🎨🧵✨ Beginner Quilting: The SECRETS to Choosing Fabric for Your Quilt!

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Today I'll unlock the secrets to selecting the perfect fabrics for your quilt! In this video (which is actually a small excerpt from my beginning quilter course - link is at the top!), I'll share three essential steps that will help you create a cohesive and visually stunning quilt that reflects your unique style and vision. Learn how to understand fabric types, explore color harmony, and easily identify lights, mediums, and darks with a fun trick. Whether you're a beginner or looking to enhance your quilting skills, this comprehensive guide is packed with valuable insights to take your quilting to the next level. Don't miss out on this opportunity to master the art of fabric selection and transform your quilting projects!

CHAPTERS
00:00 Intro and Overview
01:40 Best Fabrics and Why
04:05 Cost, Words of Caution, and a Few Tips
05:57 Color Harmony and Avoiding Chaos
07:03 Color Tools and My Favorite Trick
09:47 How to Find Inspiration and Final Tips

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[cindyvanhoy]

😊Those little dots along the selvedges have helped me in finding coordinating fabrics along with taking black and white photos. Really appreciate your videos, Mary!💐

[mndy]

This is amazing!! You brought a lot of clarity to my quilt planning. Thank you so much!

[marilynstorey]

CT Publishing has just put out a Color Box for selecting colors that go together. They introduced it at Sewposium in January. Fabric Bash came back with it and it's probably on their website. One trick I picked up was using mirrors to surround your block to get an idea of what your Quilt would look like if you just made that one block. Incidentally I was taught everything you mentioned.

[judyjohnson]

Thanks. Can you share the name of the pattern behind you?? Very pretty.

[KayBelzner]

I love using the term “auditioning” your fabrics! That really brings the process to life for me! And I really appreciate all these helpful tips! 😊

[GenePotter-sr]

Thank I like the taking a photo and changing it to gray.

[chitan]

I really love the quilt behind you. So simple. Ut colpr harmony is amazing and it hightlights that print wonderfully!

[donnanelson]

When I lay out my blocks on my design wall I take a picture with my phone and then turn it to a black and white photo. Instantly I can see where I need to move blocks to balance the light medium and dark in my quilt layout. It works beautifully.

[marinaabad]

Wow! Congratulations on your huge jump in subscribers. They will be glad they did.

I was just musing on how complicated quilt sewing is becoming. 100 years ago they just had scraps to sew into patchwork, and couldn't worry too much about contrast, value, and color. To me it seems of the handmade charm is lost.

[justfurthehealthofit]

I love using my phone camera for the color selection. I'm still learning about pattern placement, but practice makes perfect!

[nevafitzgerald]

Thank you mary🙏, this was very informative. Love your channel🐦❤

[musicluv]

I have bought the beginning quit class and love it ... will I have access for ever? my life has gotten busy and I have to take a break ..

[Cynthiadavis-vj]

Do you have a pattern for the quilt behind you? Thank you for your tips!

[saraharrell]

I Hasbrouck been using black/ white photo. Is gray photo better

[lindaquinn]

As asked by others, what is the name of this quilt pattern and where can I get one? Thx!

[dorisr]

I think the term "quilt shop quality" can be misleading. It leads a person to think that anything they buy in a quilt shop (versus big box store) is good quality. I used to make that assumption and ended up with fabric I wasn't happy with (very thin, very much off-grain, etc.)

[addictedstamper]

You need to understand directional fabric and orient it correctly. Can’t even look at a quilt with directional fabric just put in randomly.

[TheRozylass]

Cotton fabric is not chosen for its durability, it's chosen for its softness! Polyester fabric is much more durable--think plastic vs paper. Almost any synthetic fabric is more durable than cotton or other natural fibers. I think some re-education is needed to get over this unfortunate misconception.