🐥🌺 CHOSE FABRICS LIKE A PRO - 6 EXERCISES TO SHARPEN YOUR SKILLS

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💖Here are 6 fun exercises for you to get up close and personal with your fabrics. You'll explore and practice recognizing hues, colour harmony, value, pattern and fabric properties. All can be done in 15-60 minutes. So grab some fabric and jump in.
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[@SoulsJourney]

Your suggestion to take a black and white photo is ingenious. I never would have thought of doing that.

[@craftwhimsy4776]

I’m not even a quilter, I’m more a garment sewer but I’m a sucker for color theory and this sort of study. This is an invaluable video, thank you for sharing!

[@TheRozylass]

Thank you, thank you! I've been sewing and quilting for almost fifty years and learned something new watching this video. I'm pretty good at putting colors together but couldn't figure out why some combos looked better than others. The grey scale is what did the trick! How could I not have learned this before. I got my phone and looked at the blocks of my current quilt and seeing it in grey scale showed me immediately which blocks were wrong and why! OH MY GOODNESS! Can't say thank you enough.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Wonderful!

[@onaleegeeseman2428]

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[@ellebrown6560]

I just want to sew something pretty. Now you have stuff on needles??? ohmyword!! I had no idea quilting was going to be so hard. Can't I just find fabric prints/solids that go good together and quilt them up?. I mean, for those that have sponges for brains these vlogs are a timeless treasure but for those of us that have no holes in our brains for this stuff to sink through is like trying to learn another language completely. I still love watching them and I think I finally got that taking a black and white picture thing. Love all your hacks. Very helpful. I use them. They're great!!

[@mg3day]

I am so thankful that I found you! By the way my sister is also Karen Brown so it is definitely fate! I just got into quilting and I have been so overwhelmed that I was thinking of giving up and then I went on KZbin just to learn how to cut straight and found you. I have literally spent 2hrs watching your videos, trying things, and learning. You are an amazing teacher and you explain perfectly! I started crying when I was telling my husband that I feel better about quilting now and it is thanks to you! Thank you for making me not give up!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

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[@marythompson9952]

Don't give up! No matter how bad you think the end result is, you have grown from the experience. If you give quilts as gifts, I promise you the recipient will cherish it because it was made with love. Maybe you will find that quilting is not the creative outlet for you. That's ok, try something else. Everyone needs a creative outlet. It feeds the soul.

[@malusantos1551]

Brilliant video. Thank you. I am a very, very beginner and subscribing to your channel has been invaluable. “ This is what happens when you are in lockdown and discover you would like to learn how to quilt and you get the sewing machine out”. Greetings from the UK 👋🏻👋🏻

[@michellecleland5515]

Oh my gosh~~I'm so glad I found you! 55 years old and just completed my first simple quilt. I have all my mom's tools and just didn't think I had quilting in me. It is so intimidating. I also have my first quilt my mom made me which I insisted on all blues in light and dark in a "Log Cabin" style She tried her best to steer me away. It never really worked (and now I know why) although I loved the colors at the time. I also have a few unfinished quilt tops from great grandma's and aunts that I have carried along with me. Can't wait to learn and grow and finish them!!

[@julieenslow5915]

I am a color pro, and having practiced for 40 years i am now retired. You did an awesome job of explaining things and you were spot on. Well done.

[@SusanJohnsonsuzvj]

Should we get a color swatch thing?

[@julieenslow5915]

@@SusanJohnsonsuzvj What are you trying to do with the color swatchs?

[@bwgan2440]

Brilliant video…I’ve seen for over fifty years (I started really young 😮😅) but colour has always been my downfall. I also love the template idea, how did I get this old and not know this stuff!😂 Thank you for this inspiration.

[@rachelloome2259]

I love your channel - I live in England and have cushings disease which makes me nocturnal... you have kept me sane for the last few months! Thank you my lovely ... hope you and your family are staying safe and your son is healing and my prayers are with you all - keep it up ! You’re a star !! Xx

[@sharonlyman3029]

I just love how you take a subject that has been done over and over and find a totally new angle to talk about . Tks

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

😎 thank you

[@dsuzee1]

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts where can I get fabric

[@rosemarykriegel3226]

I can't wait! I sent some quilt photos with color schemes, even scrappy, to a person selling fat quarters. Today I am picking up 100 of them so will be able to use your techniques with that "bundle." Thank you for making this video when you are supporting your son in his treatment. Hang in there!

