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Greetings!
Happy November to you! I spent the very end of last month in Houston at the semi-annual Quilt Market. It's always a whirlwind. This year I lectured on color to quilt shop owners; worked with designers for my fabric manufacturer, RJR Fabrics, to finalize some of the my collections for 2012; and prowled the vendor exhibits looking for goodies to feature in my shop in Virginia and on the website.  Market is also the place where I can meet up with old friends from the world of quilting. Here I am with John and Alex Anderson, Ricky Tims, and Justin Shultz. Ricky, Justin and I also managed to grab a meal together at Ninfas, an amazing Mexican restaurant in Houston. I loved it so much I went back another night and had dinner with Susan and Gary McLaughlin of Capital Quilts in Rockville, MD!
 I also wanted to let you know about a beautiful new book from the Quilter's Hall of Fame. It features "42 masters who have shaped the art" and includes more than 100 big color images of landmark quilts and profiles of the 42 people who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame. I was recognized by the Quilter's Hall of Fame in 1984 and am pleased to be included in the book. We expect to receive the books this week and you can pre-order your copy right now.
Now that I'm home again, I've been starting to think about a new block of the month quilt for you. I'd love to know what you think -- please take about a minute to answer our one-question survey below! 2012 Block of the Month Quilt - What's Your Choice?
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Ask Jinny: How Do You Choose Colors?
| Sometimes I get inspired by the colors I see on a walk or on a piece of artwork. But I find it really hard to choose fabrics that capture the same look. How do you do it?
A Quilter from Chautauqua
This is a question I hear a lot when I'm meeting with or teaching quilters. Of course, there's no substitute for "training your eye" by simply practicing. And you do need to have a wide variety of fabrics to choose from. (See, another reason to buy more fabric!)
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This is the original photo that inspired my Summer Lily collection, the automatically generated 256-color palette, and the final palette I selected.
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However, there is one technique that I use all the time -- and I used it when designing my Summer Lily quilt and fabric collection. What's the secret? I use Adobe Photoshop to create a "palette" of the colors used in an image that I like. If you have Photoshop or Photoshop Elements you can do the same thing. If you don't have either of those programs, you can still create a palette using your printer and some scissors!
Creating the palette is just a starting point, but I give you details about how to do this and other tips to try, on my website at Ask Jinny.
Get the Details on Jinny's Tip on Choosing Colors
Do you have a design, color or quilting question for Jinny? Send an email to askjinny@jinnybeyer.com. Although she can't respond personally to your messages, she will select questions with broad appeal to be addressed in this newsletter and on the website. |
Jinny's Journey Block of the Month - Assembling the Quilt
|  We're coming to the end of our 2011 journey! This month, you can download all the information you need to sew the quilt together and add the borders. There are some special tips for making sure that the pieced, flying geese border fits perfectly!
But this isn't the end of the line! Next month we'll have some knock-your-socks off quilting designs for all those open spaces on the quilt. You are going to love them!
Remember, the free patterns are only available via the link below so if you don't download the pattern right away, be sure to save this email.
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We have complete kits and patterns ready to ship. The kit is available with three different border color options!
See them all here.
Happy quilting!
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