A week or so ago, I posted some black and white photos of the Fabric of the Year 2013 quilt. I also took photos through the red and green film of the Ultimate 3-in-1 tool. I am not sure they were very help, but they are interesting. I thought I would share those photos with you.
The green makes the entire quilt look a little sick and this might cure me from this color green for awhile.
It is helpful, though, as there are a couple of places that stick out that also stuck out in the black and white photos I posted previously. A few other things stick out that I need to look at in the real piece.
The red makes the colors extremely subtle.
One thing to remember is to look at the piece in real life. I mentioned it above, but it is an important point. These different views that I have shown are great tools to use to point out glaring problems. The key thing to remember is that they are tools. TOOLS. Your viewers won’t be looking at the quilt through a black and white, or green, or red filter when the quilt is on your wall. Be sure to use these tools to get an idea of what might not be working, then look at the real pieces in color before moving patches around.
These are interesting. I’ve never tried this. You make a good point about looking at the quilt in real life. Photographs are really helpful (I use them a lot.), but don’t always show what the eye sees. Fabric is complex, and every brain brings something different to the equation. The proof is in the quilt.
Exactly. Use the tools, but look at the real thing.
To find out if a design is working, including color, I look a piece repeatedly , like several time a day, even several days. Than, when the initial enthusiasm has cooled of, I get more realistic and must admit it needs change or if that bird doesn’t sing I have to start over. Ann
I agree! My FOTY quilt has been on the wall for weeks and I keep looking at it. At some point I have to start sewing. I am just trying to avoid the post quilting feeling of “Oh! I should have moved that piece over there”.
Thanks for reading!