Christine's Color Connection, September

Christine's Color Connection

A newsletter for quilters in love with color

September 2013

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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 .

Nature Does Color Best

Ombrés have always been "popular" in nature, as you can see in this photo taken at Butchart Gardens. There's a color lesson here, too: Very dark values, like the background in this image, make intense colors look even more intense.

Louise's Market Bag

Combining fabrics has to be my favorite step in making a quilt, or in this case, a bag. I chose a green Marcia Derse print, a Kaffe Fassett stripe, and a multicolored batik. The fabrics are sewn onto a foundation of pet-screen material. Not the easiest "fabric" to work with, but it makes for a very durable bag.

New in the Store

I've added seven new ombrés, from the "Serenity" line. These are more muted, with rich, low-intensity colors that make them perfect for new-neutral palettes. You can get them in a kit of 10-inch strips, shown here, or as yardage in my Store. There you can also see them in three sample blocks, with Kaffe stripes and Marcia Derse prints.

Ombré Fever Continues!

As you may have noticed, I love circles quilts. This one has lots of pattern action: highly patterned florals, near-solid ombrés, stripes, and a large-scale white-and-black print. It's borderline chaos, but I just

had to have those striped shadows. It's a variation on my "Elegant Circles" pattern in my Store, with sashing directions included.

Here's what I love about making circle quilts: when you cut away from the back, you get these fabulous "bonus circles" with asymmetrical color. Heck, it's worth making the quilt to get these circles!

I think I should use the circles with this Alexander Henry fabric, which I've had in my stash for some time. There's a bonus here: transparency. Too much fun!

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

September 21, Folsom, CA, "Color Camp" workshop, Meissner Sewing and Learning Center

September 28, Fair Oaks, CA, "Sassy Circles" workshop, Thistle Dew Quilt Shoppe, (916) 967-5479

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, Sugar Pine Quilt Shop, (530) 272-5308

November 16, Concord, CA, "Sassy Circles II" workshop, Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, (925) 676-5522

2014

January 25, Concord, CA, "Transparent Squares," Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, (925) 676-5522

January 26, Lafayette, CA, "Urban Ombrés" workshop, The Cotton Patch, (925) 298-4031

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

February 15 & 16, Fresno, CA, "Magic Fabrics" lecture, "Collage" workshop, Fresno Fiberarts Guild

March 8, Concord, CA, "White Opals & Gelato," Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, (925) 676-5522

March 21 & 22, Pasco, WA, "Featured Artist," Tri-Cities Quilters' Guild of Kennewick, Pasco, and Richland

April 4 & 5, Templeton, CA, "Color!" lecture, "Black Opals & Ribbon Candy" workshop, Almond County Quilt Guild

May 3, Concord, CA, "Reversible Vest," Thimble Creek Quilt Shop, (925) 676-5522

May 17-19, Long Island, NY, lecture and workshop TBD, Long Island Quilters' Society

June 7 & 8, Lafayette, CA, "Earthscape" workshop (two days)

September 3-6, South Lake Tahoe, "Artistic Alchemy" retreat, "Luster and Luminosity: Playing with Color and Light," Zephyr Point Conference Center. Email me to be put on the list for details: cebarnes@sbcglobal.net.

October 1, Petaluma, CA, lecture TBD, Petaluma Quilt Guild

October 9-11, Indianapolis, IN, lecture and workshop TBD, Quilters' Guild of Indianapolis

October 21 & 22, Somers, NY, lecture and workshop TBD, Northern Star Quilters' 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