Ombre fabrics - how do you use them?
03-11-2012, 07:37 AM
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Wow, I love that fabric. My brain hadn't wrapped itself around any exciting ways to use an ombre fabic either... but now, after reading all these posts I am itching to give some a try! I checked out Debra's http://www.toadusew.com/ suggestion. Now I'm enthralled with Karen's lead to Nancy Zieman. As well as the TV episodes, she did a book on it too: Versatile Ombre Quilting. And Jan, aren't you just hankering to try that flying geese border?
You all are terrific!
You all are terrific!
03-11-2012, 08:22 AM
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You can cut them into long strips and use them to make varigated 3D flowers; as if you were using varigated ribbons. You could also cut a block from each side indepently; they'd bo beautifully in a quilt and even the center could be used to be a two tone block; there are so many possiblilites.
03-11-2012, 02:02 PM
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I agree with Lori S about the mfg. aiding the consumer! I have purchased several ombre fabrics and found two of them quite useful in artsy quilts (totally non-traditional). I wonder if yours could be used for a kaleidoscope. I have never made one, so am not familiar with the ideal fabrics for the process. Your fabric is wonderful!
03-11-2012, 08:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Favorite Fabrics
Fabrics like this confuse me. I'm not sure what to do with them.
This is a picture of the full width of the fabric, from selvedge to selvedge.
Having very little imagination, the first thing that comes to mind is "trip around the world" because I can spy six or seven distinct color areas.
But that's not really a very creative idea, so...
... do you have any suggestions on how to use fabrics like this?
This is a picture of the full width of the fabric, from selvedge to selvedge.
Having very little imagination, the first thing that comes to mind is "trip around the world" because I can spy six or seven distinct color areas.
But that's not really a very creative idea, so...
... do you have any suggestions on how to use fabrics like this?
http://phillipsfiberart.danemcoweb.c...thout-corners/
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