The Quilter's Practical Guide to Color by Goldsmith, Becky -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Copyright Dedication Acknowledgments Introduction The Color Wheel

How the Color Wheel Works

The True Colors Primary Colors Secondary Colors Tertiary Colors

Neutrals

About Black-and-White Prints

Color Temperature

Color Schemes

Color Relativity Monochromatic Color Schemes Complementary Color Schemes Split Complementary Color Schemes Triadic Color Schemes Quadratic Color Schemes Analogous Color Schemes Rainbow Color Schemes

Value and Contrast

Value Color and Contrast What Do You See?

The Nature of Fabric

Predictable Fabrics

Solids Textured Solids Predictable Prints Conversation Prints Directional Fabric

Unpredictable Fabrics

Big Prints Easier-to-Use Big Prints Big-Print Quilt Backs Unpredictable Hand-Dyes

Clarity

Distance and Color Combining Clear and Gray Colors Color Clarity and Fabric

Texture and Scale

Actual Texture Visual Texture Scale

Combining Different Scales of Prints Scale in Composition

The Structure of a Quilt

Identify the Background and Foreground Backgrounds Foregrounds

You are The Boss of Color

Help—I’ve Fallen in Love with a Photo Using Colors You Do Not Like Building Stacks Focus Fabrics Finding Inspiration

Design and Audition

The Changeable Nature of Color Auditioning Pieced Quilts Auditioning Appliqué Quilts

Subtle Considerations

Reading a Quilt Following Lines Giving the Impression of Light

Fabric Basics

Buying Fabric Organizing Your Stash Fabric Preparation Fabric Requirements Borders

Projects

The Ugly Fabric Challenge Ode to Fred and Put a Bird on It Square Play Opposites Attract Tile Tango Say Something Pick-Up Sticks Box of Rain Tick Tock Stairway to Heaven

Appendix

Making Half-Square Triangles

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