With so many gorgeous fabrics out there, choosing the right fabric for a project can be overwhelming. To help us out, I've asked the expert, Liz Taylor from Liz Taylor Handmade to share her tips with us.
Choosing colors
when you are using vintage sheets is really fun. A lot of sheets were produced
in similar color palettes, making coordinating super easy!
Sometimes it is easier
to decide which colors you don't want in the quilt. In this case, I didn't mind
having a couple of bits of pink, but I definitely wanted to eliminate yellow
and orange.
You also need to keep
in mind the saturation of the colors. If you have one or two prints that are
significantly darker or lighter than the rest then your eye will be drawn to
them in the quilt instead of an overall feel.
The next color palette
I chose is what I consider a "candy colored" group. It is my go to
color scheme for many of my vintage sheet projects. Pink, yellow and aqua with
bits of green are my favorites. Luckily, it is a color combo that seems to be
readily available.
I also love to add
stripes, plaids and polka dots when I can. Again, just another dimension to the
quilt and it helps to break up all the floral prints.
These are leftovers
from a quilt that I recently completed. You can see there is a good mix of
colors, stripes and polka dots. I also like to add a modern fabric here
or there as fun mix.
This is the same group
of fabrics without the greens/blues for a softer feel.
Of course, the possibilities are endless, yellow/orange,
blue/green, yellow/green/orange (citrus)
I think the most
important thing to remember is to use what you love.
Thank you so much, Liz for writing our guest tutorial today. You have such a great eye. I hope that everyone feels inspired to play more with their vintage sheet fabrics.
Are you an "expert" on something or do you have tips to share? Would you be willing to write a guest tutorial on the Vintage Sheet Blog? Leave a comment or email me. And, don't forget to thank Liz for her amazing tutorial.
L.L.
Heather
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11 comments:
Love the pillows! :-)
Thanks for this tutorial. There's a project I want to start but I always have a hard time with the colors.
the pillows, curtain & quilt are soooo pretty :D
Very useful tips. I love the pillow with leftover strips!
great write up
Thanks for the tips. You said it....use what you love. I just made my first quilt from sheets and love how it turned out. So soft and cuddlie. I will be making more things out of sheets and I will keep collecting them as well, especially as fabric gets more expensive.
And by the way.....I love this blog
I am so glad that you all like the tutorial. Picking out the fabrics is one of the best parts of making a quilt :)
What a great post! I loved it!
liZ
Such inspirations!
This is so helpful! Thank you! This should definitely be tagged (labeled) "Scrapbooking." It is one of the most difficult things I do with scrapbooking - trying to figure out what colors go with what colors. Sometimes I don't realize I've gotten it wrong until the whole project is done.
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