[@jackiechampagne6691]

Just what I've been waiting for! A few people are lucky enough to be able to put together a color scheme without knowing any theory. Theory can be boring and complicated. You've shown us with actual fabric what we can do to "sharpen our skills". At this time we don't have any excuse not to take a little time to do these exercises instead of trying to "drive a car with a blindfold on". Thank you so much for a great video, Karen!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Glad you like it!

[@suelee6543]

I have a lot of prints, and every time I'm working on another new project, I need some solid or tone on tone type fabric. So off I go to the fabric shop. Lately, to try to wart off the binge shopping, I started to pick up solids and tone and put them in a special place altogether. So far, it's working better, not perfect! But it's better!

[@tammymasson2343]

That black and white photo exercise was incredibly eye opening!! Wow! I love that color tool you use. Definitely going to buy that! I am very much a beginner!

[@aida5112]

'Just get it done' has been my constant mantra to keep me going! Immensely thankful for your practical advice. 😘

[@shirenenourbash1771]

It's taken years, but I think I finally understand value. Thanks for your very educational videos.

[@mpete2525]

Hi Karen, want to tell you how much I'm enjoying "the color wheel" theories.... There's hope! I'm adding you to my prayer list..... You're a great educator..... Don't stop educating! Blessings.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Oh thank you!

[@catherinec7509]

Thank you for another wonderful video. You and your family have been in my prayers. You have been on my mind a lot. As a mother of 4 I can relate. Thank you so much for your clear, concise, informative videos. You are a natural teacher and you don't waste our time. I am so glad that I found you. You are one of the best! Please take good care of yourself and your son.

[@cheriwilliams7001]

I love the way you show the difference in the way materials look when you held the templates up to the fabric.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

amazing isn't it

[@sherryzoltay7625]

Thank you for simplifying the mysteries of color and fabric. You make taking those baby steps into color much less scary-almost like the training wheels on my first bike!

[@jendong8828]

I’ve always struggled with finding the right colours/patterns for my quilts and I have ALOT of fabric. Your video really gave me a lot more ideas and inspiration to make something new and out of my usual comfort colours. Thank you!!!

[@michellmcmeans2899]

Thank you so much for this video - I have to admit that I've returned to this video and re-watched it several times already. Great practical suggestions and reminders!!! Keep the fantastic lessons coming!!!!!

[@PattymacMakes]

This is incredibly helpful for picking fabrics. I’m pretty new to quilting style projects and have found it daunting to put different fabrics together effectively. I’m learning about Half square triangles and get my seams accurate. So now I will put that color wheel on my list and use your practice exercises. Thank you!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@beverlymartin1414]

I have been thinking of you and so glad you checked in with us! I am sure you know how wonderful it is to have a friendly face , bringing us "fabric" and "quilt" vlog that make us smile. We Appreciate You.

[@taragage9486]

You’re the best!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge freely. I’ve been binge watching while healing up from knee surgery. Sitting in my sewing room and playing with colors has made my days much more enjoyable

[@sgroom8137]

Karen. Thank you. I just found you and I think you just changed my life. (and yes, I did just binge watch for 3+ hours!)

[@kandaykerr3653]

Karen, I want to tell you that you have changed my sewing! I'd always struggled with putting different colors and fabric together. After using the black and white photo trick l gained so much more confidence.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Excellent. We used to have to use the red or green lens. Now with our smart phones it's so much easier to see value and practice.

[@bingealicious5387]

Kanday Kerr yes!! it has helped me a ton!!

[@carmenbailey8209]

Firstly I want to say how rested & good you look. The quieter lifestyle must appeal to you. At this point I don’t have that much fabric, I like the idea about taking a black s white picture and will give it a whirl. Always enjoy your videos. Stay safe and healthy 👍❤️😊

[@mariawatkins9939]

I'm so glad I found you!!!! thank you.

