Christine's Color Connection

A newsletter for quilters in love with color

March 2013

You can read articles on different aspects of color in my Archived Issues.

The Quilter's Color Club has lots of info on every aspect of color. You can find my book on my website, at C&T, and in quilt shops and bookstores.

Check out my lecture and workshop schedule at the end of this newsletter. I'm always adding new dates.

It's time to . . . Retreat!

Retreat to a special place of color, creativity, and fun, that is. I'm gearing up for three different retreats this year, at Tahoe and Sugar Pine Quilt Shop. Check out my Retreat page for details. If you've already been to one of my "Magic Fabrics, Special Effects" retreats, you're welcome to come and study independently, with lots of feedback and help from me. For example, you might want to work on an abstract or nonrepresentational design like my quilt "Earthscape."

New Work

Here's "Lustrous Squares II," 48" x 48", made using Gradations ombrés and Kaffe Fassett prints. I wanted to space out the blocks with a black-and-white fabric, but to keep the blocks from blending into the sashing, I added narrow red flanges. The skinny strips of intense color make the blocks appear to advance, as if they're floating above the background. For the blocks, I used nine of the ten Gradations fabrics in the the packet of 5-inch strips available in my Store. Cathy Stone worked her magic with the machine quilting.

On "The Quilt Show". . .

For new subscribers, you may enjoy my series of short lessons, "Special Effects with Color," on "The Quilt Show." Be sure to log in, or you can join as a Basic (free) member.

Next time. . .

Once again, I've been sidetracked. Sigh. This month's newsletter is short; next time, that promised article on stripes!

Lecture and Workshop Schedule

Note: You can often attend guild meetings and take their workshops if you aren't a member. If you're interested in any of these events, let me know, and I'll put you in touch with the guild.

2013

Featured Workshop:

April 27, Concord, CA, "Lustrous Squares" workshop, Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, (925) 676-5522

March 13-15, Gualala, CA, "Magic Fabrics" lecture, "Transparency" workshop, and "Luminaria" workshop, Pacific Piecemakers Quit Guild

March 30, Concord, CA, "Color Camp" workshop, Thimble Creek Quilt Shop

April 8 & 9, Sonora, CA, "Buying Fabric with Color in Mind" lecture, "Color Camp" workshop,

Sierra Quilt Guild of Tuolumne County

April 20, Folsom, CA, "Color Camp" workshop, Meissner Sewing & Learning Center

April 27, Concord, CA, "Lustrous Squares" workshop, Thimble Creek Quilt Shop

May 9-10, Santa Barbara, CA, "Color!" lecture, "Color Camp" workshop, Coastal Quilters Guild of Santa Barbara and Goleta

May 18, Vallejo, CA, "Color Camp" workshop, Vallejo Piecemakers quilt guild

May 19, Fair Oaks, CA, "Collage Vest" workshop (day 1), Thistle Dew Quilt Shop

May 25, Concord, CA, "Elegant Circles" workshop, Thimble Creek Quilt Shop

June 2, Fair Oaks, CA, "Collage Vest" workshop (day 2), Thistle Dew Quilt Shop

June 16-19, South Lake Tahoe, CA, "Magic Fabrics, Special Effects" retreat

July 26-28, Grass Valley, CA, "Conquer Color-You Can Do It" retreat, Sugar Pine Quilt Shop

August, 22 & 23, Citrus Heights, CA, lecture and workshop TBD, Golden Valley Quilt Guild

August 26 & 27, Red Bluff, CA, "Magic Fabrics" lecture, "Lustrous Squares" workshop, Sun Country Quilters

October 10 & 11, Oceanside, CA, "Magic Fabrics, Special Effects" lecture, "Luminosity" workshop, El Camino Quilt Guild

November 1-4, Grass Valley, CA, "Transparency: Parent/Child and Layered Strategies" retreat, Grass Valley Quilt Shop

2014

February 7-8, Burlingame, CA, "Transparency" workshop and "Black Opals & Ribbon Candy" workshop, San Francisco Quilters Quiltaway retreat

February 15-16, Fresno, CA, lecture and workshop TBD, Fresno Fiberarts Guild

April 11-12, Templeton, CA, "Color!" lecture, "Black Opals & Ribbon Candy" workshop, Almond County Quilt Guild

About This Newsletter

If you've received this newsletter, you may have attended one of my workshops or bought one of my books, patterns, or color wheels. It's easy to opt out, below, but I hope you'll stick around to see what's in store. It's all about color, using it, enjoying it, and sharing it with other quilters.

Thank-you!

Contact Info

Christine Barnes

cebarnes@sbcglobal.net
www.christinebarnes.com