Help in Choosing Colors for Quilts
I have always had the same problem -- I can select three or four fabrics from my (too large) stash for a quilt, but if I need more than three or four, I freeze. Sometimes, I can't even get started. I do consult the color wheel, but I always feel that I am missing something. But I have found a way to create exciting color combinations almost without thinking.
For years, I have been compiling a loose-leaf notebook of pictures -- some of quilts (from magazines, catalogues, wherever) but other pictures are just things that caught my eye, like fabrics, interiors, nature scenes, etc. Now, when I want to make a quilt and can't figure out what colors would give it pizzazz, I consult my notebook.
Looking at pictures of furniture or clothes in fabrics that have been selected by experts -- well, those experts are doing my work for me and I put together a selection of fabrics that mimic the combinations in the picture. It has resulted in some beautiful, exciting quilts.
Does anyone else use this method? Have you been satisfied with your results? If you haven't, give it a try on your next original project!