Weekend Fun -Free Motion Lesson/New Bigger Screen/Valentine's Day/Batting/Top 100 Puzzle

February 12, 2010 http://www.thequiltshow.com Weekend Fun Free Motion Quilting: Let's Begin! Patsy Thompson is fast becoming one of our favorite teachers.  She explains that Free Motion Quilting is "..Fun, I mean really Fun!".  This is the first of 3 Beginning Free Motion Quilting Lessons.  The next lessons will come in the Weekend Fun of 2/19 & 2/26.  Three Intermediate lessons are almost finished and then 3 Advanced Free Motion Quilting classes from Patsy. This lesson is for everyone.  The next lessons will be for subscribers only.   Coming soon you will explore the fun and beauty of the Hunter Star with Jan Krentz.  Then we make sure that everyone knows how to print photos on fabric.  Jeanie Sumrall-Ajero will start at the beginning.  From Camera to Computer to Printer to Project, Jeanie will walk you through the process and make it easy. All this is our thank you for your membership! We are dedicated to making TQS the cheapest way to learn quilting this year.  The shows, the classes, 2 Blocks of the Month, and help from some of the friendliest quilters around.                                                 Here Comes the Bigger Screen!!   We are still "Under Construction", but it's time to reveal the new bigger player!!  We have features still to add like Chapters, tags, other videos etc, so stay with us. Click on the picture to see what we are talking about.  Be sure to click all the buttons and see what happens.  Make sure you have the latest version of Flash. (Go to Help>FAQ>Internet Speed to download the latest version.) Try the big player, but if you have slow internet, be sure to click the Slow Internet Button for a player made for you. Come back to the blog on Saturday to see a tutorial and get the story behind the new video along with the good and the "not yet perfect" of this new feature.  I'll give you a hint.  It did not solve the initial problem we were trying to solve. Linda Taylor/Cheri Meineke-Johnson Slideshow - Episode 604 Another wonderful slideshow is available that gives a behind-the-scenes look at Episode 604 featuring Linda Taylor and Cheri Meineke-Johnson who are well-known for their award-winning quilted and embellished creations.  Also joining in the fun is Photo Man aka Gregory Case who gives members valuable tips on upgrading your camera to expand your photography options. Take a peek Behind the Scenes here. Quilt:  Birds in Paradise Click on the picture below for a Show Trailer. Happy Valentine's Day from TQS TQS Member, Barbara Acchino shares her wonderful sewing and quilting Valentine collection. They are a special Valentine treat from us to you.  Just push Play to feel the love. Quilters Quips & Tips:  Batting - Follow-up   TQS members shared their ideas  and offered their advice about types of batting and why they use what they use.   FInd out if they pre-wash. Do they use bamboo? Wool?Low-loft or high-loft?  What's best for hand quilting and what's best for machine quilting.  Click here to see what our members had to say. Top 100 Puzzle - Lura Schwarz Smith - Seams a Lot Like Degas This puzzle is a piecing masterpiece created by Lura Schwarz Smith in 1996.  See if you can fit the pieces of this puzzle together to make your own masterpiece.  Click on the puzzle and dance away. Please forward this newsletter to friends who will enjoy it. Newsletters are sent only to registered members who have opted to receive it. All newsletters are accessible online at www.thequiltshow.com.

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Choosing the Colors for Your Quilts

Image by dannie4852 via Flickr

Greetings Quilter,

Are you ready to streamline choosing colors for your quilts?

If you are like most quilters, you spend hours in the quilt
shop and sorting through your stash trying to decide what
colors of fabric you will use in your quilt.

I have been known to spend weeks with fabric laid out waiting
to be sure that I really want to use those fabrics in my quilts.

Several years ago, I took a class in hand dying fabric which
gave me a better understanding of the color wheel and the
difference between yellow-green and blue-green and why they
don't really go together most of the time.

Even so, combining the blue-green with other colors as I plan
a quilt is still challenging to me.

Should I include the red?  How about a yellow?  Will this print
look good with its black, blue and white?

And how much of each fabric should I use?

A guest on our Eavesdrop on a Telephone Conversation had a
great idea for choosing colors for your quilts.

Use photographs you like.

No kidding!  Her theory is that nature puts colors together
that "go" together, so why not use the wisdom of nature?

After the call, I decided to make a quilt using her strategy.
I found a photograph I particularly liked, and then found
fabric and made a quilt.

It was quite fun to be able to rely on the photo to guide me
for the colors of fabric, and not a color wheel.

Once the quilt was finished, I put it next to the photograph,
and was interested to see how it all worked.

http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/1504-joen-ives.php

Happy Quilting!

Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
www.TheQuiltingCoach.com

P.S.  The proportions of color in the quilt are different from
the photograph, but you can still see them.  I'm anxious to try
another quilt using that technique:

http://how-to-quilt.com/articles/1504-joen-ives.php

P.P.S.  For additional resources, check out my blog:

http://quilterpenny.wordpress.com/

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