Patchwork with Strips for Quilt Making
Selecting and Prepping the Fabric
A course by Broadcloth Studio , Textile Studio
Joined October 2021
Joined October 2021
About the video: Selecting and Prepping the Fabric
Overview
“It's time to see how to come up with a color palette for the quilt design and how to estimate the amount of fabric that will be needed to complete the project. ”
In this video lesson Broadcloth Studio addresses the topic: Selecting and Prepping the Fabric, which is part of the Domestika online course: Patchwork with Strips for Quilt Making. Create a modern quilt by learning different patchwork techniques and exploring improvised “off-pattern” methods.
Partial transcription of the video
“ Selecting and Prepping the Fabric Previously, we walked through how to figure out how much fabric to buy. In this lesson, we'll talk about how to come up with a color palette that you want to use in your quilt design. I'll be honest, while I love buying fabric, the act of choosing what colors to use is one of the most stressful points for me in the quilt-making process. I get so overwhelmed by all the different types of fabric out there, the different colors, patterns, and prints, and so it becomes very overwhelming, very quickly. Today, I'll walk through a couple of different exercises t...”
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Course summary for: Patchwork with Strips for Quilt Making
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Category
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Areas
DIY, Fashion Design, Fiber Arts, Sewing, Textile Design
Broadcloth Studio
A course by Broadcloth Studio
Amanda Carye is the quilter, designer, and writer behind Broadcloth Studio, as well as co-host of the Quilt Buzz podcast. Born in New England and now resident in New York, she has been sewing for as long as she can remember. She first started quilting in middle school and in 2017, she finally broke away from her career in the corporate world to found her studio.
Her style can be described as bold and modern, and her process is geared towards the opportunity for lively problem-solving. As a lover of improvisation, patchwork provides the perfect playground for flexing her creative muscles and letting everyday stresses melt away. She currently produces pieces for Aurifil and her work has been featured in articles and lookbooks for names like Art Gallery Fabrics and Purl Soho. She has also written pieces for Love Patchwork & Quilting Magazine and LoveCrafts.
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