BEGINNER QUILTER - HOW TO CHOOSE COLOURS FOR YOUR QUILT, USE THE COLORS THAT YOU WANT TO USE

How do you chose colour for your quilt when you've found a pattern that you love but not in the colours you like. Here are 5 techniques to help you convert those colors into a quilt that you want to make. We are going to change their colour zone to your colour zone.
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[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Hi everyone. Here is the last of the series of how to chooses colours for your quilt...well the last of the main videos. I think I could talk about colour every day of the year. Please let me know if you have any more questions.

[@SK-kn3ov]

Can you make a video on arranging your color blocks in a pleasing way? I found colors that I like together, but I'm struggling to balance out their placement. Thank you!

[@budisuhendro437]

I just received a big sack of scraps of various fabrics, sizes and colors. I want to make a blanket. What is the best way to create a harmonious combination of those colors? I don’t want to buy more fabric. Just make use the available things.

[@jayamilapersson4030]

Budi Suhendro arrange them into colours and go from black to white shades and Tones in every colour, to get a better overview of what you have and then chose the ones you want to use from that.

[@kathieweir9762]

I love your videos. You have helped me get back in to sewing. I need to see a cathedral window blocks. Thank u so much

[@smallfootprint2961]

So much to learn.

[@barbartsweden]

Not sure why KZbin suggested a four year old video series on color for me, but I’m glad it did. I have always felt pretty confident in choosing colors, but now I better understand why. I love your videos! We quilters are so fortunate to have you as a resource. As others note, you are a great teacher!

[@bottlewasher33]

Wow! I took fine arts in college, and I must say, your Colour Theory videos are so much more comprehensive! I'm a beginner sewer and am making my way through your videos. I appreciate having them as a resource and recognize that its no small undertaking. Thank you so much!

[@moonhunter9993]

Yes, I had to do art history three times (once at University). And I understood more about color within the first 6 minutes of this series than I have have before! That was amazing and so practical and concrete.

[@Bobine18]

Je viens de regarder les 4 vidéos sur les couleurs, elles sont tout simplement extraordinaires. Je comprends enfin les couleurs qui m'attirent tellement depuis toujours. J'y suis confrontée plus en tant que crocheteuse, mais j'ai une passion pour les tissus aussi. Merci de ce formidable travail très pointu que vous partager avec nous. Je vais les regarder de nouveau.... merci merci merci

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

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[@STay-qh3tw]

I never ever comment on any videos but I find your videos on colour theory so immensely helpful I feel compelled to say THANK YOU FOR YOUR AMAZING VIDEOS!! I watch ALOT of quilting videos and find myself always coming back to your channel and it is my all time favourites!! Thank you for being an amazing teacher and for all the effort that goes into your videos! You said video making is not your forte but I beg to differ, YOU ARE AMAZING!! ❤️ ❤️ ❤️

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

I'm so glad!

[@anniegreenhalgh2417]

You really are a natural born teacher ( think you are actually a drama teacher ). Your videos are perfect for me to follow as an enthusiastic beginner, I cant thank you enough for making me feel confident in my low ability. You inspire me to keep going, even if I have lost my way. Thanks Karen.

[@connieraeoates]

Wow, so much information my brain is on overload. Learning new things at 70 is a real challenge so having it in this format is wonderful, I can go back and watch these again and again. Thank you so much for making this available.

[@terry916]

Me to a lot to absorb going back for sure. I'm new to quilting and only practice sewing blocks that were full of mistakes. My husband wants to know when he is getting a quilt of his own. I don't think soon enough.

[@MsLisaPerk]

Thank you so very much. I am a beginner and started taking quilt classes 3 months ago. In my quilt classes I have learned techniques from piecing to finishing. The classes always starts with presenting a pattern that we will learn, and then setting us free in the quilt shop to buy the fabrics for it, starting with choosing a focus fabric. But no instruction on color theory. I have been disappointed at the results of my color choices. Your video has revealed to me that the focus fabric I chose was the result of my personal preference, (I like brights and strong contrast) and has revealed to me why the colors I chose for the other fabrics (more tinted versions of the same colors in the focus fabric) resulted in a quilt that just fell flat with my eyes. I will cling to what you taught me in this video series when I choose fabrics for my next quilt.

