Quilts First! August 2022 Choosing Fabrics

Recorded from Facebook live on August 1, 2022.
Choosing Fabrics: Join Weeks and Bill as they walk you through ways of choosing fabrics for your quilts. The video begins with the introduction of August's palette of the month: Lake, then continues with a discussion of two approaches to choosing fabrics for a quilt: starting with a palette and starting with a pattern.

Quilts shown in today's video include:
Going Up, featured in Fat Quarter Love 2 and also available as a stand-alone pattern

Best of Both Worlds, featured in Modern Quilts Illustrated #2 and Fat Quarter Love 2

Sunshine, available as a digital download:

Beatrix, featured in Modern Quilts Illustrated #1

Follow the Leader, featured in Modern Quilts Illustrated #3 and Fat Quarter Love:

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[Quiltfull]

I have always loved the clean lines and beautiful fabric choices in your quilts. Sharing the information about how these choices were made is priceless! I feel like I am getting an art education to help me find my style. Thank you so much! @quiltfull

[christinenichols]

Your quilts have so many sharp lines and bars, how do you sew them so accurately, especially the piano key border?

[deborah]

Very helpful as my stash is very eclectic.

[annas.r.p.]

Probably because I am a really SLOW QUILTER ... I find that I have to buy fabric for holidays way in advance ... ie Get my Christmas fabrics at the January sales or Christmas in July .... Rarely can use the newest fabrics. I honestly think that holiday fabric should be released 6 months in advance of the holiday.... Found this video very helpful because I have very old fabric in my stash.

[monkeymommy]

The palletes of the month are always such great eye candy, this month is NO exception! Your videos are always informative.

[rosemariewaiand]

Many many thanks for your Palette of the Month - these thoughtful suggestions are so helpful.