A freak November snow storm that dumped almost two feet of the white stuff on Muskoka and my daughter's wedding have interrupted my blog flow. But now that the sun is out (apparently temporarily) and at least some of the wedding paraphernalia has been sorted and boxed so I can once again turn my attention to blogging! November 24 is the next course that I am teaching (the location has been moved to my home to accommodate my broken ankle and lack of locomotion). I am so looking forward to sharing quilted landscapes with others. It has been a long fall since snapping the old ankle bones!!
On November 28, my good friend and fellow quilter Mary and I are taking a landscape quilting course at Muskoka Quilting in Bracebridge.
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| Joni Newman design - Killarney Provincial Park |
I just read on Joni's website about a line of fabrics coming out in the new year that are perfect for landscape quilting. Debbie Suffern let me have a sneak peak when she had examples at Muskoka Quilting. The fabric is called "shimmer" by Sandscapes. Have a look at Joni's website if you want to see this great new fabric. It has a lot of movement and also some metallics in it. Can't wait.
Many people have mentioned to me that colour and therefore fabric choice in landscape quilting is the most difficult part for them. The human brain seeks "colour harmony". Here are some tips from the website :http://www.colormatters.com/color-and-design/basic-color-theory. I suggest you may way want to look at this and other websites that describe colour theory.
When putting together your landscape you should think about the colour wheel and how it can help you design a soothing landscape or a landscape based on colours in nature. One painting teacher I had reminded me that if we wanted a landscape (painted or quilted) to look like a photo, you might as well just take a picture with a camera and frame it. The artist (quilter, painter, sewer) brings the photo to life by reinterpreting it. One way to reinterpret it is through colour choice. Of course fabric has a textural quality to it as well which adds wonderful dimension to the landscape. So when you are buying fabric thinking about colour and texture is a good thing.
1. A color scheme based on analogous colors
Analogous colors are any three colors which are side by side on a 12 part color wheel, such as yellow-green, yellow, and yellow-orange. Usually one of the three colors predominates.
2. A color scheme based on complementary colors
Complementary colors are any two colors which are directly opposite each other, such as red and green and red-purple and yellow-green. In the illustration above, there are several variations of yellow-green in the leaves and several variations of red-purple in the orchid. These opposing colors create maximum contrast and maximum stability.
3. A color scheme based on nature
Nature provides a perfect departure point for color harmony. In the illustration above, red yellow and green create a harmonious design, regardless of whether this combination fits into a technical formula for color harmony.
In my winter scene of blues and purples, my skier should be in reds and oranges in order to create some colour harmony and make him stand out against the background.
I keep threatening and I will get to the next stages - putting on the foreground details and quilting. I will.
Hope this helps with colour choice.
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