[@stephaniepascall1331]

I have been watching videos about quilting for a couple years and I have no idea how I haven’t come across your videos until now but I’m so happy I did! You are fantastic, you teach in a way that’s not condescending and I actually enjoy listening (I usually have sound off and captions on). Don’t ever stop. Thank you for being you!

[@MelanieSukh]

Karen, I seldom comment, but this series is so helpful I had to let you know. I've only been quilting for a couple of years and I'm doing OK. However, I always wondered how the really experienced quilters got their colors to match so seamlessly. Your series took away the mystery! Thanks also for the handouts, super useful. Please keep up the good work.

[@luannfischer747]

I’ve never been afraid or intimated in choosing colors, but I will admit that hearing your methods throughout this series has been refreshing. Actually, you’ve put words to my methods, lol. Hope you don’t take too long before you do those extra videos for this series that you mentioned. You are so easy to listen to and a delight to learn from. Thanks

[@tracyboobar2782]

Lov e your videos!! I wanted to know how you choose colors for a friend/family member? What questions do you ask? How do you narrow down the choices so they dont get overwhelmed?

[@jeanshaltes3552]

THANK YOU for the work you did to translate color into wonderful quilts! I definitely feel more confident in choosing fabrics for my next projects.

[@kathyf3656]

I think, at 72, I'm simply hopeless at color. I've watch the series twice and I still don't understand tints, shades, etc. I just pick colors from my stash that I like together and go with it. I think I need to start back at part 1 again.... LOL

[@Mab5]

Sew good. Love this series. Second viewing and shared often. ❤

[@larsmitty]

Best explanation of color I've ever seen. I can't wait to work this out on my own!

[@sdravid3480]

Karen, I simply love the videos you have made for choosing colours, their hues and just choosing the entire palette of colours for the quilt I want to make. Many thanks!

[@gaylynnryan8788]

Absolutely love your explanations of color! Thank you 😊

[@soleplease1824]

Thank you so much for your hard work. I enjoyed the video and the color series. I learned so much! ❤* hugs

[@janetporsche6575]

This has been a phenomenal series. So packed with practical information - can't wait to put into use!

[@hazelann63]

Your building my confidence daily one video tutorial at a time

[@chi2tan]

Don't know if I have the confidence - but I definitely have the understanding of how to approach it. Thank you so much.

[@rebeccapurvis4481]

THANK YOU! I've been looking at quilts and colors for literally months, trying to figure out what I liked and what was worth putting my limited energy into. I've collected literally hundreds of photos of quilts towards that effort. After listening to you talk about color in this way, it was like a light went on. I very quickly zoomed through my files, indiscriminately copying everything I loved into a single file. And I learned that I love very clear colors, from very saturated to moderately saturated, with lots of contrast. I've probably scrambled some of what you said, because I need to listen again, but I just wanted to say thank you for taking the time and fighting through all the challenges of life to share this with us. I could see a bit of what it cost you, and I just want you to know that you're appreciated. Once again, thank you! ❤

[@terridunning3450]

Oh Karen, you have opened up a entirely new world of colour choices for me. Your videos are outstanding and very educational. The explanation of how everything works together to give someone their choices of colours for beautiful, delightful quilts rather than just ok quilts is surmountable and overwhelmingly creative and inspiring. The world is now my oyster and for the first time I may be understanding why when it comes to colour options for my quilts to sing 🎶 with melodious voices. I will patiently await your future videos on this diverse subject.

[@maryreece9415]

This is an absolutely awesome series and I have learned sooo much!!! I bought a color wheel several years ago and never knew what to do with it. Now I know!! Thank you so much, Karen!!!

[@penny9157]

your a great teacher ! Yes you are, I have learned so much from this series Thank you Thank you

[@MichaelKellyMusic]

I just watched all 4 color lessons. Thank you so much! I learned a lot and feel like a smart quilter now. I use to spend days trying to think of color combinations. Now I have a plan to use! Hope you are having a better month!

[@onaseriousnote4183]

I see this was uploaded in 2019 and I'm watching it in 2022. I see you are still going as to the right of my screen is a video posted 12 hours ago. I have watched many of your videos and I think they're all well done. Frankly, I think this one is fine. If you hadn't made the comments at the end I wouldn't have known why you probably didn't go back and re-do the blurry bit at the start but I pushed through that knowing how good your videos are and not really caring if it wasn't perfect. You are excellent at making clear, easily understood points out of complex matters and so we shall all keep listening to you. Hope life is better now. We all are going through these things as we get older. Myself included. They make us stronger, unfortunately stronger, but stronger nevertheless. Keep those videos coming... for as long as you enjoy doing them and don't worry about us. We love 'em! Take care.

