pile of hand dyed fabrics—probably too many fabrics! I am a bit overwhelmed when it comes to putting the colors together. I know I am overthinking this! If I screw up a block, I certainly have enough fabric for a “do over”!

Study the finished quilt. I think you will see that the individual houses don’t stand out, each is part of the “neighborhood”. Just go for contrast between pieces so each is visible. You will be placing them after all 32 are done. I didn’t think about specific colors to use until working on the last 2-3 Small Houses—there is a tendency to use the same favorite fabrics more frequently than your less favorite.

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 07:30 #153632

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susandvorak wrote:

I know what you mean by too many fabrics. I get overwhelmed trying to make each one perfect. After the first couple, I just tried for contrast and let the rest go. I’m satisfied with how they turned out. It’s fun seeing how everyone approaches the same project. Those who chose wool are intriguing.

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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 07:19 #153631

susandvorak OFFLINE Posts: 28 Thank you received: 12	I appreciate seeing all the completed blocks cor inspiration. I have patterns ready and a pile of hand dyed fabrics—probably too many fabrics! I am a bit overwhelmed when it comes to putting the colors together. I know I am overthinking this! If I screw up a block, I certainly have enough fabric for a “do over”!
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 01:25 #153623

JudithA OFFLINE Posts: 520 Thank you received: 269	Carole, Your houses look great!!! Your quilt will be unique and beautiful! If you can't find linen that you like...Wendy also uses cotton as backgrounds for wool applique. Have fun! Judy
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COLOR MY WORLD--MONTH 1--Small Houses 1 and 2 15 Jan 2021 00:41 #153621

urgodschild2 OFFLINE Posts: 5 Thank you received: 6	Thanks for your help. I figured out whaat was wrong. I had signed up for the free and used a different sign in name. Then I paid for membership and used a different sign in. LOL. Getting old is really a lot of fun. I finally got it. Sorry if I confused anyone else. Off to make this. should be fun.
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