Fabrics that would work well are small prints - fabrics that are either tone-on-tone, tone-on-white or those that read as one color will work best. We don’t want to lose all the block work detail in the center of the heart because of a busy background. You may use a print here, but I would recommend keeping it small in scale and one that reads as one color. Here I chose a yarn dye that reads as solid, but given a lot of texture to this quilt. LARGE BACKGROUND (DENIM Yarn Dye Background) This fabric is an important choice. Fabrics that would work well are small prints - fabrics that are either tone-on-tone, tone-on-white or those that read as neutral will work best. Of course, you do not need to use solids on this quilt. NEUTRAL BACKGROUND (WHITE) Conversation uses all solid woven fabrics in the sample. Specific yardage and sky call outs are listed in the pattern when you purchase. If you want to mimic the fabric selection used in this quilt, here are the design concepts I used to color the quilt.ġ4 COLORS for color gradation across quilt. If you would like to play along using Kaleidoscope, you can purchase a kit here from Stash Fabrics or have your fabric mailed monthly here from Pink Castle Fabrics. All the diagrams and instructions are based on this color way. They are delicious vibrant colors and are perfect for this quilt. KALEIDOSCOPE FABRIC These beautiful Kaleidoscope Wovens by Alison Glass for Andover are sweet. When I started designing this quilt, I had more of a random placement of colors in my mind, but as the quilt design came closer to completion AND as I planned to use Alison Glass fabrics, of course, the rainbow order color gradation became the stand out design. I say loosely because we don’t really need a half yard of all of the colors, but if you have bundles at home you are trying to work with, this concept will get you there. Turn the folded edge of the binding to the back side of the quilt and stitch in place by hand, mitering the corners.CONVERSATION works “loosely” from a half yard bundle of 14 fabrics if you plan to follow suit with the diagonal color gradation across the quilt as shown in the sample.
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