[@lindapucillo3493]

Thank you for a very informative tutorial. Color is very hard for me, and you are giving me a small glimmer of understanding. Need to go back and watch, then watch again and again, the videos you have on color. Many thanks for all the wonderful advice.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Practice on small projects. It's a journey and it should be fun. Thanks for watching

[@katrinapaterson1591]

Yes me too. Some of it is hard for me to visualise thus understand.

[@viddy8379]

Yes I agree, Wish you were here in Australia. I need to learn more.. will watch again. Which colour wheel do you suggest?

[@michellebrown6755]

This was so helpful! Thank you so much 😊

[@KMLong-hi9iw]

Dear Karen Brown - I enjoyed the 4 videos about color theory and the use of color in quilting very much. I learned a great deal. I will need to rewatch all of the videos and write down the new words I have learned (hue, tone, saturation, etc.). Of all of the you tube videos I watch on quilting yours are my favorites. The series on color helped me, a new quilter, understand why I "love" some photos of quilts and not others that I see in books. You have encouraged me to be more creative in the use of color, because I tend to be conservative. I am now working on a lap quilt with many soft colors, that "somehow" (LOL) all compliment each other. But, now I understand that the "somehow" is not serendipity. Using colors is a bit art, and science and a lot of fun. I will look at the resources on your website. Thank you again. You have many more videos I look forward to watching. Kathy L. in New Jersey, USA.

[@frannyblue06]

I just love this color series. In 30 minutes I learned more about what I’m doing than in the previous 30 years. Brilliant!

[@patdavies2048]

Best colour classes i have ever had! Sorry about all your family’s health issues!

[@anga3659]

I absolutely loved this four part series. They have not only given me a better understanding of colors and how they work together but now I have more confidence to step out of my comfort color box and try some new shades. Thank you so much Karen. I am anxiously awaiting the next videos you are going to make in this series.

[@maggiehallinan1771]

These Color series was fantastic!! Just what I needed to give me color insights and confidence! I’m new to quilting so these lessons were awesome! I listened to them all twice already and took notes to help me absorb all the great info!! Love your style Karen! ❤️

[@bwaldron8449]

Fascinating....I like your approach to explaining the whats and whys AND the examples.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@dianelockman9007]

Excellent video, Karen! Thank you especially for showing us how to replace our color story using your worksheet and Tula Pink's pattern. Very helpful!

[@kathyhardwick7695]

P.s. i will join when i get a job . I can see you are an autumn 🎉🎉🎉 and as a nzer i can listen to your voice . Also love your videos they have taught me a lot . ❤❤❤

[@earthmotherwithin]

Thank you for all four videos, they helped a lot

[@rosemariecox6679]

Karen the more I follow the guide you share I feel I’m getting the idea of the colour wheel. At first glance of the colour wheel I had no idea what to look for in choosing colours but I’m getting it. Thanks again Riaie

[@elizabethhuffman8478]

You are a wonderful teacher. I have been sewing for more than 50 years. I see color really well, and understand it intuitively, but never knew the theories. Knowing these will help *a lot*.

[@manualidadesvariashoy]

I LIKE SO MUCH ALL ABOUT COLOR , I PUT ALL THIS KNOWLEDGE IN ALL . THANKS

[@donnastone2754]

Hi Karen Just found you by chance on KZbin. You have such a joyful voice. So far I am pleased with your videos and how you impart the information to us. No distractions. You come across as very prepared on your video subject. I will be looking for your future videos. Thinking positive thoughts keep my spirits up in tough times. Quilting has helped me immensely since retiring. I'm thankful that the color subject is not my issue. I have trouble following a lot of the pattern instructions which leads me to a lot of UFOs.

[@Bri214G]

You are brilliant 😊 thank you for this series 🙏🏼

[@lori2195]

Great colour classes!