[@dim5479]

I don't know how I've found you but your clear explanations have built up my courage to possibly start quilting. I particularly love the idea of playing with fabric just for fun and learning.

[@bonniefowler5013]

Likewise

[@mariannekapoulitsa2327]

I love watching your videos, I love what you do. I wish I could do what you do. 🤣 Much love from Australia 🐨

[@denisecope]

This is the exact content that I have been looking for. You are amazing and I love you. Thank you!

[@dawnlangevin6791]

Hi Karen, your videos on color are the best I've ever seen. For some reason my brain has a hard time retaining the details of hue, value, etc. so I'm watching them more than once. These exercises will help a lot and might even get me out of that color/pattern comfort zone you talked about. In February I went to the fabric store with a friend who was choosing fabrics for a quilt for her son. The ladies in the store helped her pick 4 fabrics that I would have NEVER put together and her quilt is looking great. Here's hoping I can learn to do that! Hugs & prayers to you and your family!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

So many Quilt Store employees are great picking out colour. And they know their inventory and can really help you find what you need.

[@dawnlangevin6791]

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Karen, have you seen how the price of the Ultimate Color Tool has been going up on Amazon since your video linked to it? When I first looked it was $21.95. Went back the next day and it was $30 something. Now it's $35.94! Somebody owes you a portion of the profits, don't they!? ;-)

[@mary-annz.reynolds7778]

I really needed this lesson. I’m still struggling with color but plan to practice this. Thank you Karen.

[@conniesoares157]

I love your mug at 13:16...the multi polka dot is so happy!

[@Lulab3ll3]

I’m so happy I came across your channel! Soooo much information delivered so well!

[@helendurow8211]

Always said : Fabric Speaks to me !!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️

[@stefBeuk]

What a lovely episode. I will definitely try these exercises. Thank you.

[@marthahansen6123]

Love love love this! Can hardly wait to try these exercises. ❤️

[@rshallmark6877]

Thank you, Karen! I so enjoy learning about color! Warmest wishes to you and family.

[@cs2178]

A great and informative video! I am a home ec major, have been sewing for almost 70 years (I started at a very early age :-) ) and have taught quilting since 1973. Still learned a lot and need to watch it again. Thanks!

[@AxllsFly]

Thank you, thank you. Exactly what I was wondering about.

[@nicolanewington1798]

Thanks Karen. I love playing with colour. Today I pulled out my precious batik collection, washed it and am now ironing it all. Such beautiful colours and designs.

[@elizabethmccormack5531]

Brilliant videos, Karen! Thank you .

[@janemack2667]

This is a great video! Love the exercises.

[@textiles4tots]

Love, love, love when Karen teaches about color! Always learn something new. Thank you

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

So glad!

[@angiemcdermid4845]

Really enjoying these lessons

[@janerose1945]

What a wonderful surprise this morning! This was fascinating and covers an area that I am almost clueless about. Thanks for sharing all of this information is such a palatable way.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Glad it was helpful!

[@LittleMysTeries3786]

Oh my gosh I didnt know the terminology for what I was already doing. I naturally see the harder to see colors, so when I pick colors I tend to find colors specifically to make them pop. I am new to sewing, and you have been such an amazing teacher!! TY and many blessings. #quiltthroughcovid

[@tblack4719]

This is a very good lesson. I have a color wheel but haven’t used it much because I found it confusing. This is the only video I’ve seen that really explains it in a way that I can apply. Thank you so much.

[@smallfootprint2961]

You are a wealth of information. I love this stuff. I thought I was pretty good at making those choices, but I see how you discovered the underlying hue, so I'm going to get one of those more involved color wheels. It makes choosing fabrics so much easier. Interesting about the classes at home. I like being along-ish, but learning something new is always a rush. Thanks for posting.

[@elizabethdunford159]

Thank you so much! I have never used a color wheel, but I should.

[@barbaratooley4541]

Just now went online to buy the color tool. Can't wait to analyse my stash! I know what I like but don't know how to put colors and prints together. Hopefully this will solve that dilemma. Thanks, Karen!

