Low Volume Fabrics?
10-16-2014, 04:51 PM
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Low Volume Fabrics?
I've fallen in love with a low volume quilt, which is totally unlike my usual style. That means I have very few of those type fabrics in my stash, which means I must go fabric shopping. Since the closest quilt store is two hours away, that means going online. Does anyone know of any online store(s) that has a separate section for low volume or shabby chic fabrics? Otherwise I'm going to spend a lot of time browsing through fabrics that absolutely do not fit the bill ...
Donna D., Hemet, CA
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10-16-2014, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by mike'sgirl
What exactly is low volume? I have never heard this term.
But when combined with "shabby chic" - I don't know, either.
10-16-2014, 06:18 PM
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I found this googling 'What is a low volume quilt'.
"A Low Volume fabric can best be defined as a fabric which shows up as a light solid (or nearly solid) in a black and white photograph. These fabrics can vary from the lightest tone on tone fabrics, to text fabrics printed on a light background, to light floral fabrics. Fabrics classified as Low Volume come in a variety of colors from white to cream to beige to grey. Quilting with Low Volume fabrics isn’t something new—quilts using these types of fabrics for backgrounds can be seen in nearly every era of American quilt making; however, the use of these fabrics is definitely something that is currently trending with today’s modern quilter."
So I guess, a quilt all in light (quiet) colors? Perhaps colors that give a faded, vintage look?
"A Low Volume fabric can best be defined as a fabric which shows up as a light solid (or nearly solid) in a black and white photograph. These fabrics can vary from the lightest tone on tone fabrics, to text fabrics printed on a light background, to light floral fabrics. Fabrics classified as Low Volume come in a variety of colors from white to cream to beige to grey. Quilting with Low Volume fabrics isn’t something new—quilts using these types of fabrics for backgrounds can be seen in nearly every era of American quilt making; however, the use of these fabrics is definitely something that is currently trending with today’s modern quilter."
So I guess, a quilt all in light (quiet) colors? Perhaps colors that give a faded, vintage look?
Last edited by patricej; 10-17-2014 at 12:24 AM.
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