[@karenb8561]

Brilliant videos. The best I have seen. That is in part do do with your presentation as well as the information given Karen. I am really interested in what and how you say it. Thank you. K

[@karenraabis5296]

I have never understood color better! I will watch a few more times though! I am really not good at colors. I do understand much more now. Thank you

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

That's the great thing about KZbin. You can watch it over and over again. It's a journey...and it's a fun one.

[@joane8651]

Thank you for taking the time to explain these concepts. I have taken color theory classes, but you make it personal, and worth re-watching, maybe several times!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you so much for your support.

[@nancyhadden1135]

Thanks so much for teaching about this. It is difficult. I will watch these again. I appreciate your channel.

[@melanie_luv2_sew]

I do not have an eye for color. I must admit, my 16 year old son has a great eye for color. If I could take him with me every time I go to the fabric store to pick colors for quilts, I'd do fine. I have read lots of books and blogs. As well as looked at many videos. You have them all beat by a mile. I will watch these videos over and over. I have learned so much. Although, I am lost on color value. I have your downloads on color and will be studying them as well. That Color Wheel will be in my tool box soon. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

[@dottykupsky4831]

Just found these and I'm impressed and a bit overwhelmed. I'll be referring to these often as I try out different fabric combinations. Thank you for such detailed and helpful information. I appreciate the pdf's to help organize my thoughts.

[@lisabeck1500]

I've watched a lot of color videos and yours were the best. Great work. Thank You ☺🌸

[@megegert861]

I loved this series! Not sure I absorbed it all but I’ll work on it. This corona virus lock down has me itching to make my first quilt, but being new to this area, I’m not sure where the fabric store is and if I can actually get in it. I’ve listened to many of your videos and you are very clear and clearly informed. Thank you for generously sharing your knowledge.

[@joogle3328]

My non-quilty sister can walk into a quilt shop and pull 10 fabrics together in minutes while I agonize for hours. Color is so easy for her and so hard for me. Your videos are helping me understand what she knows intuitively. Maybe if I watch you videos repeatedly I won’t have to drag her along shopping with me as often. Lol. Thanks so much for your help.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

It's a journey...so no worries if it takes a little longer.

[@mollykatzenmeyer6063]

How nice that you have someone to help. It might be even more helpful if she tells you why she’s choosing one over another.

[@Mab5]

Lovely series! Thanks again!

[@joycedalgarn676]

Thank you so much. Your explanation videos concerning color have been, to me, SO helpful. You have the gift of making it clear. A true teacher.

[@marymchale5066]

What a fabulous series. So happy I found you!

[@pooie0116]

Thank you so much for this miniseries regarding color theory! I love how you explain not only the different combinations of colors, but include examples in actual quilts.

[@dancingmatildashoes]

Thank you so much for this information. I never thought there was so much to know about colors. I’m going to need time to process. May have watch them several times. Thank you again.

[@sheraleemurdie3637]

You have reignited my passion to give quilting a go. But also helped with colour placements for my yarn projects too.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Excellent

[@robertawalsh2995]

Thank you for making this video. I had no problem choosing colors (I like all of them) until I bought a very special pattern and wanted to change the colors without changing what I liked about the relationships between the colors. I was stuck! But now I think I see how to move ahead.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Glad to hear

[@healandbewell]

Thank you so very much for your "Color" classes! I have attended several classes concerning color, but you have made things so much more clear without me having to rely on handouts that were unclear and my own hurriedly taken class notes that make little sense once I got home. Thanks again. I love all of your classes!

[@themirrorimagestitcher]

Fantastic video! The practical examples were great 👍Thank you for the free downloadable pages to work with.

[@richardcranium8408]

I’ve just watched your 4 part series and will refer to it again and again as I design spinnakers at my sail loft. They are very interesting and informative.

[@lynnehrmantraut9167]

This opens a whole new world of play for my quilting - thank you!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Enjoy. Thanks for watching

[@lbluebird342]

Thanks for GREAT TIPS, it helped me alot today. I've been stuck on a one block of a quilt I designed Feb 2010 & just now making. I had it all sketched, colored on paper. Found fabric that's perfect, but whn I paper pieced one corner section of Block B, one fabric is off & I'm already not happy. I came on YT searching for help & so glad I found it on your channel. Now I know what I need to do. A bigger challenge is finding the right shade of green bcuz I need Moda & no LG quilt shops nearby. I only want to use Moda bcuz all the other fabric I'm using is. I know it doesn't really matter, but it's my design, so it matters with this one. I found a shop 2 1/2 hrs away... guess it's time for road trip next mo. In the meantime, I'll work on another section. At least coming here, I feel less stressed than I did last week, so THANK YOU!!! Keep peddlin ladies...get it?! lol Stay well all! Blessings, L :)

[@bonniejil]

Karen, I love your videos! I discovered you on IG and then on UT. You are so down to earth and explain the colors so clearly! Thank you!!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

+Bonnie C thank you. I’m glad you found them useful.