[@sunburan]

Working on my third quilt ever right now and trying to pull from my stash as much as possible. This video and the color series has helped a ton in the process. Thank you!!

[@richardwilson1234]

Thank you so much. Your videos are excellent. Off to watch the Quilts from Scraps video now. Stay safe.

[@SherrysSheShedSewing]

Thank you so much for this video. It really makes the treacherous job of putting together a coordinating pack much easier. I love all your videos.

[@Caatekip]

Thank you for this excursies video. Just needed this for my next step.

[@merrilynblackmore6962]

Bought the 3in 1 color wheel. Was so impressed with your video. By the way I watch all of them. You are so smart and I love how you present your info. Thanks for your hard work. You rock!

[@lorraineleclerc5960]

Wow, I’m finally getting it, but I sure need a lot more practice with this colour theory. Thanks for the help.

[@CrustyandCompany]

Dear Karen: so glad I discovered your videos! I wish you lived near me! Sending you hugs and good thoughts. ❤️

[@lindaklesch4220]

You do great on Visio and love your teaching. Thankyou

[@karengardiner75]

Love the education of Sewing. I will use some of this tips in my Sewing. Thank you Karen

[@ChrysoulaKechagioglou]

Your videos are amazing! Full of useful information given in the simplest way possible! Thank you!

[@dr.patriciaduke8962]

I’m new to quilting so this was very helpful to me. Thank you.

[@pamsury3969]

Love your videos!

[@denelibar7147]

Hi Karen, I've just ordered the colour tool you recommend, thank you! I've learned so much from you, I really value your videos. That being said, I hope you can take some time for yourself at this time and not feel pressure to please your followers, I'm sure I'm not alone in saying that you and your family are the priority here. Sending you love and very best wishes from Devon, England xx

[@barbaracarroll6026]

Great exercises to try. Combining fabrics on my own is a challenge and this and your color theory series is extremely helpful and offers me a lot of insight. These are great exercises to do when my concentration is shot enough that focusing on too much is challenging (these quarantine days that happens to me a LOT!) Be well!

[@bridgetwhite5547]

Thanks. Very useful. Looking forward to the next time.

[@fabricdragon]

an important note about "black and white " photos or photo copies. its MUCH more accurate these days!!!! but back in my wayward youth i worked in a copy shop, and our copiers would turn anything red into jet black. so... pink? jet black redbrown? jet black if you cant seem to make this system work, you MAY have a camera filter or a photo copy system that is making a specific color "darker" than it really is. Also watch out for reflective bits in the fabrics, as they can mess up the photo sensor

[@suejameson1517]

Hello! Always lovely to see you x

[@nuriagiralt617]

Hi Karen, this is so interesting. We think we know color until we start looking into it and then realize how much there is to learn. Thanks for your color, or colour, videos :)

[@turtztube]

Karen! I'm so thrilled! I bought this exact colour wheel after Christmas and wasn't quite sure how to use it. This is brilliant! Thankyou so much! I've learned so much from you - just finished using up all the scraps of a quilt top in the back; I now have a proper ironing technique and I sew with a ledge (and shared this with a new sewist recently!). You are a true gem. Thankyou for taking the time to make this video during what is a very demanding time for you. Sending much love to you & your family.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

💕💕💕

[@zachflood8762]

Love your videos You would be a wonderful instructor. I learned a lot of good hints, things I never paid much attention to before. Thank You

[@GracefulEmbroidery]

Absolutely fascinating

[@debladue4481]

So I am using this time to work through my stash and UFO's. Finally just created a few BJ pages - love it, thanks for the advice (previous video). Today I took a wild mix of batiks and worked through the exercise of sorting them by value. Fun! Really enjoy your videos. Stay healthy and sane!!!

[@jeannetravaglianti2295]

You look beautiful and refreshed ... and this is a great video. Keep making you and your family a priority! 💞

[@TheSuitcaseCreative]

I really enjoyed this video! I decided to do the 100 day project this year and wanted to keep it simple, so I just decided to do 100 fabric mixes. It has been so fun to just play with fabrics and pull them together without the pressure of ‘this has to be amazing and end up in a quilt’.

