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Get out of your fabric comfort zone!
By Serena Nabeta | October 8, 2008
It’s easy to find fabrics in colors and prints we love using! Each of us tend to like and use certain colors and prints. We develop a pattern on what we like and continue using it. But sometime it’s fun to get out of our comfort zone of fabrics and colors and try a new idea!
The next time you go shopping for fabric, take some of these ideas with you!
- Try picking a new color scheme you have never tried before.
- Choose bright colors if you tend to stitch with pastels.
- If you usually stitch with solids, try some marble or tone on tone pieces.
- Look at the wrong side of the fabric; many times the wrong side will also yield some good possibilities.
- Fearful of using stripes or plaids? Give it a try once and you may be hooked.
- Not sure about using other fabrics besides 100% cotton? Fabrics such as silk, sheers, velvet and moleskin can add lots of dimension to crazy quilting.
- Directional prints can be tricky when used in quilt blocks, but can add some interesting design elements.
- With a panel or border print, you can use it such as it is or pick out elements in the design and incorporate that into your quilt blocks.
Topics: Fabric Stash, Fabric Tips, Helpful Lessons | Comments Off
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