Blenders and Jenny Beyer Palette
Well, I read everyone's answers on the Fabric Buying Dilemma thread and really enjoyed it. The replies kind of reinforced what I already knew, which is that I need more blenders and I really don't need to be buying more of what I'm already not using! So, I still placed an order through my beloved fabric.com, but I replaced some of the eye-popping prints that I'm drawn to with some nice, sedate blenders.....though a few eye-poppers did pop into my cart & stay there through checkout!
Then, I came across another site with some pretty Jenny Beyer blender type fabrics at a good price. Do y'all like them? Do they work well with other manufacturer's lines? Also, if a pattern calls for a certain yardage of cream colored fabrics, will only one work, or is it best to have a bunch of different creams? The pattern I want to start uses about 2 1/2 yards of different creams & I only have two different ones. Seems like creams are hard to find. |
I bought a ton of Jinny Beyer FQ blenders for applique from this eBay seller:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/franks11/m.h....c0.m270.l1313 He's always just super to deal with and I loved the assortment of prints I got for my stash. :) |
It seems to me that a lot of Jinny Beyer fabrics have more grey in them than other fabrics, making them more difficult to match with other lines. I would at least want to see them in person rather than rely on an internet picture.
I think 2 creams will do nicely if you don't have more. Be sure to show us what you make! |
Wow, Polly! What a great source! At $1 per fat quarter, seems hard to go wrong.
Dunster, thanks for the advice. I'll be sure and post a pic......if I ever get it started....and if it turns out! |
don't pay any attention to who makes the fabric... is it a color you like? is it good quality? is the price good? do you already have 4 or 5 examples of it? JB has some beautiful fabrics but i don't use them much myself as they tend to overwhelm the design...it's always a 'Jenny Beyer' fabric quilt... i love her line, but it's like appliqued quilts to me...i think they're beautiful if cone well... but am i gonna do one... nope!
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I don't think I've actually ever seen her fabric in person, just in magazines & online. The quilts and fabrics are beautiful, but way beyond me. I agree, it's a very distinctive look. Thanks for your insight!
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Originally Posted by wishfulthinking
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I don't think I've actually ever seen her fabric in person, just in magazines & online. The quilts and fabrics are beautiful, but way beyond me. I agree, it's a very distinctive look. Thanks for your insight!
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Jenny Beyer fabrics are very distictive. They are typically in jewel tones. That being said , she has lots of coordinates designed to go with her line, but there are soo many other fabrics available you can find others to work with them.
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
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I bought a ton of Jinny Beyer FQ blenders for applique from this eBay seller:
http://www.ebay.com/sch/franks11/m.h....c0.m270.l1313 He's always just super to deal with and I loved the assortment of prints I got for my stash. :) |
If it is pretty and good quality then I buy it. I'm not that familiar with all of the different lines of fabric. So, I'm not much help, But, I had to put my 2 cents worth in.
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