New Colors for 2009/2010

Quilter’s Newsletter June/July 2009 issue has an article on p. 37 (how’s that for specific!) by Luana Rubin, president of online fabric retailer eQuilter, in which Ms. Rubin forecasts the top 20 hot colors for quilters. She puts them together in a 5×4 grid, so that any two-block color combination makes a trendy color palette. Enjoy the video and the guidance it brings on actually putting these new hues to use in your quilts.  Download the chart listing the new colors here.

Using Prints in a Color Palette

This video answers the most-often asked question I received during my April/May book tour. In fact, at every stop a quilter had this question. I had no idea prints were so challenging to people, and I’m delighted I was able to connect with my readers long enough for us to really have a discussion about color.  In my classes students often bring fabrics that “read as solids,” and avoid busy prints altogether.  Here I offer a solution for coordinating your favorite prints, whether large-scale, small-scale, contemporary or reproduction, in to a color palette for your quilt.

Announcing the Color Mastery Georgia Book Tour!  I’ll be visiting ten locations across the state April 21 – May 5, so save those dates.  Come out and see me at your local quilt shop, guild, or bookstore.  Here are the dates and locations:
April 21:  Apple Country Quilt Guild, Ellijay
April 23:  East Cobb Quilt Guild Evening Group, Marietta
April 24:  East Cobb Quilt Guild, Marietta
April 25:  Foxtale Book Shoppe, Woodstock
April 29:  Magical Threads, Dahlonega
April 30:  Sew Bee It, Ringgold
May 1:     Log Cabin Patchworks, Hiawassee
May 2:     Sew Much Fun, Columbus
May 4:     Stepping Stones, St. Simons Island
May 5:     Colonial Quilts, Savannah

Gather your best quilting girlfriends and make it a party!  I’ll be chatting about how you can master the color in your quilts and where to spot the best color trends, and signing books for you and your friends.  Shop owners would absolutely adore you for calling ahead and reserving your own copy of Color Mastery, so they will have enough on hand.  And who knows what else we’ll be doing?

I’ll be blogging each day, so you can visit the town and shops as I do.  Here’s my itinerary on Google Maps, so you can plan your visit to your local shop (complete with addresses for each stop). And if you would like to keep up with the latest updates as they become available, subscribe to the RSS feed for the tour.

I’ll see you in your hometown!