Originally Posted by
petpainter
Years ago I took a quilt watercolor wallhanging class- they recommended buying a cheap pair of red glasses at Valentines season, or in the painting section they sell a red/green tinted plastic that is the size of a 6 inch ruler. Same effect!
Those work, but my purse is full enough. I'll never remember to take them with me when I go shopping. My phone is always with me.
Originally Posted by
sparkys_mom
Absolutely! I do things like this all the time. Irfanview is free for those who don't have Photoshop. I'm sure there are others too that will do simple tasks. I've use IV for years, I think it was version 1 back when I started with it. I don't carry a laptop with me anymore, and the thought was that a phone / tablet may be with you anyway, so when picking the fabrics at the store you'd have it. I just grabbed my phone in the "Studio" because it was there, and thought ... hmmm.
Originally Posted by
Caroline S
I find that determining the color value is one of the most difficult things for me to do. My brain tells me that somehow the fabrics are just not working together. Then I remember the red plastic 4"x2" thingy that I bought years ago and resides in my wallet. I guess I am going to move up to modern technology and learn to use the camera function on my cell phone, LOL
That's exactly what lead me there too. I thought they're all the same fabrics, why am I so "blah" about this?
They're 3 of the same fabrics, 3 different colorways. (I didn't pick them, DH did) I looked at them in "Black and White" and it stuck out like a sore thumb.
I just like tools that can do double duty. I won't remember the red filter, but my phone I will.
In fact, my phone might be my favorite quilting tool. I take photos of everything - stuff I want to look up to see if I "need" it, stuff I have at home so I don't buy it again (like stencils and patterns), a fabric to match, a fabric I love when I see it somewhere, quilting design ideas (those are -everywhere!) and of course lately all the photos I take for the web are on my phone, because it's easier (at hand) than setting up my camera.
The other thing I use extensively on my phone is the notes. I have lists in there of everything - groceries, stuff I need in the studio, attachments I'm still looking for and for what machine, books I want, project ideas, gift ideas.
A photo album, a note pad and a color value tool all packed into one,.. and I can make calls on it too.