[@carolinetalbot3188]

Thank you ! Wow! I’m in love 💕. Je vais devoir regarder à quelques reprises pour attraper tous vos enseignements mais c’est une mine d’informations vos vidéos. Votre débit me permet de bien comprendre, même avec mon niveau d’anglais qui n’est pas très élevé. Merci pour ce partage de vos connaissances.

[@HRHDMKYT]

I thought I knew everything I needed to know about colour -- but after watching your colour series, turns out I don't! Thanks for some great colour tips, tricks & techniques, Karen. ~Diana K.

[@MizCeeA]

Karen, thank you so much for this latest installment on colour. While I had studied colour for art (in a much younger, previous life), there was still some bafflement for quilting. There have been many patterns I have loved, but been unsure of how to adjust for my own colour comfort. You have provided the tools to make the task much less painful. You are smiling a good deal more and I am glad to see it!

[@mcrogerr0ck]

Excellent! Love your videos!

[@StitchBudapest]

This is a brilliant video! Makes me look at quilt patterns in a different way. Thank you!

[@juliespencer6563]

This was a really wonderful series of videos. I watched them a couple times each. I learned! I am inspired to start another quilt with some lovely fabrics of unusual color combinations I bought. Now I have a better idea how to evaluate the colors and find a good way to use them. Thanks!

[@bettytullis461]

Thank you so much for your helpful videos. Color has never been an easy concept for me, at least past the point of whether something was visually pleasing. To be able to understand how color works is a new venture for me and I am sure I'll need to view this series multiple times. Your information explains why some fabrics I've put together didn't work as well as I'd hoped and now I can understand why. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Excellent...so happy to hear

[@sweetgill95]

With your help I FINALLY did it!! I just had to tell you! I have been quilting for years and always agonize over colors. Sometimes I get someone to pick out the fabrics for me and for the most part I didn't 'get it'. I had a pattern in mind, something I've wanted to do for years. "Trip around the world". I just love that pattern, without your tutorial I wouldn't have been able to do it. I started with an 'inspiration fabric' - one I loved, found my harmony. I went from there, going darker in color, then going lighter in colors. Got them home spent about 4 hours cutting them up and got stuck. Then I remembered what you said - I put them in order and took a picture of the way they 'might' look nice, then looked at it in black and white - only had to change around 2 pieces for their saturation (?) or is it value? Anyway made it pleasing to look at. Spent 13.5 hours stitching it up to perfection (ok, so I still have to put the batting and backing but I got the top done!) I am just tickled pink over this. I'd post a picture but it just won't let me. I just wanted to say THANK YOU!!! I feel very proud of myself for creating this.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Fantastic. Please send me a photo at [e-mail]

[@debramcisaac5991]

Love the details; appeals to the individualist in me. How to perfect my own colour style. Keep up the great videos.

[@sarah-bethhogg]

I love your videos! I'm so glad I found your channel! I'm Canadian, too - from British Columbia. My question is about scrappy quilts... I am very comfortable with using colour - the explanations you gave over these last videos made me realize I had been doing (most of) the things you were talking about instinctively...but scrappy quilts have stumped me. I find it hard to balance scrappy quilts because they seem so busy. It often seems like either the patterns of fabric or the actual design of the quilt itself is too cluttered (not sure if that is the right word?). As an occasional burst quilter (I made my first quilt over 10 years ago, but have made only 4 in total...currently working on 3 more and loving it), so I don't have huge amounts of fabric to play with. How do you adapt these colour principles to scrappy quilts? Is the solution to add neutrals or use a simpler pattern or...something else? P.S. Thank you so much for your work on these videos - you are a star.

[@pattigiles5740]

Where can I get a color wheel?