[@susieodell2637]

Your color lessons have taught me a skill that I thought was just a natural talent; you can do it naturally, or you just can’t. I’m still a newb but starting to figure it out. That color wheel looks valuable, I’m on it!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Be easy on yourself. Colour has three dimensions. And then you have the quilt design and fabric pattern for a total of at least 5. That's a lot to stuff into your brain.

[@jo-annevandermey2704]

Everyone should have a fabric boat! That was one of the most awesome fun things we did...

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Totally! Missing you.

[@jo-annevandermey2704]

@@JustGetitDoneQuilts We will be able to dig in a boat again... we can always make one or try to get one at our favourite store. We miss you too!

[@lesleygilbert1945]

Just ordered my ultimate color tool - thanks for all the advice you share :)

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Hope you enjoy it! I really find it useful

[@Marla.22]

Video is sooooo helpful, I am learning tons with these Videos

[@cathybroadwood6938]

Great session Karen. Huge food for thought [I'm almost wishing lockdown was going to last longer!!]. I'm also going to enjoy my 2 months free Skillshare! Hope you're as good as you look and sound. I cried watching your last KZbin post. Hope things are going okay :)

[@colleenquiltstoo]

Wow! Great exercises! Like some of the others have said, I’m not a natural when it comes to colour. Your videos have been so helpful.

[@jeanwestackroyd2966]

Good to see you again. I can apply this lesson to lots of things, thanks for sharing. Stay well all.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thanks for watching!

[@roosterquilter783]

Thank you so much. In glad to know that with practice I can get better at utilizing color contrast and harmony to my quilts. I have used the black and white images before to look for balance but have not tried arranging a premixed group by tone.

[@quiltingbee1922]

Thank you! I so look forward to seeing your videos. Sending healing thoughts and prayers to your family.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

❤️

[@melteh3724]

Thank you for the enlightening session.

[@carolberridge6102]

So valuable. Taking the black and white photo was a great idea. Best wishes to everyone at your place. Better days ahead.

[@pgklowak]

Oh so happy to see you back. You sound energized. This was a great video and i really appreciate that you took the time to do itgiven everything you are dealing with. Hugs to you and your son.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you. Yesterday I started to feel like my old self.

[@sherriwolters5306]

Good to see you again, hope your son is doing well, have a good day, thanks

[@constancepeterson6156]

Karen, I took a workshop on color. I left more confused than I started. Then I found your tutorials. I am now understanding and this last tutorial was more than helpful than I have words for. Thank you. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us all. Take care

[@suzannerobinson4922]

Thank you!! So much content! Learning a lot.

[@nancycox3318]

It is always a happy morning when I see you have posted a new video. I want to thank you for revisiting the use of templates to look at the pattern in different size squares. I hadn't remembered that tip from your template post. I also want to thank you for the free 2 months of Skillshare. It couldn't have come at a better time - although honestly I have no trouble filling my time.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

You are so welcome!

[@SusanJohnsonsuzvj]

I need SkillShare. I love water color. I like the batik fabrics too. Total quilting Newb here! 🙋‍♀️

[@cometahyakutake9375]

Hi Karen, I hope you and your family are well. My thoughts are with you. Thank you so much for this. I like the "exercise" bit. I am becoming more aware of how I do things and practice on what I have got. With your teaching I am taking my quilting to a whole different level! Thank you! x

[@irenecoermann2439]

Your videos are just awesome! Thank you for sharing your expertise! And I have that aqua mushroom fabric!!!😁

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Glad you like them!

[@bobbiepesson80]

Love this help

[@citygirlfarm]

Is it bad to like a video before you even watch it because I already know, 1. it will have good information, 2. it will be a quality video to watch, 3. Somewhere you will make me smile because I can relate to any mistake (first hand) that you will mention MAY happen. If it MAY happen, it already did to me. Love -Peace-Chicken Grease.

[@ravensmokedancer8242]

I am so glad to see you!!!!! And just in time for me to binge watch LOL yes I binge watch your channel...Some day I am going to get the entire color theory down pat!!! You look fabulous and I hope you and your family are doing well!!! Still saying prayers for you all!!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Practice makes perfect