It means reaching beyond my scraps, but my kaleidoscope quilt needs to be enlarged to make it a more useful size and pleasing composition. This was confirmed after I mocked up a version on Electric Quilt 6. EQ6 is such a useful tool and I’ve only scratched the surface of its functionality. Glynis experiments a […]
Technique:Design
Kuler Colour
Thanks to Di for leaving a comment about Adobe’s Kuler Palette Generator. With this online tool, you can generate a palette from an image or from a colour. You can also customise the output. For comparison purposes with yesterday’s efforts, here are the Kuler-generated palettes for Dreamline#2 and Binary Notes #2:
Different palettes
Playing around with two online palette generators today, I was reminded how we all see colour differently. The first palette in each set was generated via the Big Huge Labs Palette Generator. The second palette was created via www.degraeve.com. Neither generator seems very adept at picking up the ‘zing’ colours that quilters love but it’s […]
Dreamlines #2
Dreamlines #2 is complete (apart from handstitching the facing). It’s been so interesting to read your comments on my layout audition images. As you can see, I decided to proceed with the first layout with the concentration of blues and reds on the right-hand side. My decision was influenced by a factor I did not […]
Audition Time
As I have mentioned before, I find my digital camera a very useful design tool. For example, this week I have been working on a small quilt (70x90cm) as a potential gift for friend that provides great hospitality when I travel to quilting events further afield. I was getting bogged down on what order to […]
Thinking Negative
This quilt is called Bon Bon but the diagonal silhouette also takes the female form. I guess if you eat too many Christmas candies, they can end up on your hips. Is that negative thinking? I endeavour to keep an upbeat tone to this blog and that’s not about to change. However, artists often overlook […]