[@nancyhadden1135]

I think it is about balancing the lights and darks throughout. They have red-lenses glasses that help you see the light and dark placement

[@crystalwright1504]

What a fantastic series!! Thankyou so much for the great explanations and examples.

[@ingridhunt7841]

Excellent video

[@anonnnnnsh]

What a wonderful series on colour Karen. I learned so much and will use the knowledge to advantage. And your downloads are super too, reminding me of how to go about colour. It is a very complex subject but every new bit of learning is helpful for the next project. God bless you Karen.

[@broncollins5985]

Thank you SO MUCH for this series. Hugely helpful and I can't wait to see more.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Thank you

[@marisavalentino7196]

Hi loved the way we have described the colour wheel. I have been quilting for some time know so l don’t know if I was doing in the way. I have always picked a mane fabric that has a besy Patton , I look at the colours and choose the fabric colours...I don’t Mach 100% but I find it always work out..... I have been told that I have a good eye for colours .... and looking at the way you have described it all it’s given me the conferences that I’m getting it right, and now feel that I can tackle solid as that I been wanting to a soiled colour quilt for some time and never understood the colour wheel. Thank you

[@springlynnbooth2201]

I’m so pleased your doing a tutorial on this topic

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

I hope this helps

[@unabrunner337]

Ahh, value certainly became important when I recently cut up a scrap quilt in beautiful batiks. The plan was to add narrow sashings in off-white, but after laying out some pieces on the white yardage (the contrast was too harsh) I hated the effect so much I went out and bought a black marble print instead. The effect is softer without losing the design and I am much happier with my finished quilt top!

[@calicrafter2697]

I have enjoyed this series immensely. I’ve learned so much from you about color and how to select fabrics for a quilt project. I still struggle a lot with figuring out to use low volume prints. I am drawn to them and purchase them all the time, only to get home and not understand how to use them. I would adore it if you could give some advice on making a low volume quilt project.

[@susananderson8428]

I have difficulty with medium and large prints! But, yeah. Prints can be very challenging.

[@ninaspalace]

Just loved this series of videos on choosing colours. Thank you

[@jackiezorko2562]

Great job! Love your videos!

[@texasmimi1954]

I'm sticking with you girlfriend and it's kinda mind boggling to discover all the things I did not know about color! Thank you so much! I can tell I'm going to watch this series several times. Everything makes so much more sense to me now. I really enjoy and appreciate your helpful and humorous videos!

[@saragill7888]

I'm right there with you! This is the first time I recall seeing a color CONE, and it makes so much more sense!! I'm really hopeful this will help me plan fabric choices in the future!

[@texasmimi1954]

@@saragill7888 👍🏼👍🏼😊

[@namitakendall4796]

Very useful. Have quilted for a while but always lack confidence regarding colours and what goes. My tastes are very Indian in individual colours which don’t always harmonise!!

[@elenalanglois]

Excellent video. I really enjoyed learning specific techniques for taking someone else’s pattern and bringing out my personality through the use of colour. Can’t wait to try it!!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

❤️

[@4speedchevy]

Do I fully understand now? No, absolutely not. But I understood enough! This was a wonderful series and I think that if I watch it over again after playing with a color wheel and some colors I'll have an even better understanding.

[@dorothyvadas3559]

So very helpful. Thank you. I know I’ll be watching these videos on color theory frequently.

[@listheteach]

Thank you so much for this video and topic. This is my struggle and I understand a lot more now.

[@frankiezurawski3464]

I love this color series. I am just beginning to quilt and this has helped me greatly!! Thank you!!!

[@aliceveenema]

As usual, a very intelligent approach with great examples!

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

😎

[@venessacoels6172]

You are an amazing Lady...Teacher..inspiring..cheers thank you 👍🌹🌹🌹

[@FleurdeLinda.Stitches]

I've enjoyed, and learned something by your videos. Please keep it up.

[@JustGetitDoneQuilts]

Glad to hear. Thanks for watching

[@theresawoodruff333]

These color vids were fantastic! Thank you!

[@maplelassuk]

I feel a little overwhelmed!!! I never knew there was so much to choosing colours, I have always gone with my eye, but I have loved this series...I just keep forgetting which is which in hues, tones, tints, etc!!!! I seem to have missed where I figure out my colour zone, so will have to start again!

[@tammyjones5186]

Thanks so much for these videos on color because I do have trouble putting colors together.