I posted about my "closet" quilting friend with the color issues. Well it went swimmingly as they say across the pond. She is not colorblind. She is just self taught and missed a few educational steps along the way.

She came about 7 in the evening because she had storm damage from the night before. We worked in true fabrics. I pulled probably 100 different fabrics from my stash, some as small as scraps, lots of FQ's and some yardage. She brought along another 10 that she thought would go from her stash plus what we bought the other day for the orange, yellow and green quilt. We put them on my dining room table and foyer floor using a good light and my huge white cutting mat and the off white of the foyer tile as design boards.

I pulled a basket of oranges, yellows and greens left overs and she could take any, all or none of it that she wanted.

Lessons learned....one, she saw the difference viewing fabrics in the size you were going to use them versus yardage, the difference in the color of lighting and the advantage of using white background. Her sewing room is coral/pink and while mine is green, I dont match fabrics there and she does.

Two, once she saw my stash (which is really planned quilts in containers mostly) she saw that Moda, Kaufman, etc, made lines of fabric that were all dye matched. The salvage concept...was nothing she knew about. She has purchased her fabric at sidewalk sales or garage sales etc. When she did buy fabric at a LQS or chain she didnt look at the manufacturer etc, she just walked through the store picking up bolts.

Three, she know gets why you would buy FQ's instead of yardages of fabric. She saw the Mexican star I did with 16 fabrics instead of four basic colors. She also saw the border of the Bali Wedding Star where I varied the creams and understood the shading and depth you could get by not using one fabric but they had to be coordinated. They also fit the Go! better which sunk the deal!

She saw a Go! in action. Blew her mind that we could cut an entire queen 1 inch finish log cabin in a hour or two while talking and do it accurately. I think she is going to want to borrow this tool alot which is fine with me

We got some of the idea of colors mudding others. She got to see the difference in the visual impact because once her core set of strips were cut, I let her play with adding colors from the two stashes and we talked about why they were on or a tad off and what you saw from the core set of colors or what you lost or how they just clashed even if they were the same color. In the end she kept three of her colors and seven from mine.

I am tired. She left about 11pm, thrilled to death, with her quilt cut and bagged according to color and darks/lights. I worked til 1:30 on my projects.

Now I have to get those 100 fabrics back where they belong. When my husband walked in last night from work and saw what we were doing and that my stash had literally exploded over the main floor of the house, he shook his head and hid in the basement! He is gone today.

So wonderful. You are a fabulous friend!!!!

OH MY GOSH! What a friend you are!

Too funny! Your husband is just like mine -- he would also run from a fabric explosion!

Oh my gosh..I wish I could have been a mouse in her pocket and got the tutorials with her :)

what a good friend you are!

Can I come to your house? I'm real good at buying fabric. Stink at everything else. :lol:

Sounds like you both had a great time and got some work done in the process. That's a wonderful story.

It sounds like she has been successfully "re-directed". You gave her a great gift.

You did a marvelous thing for your friend by giving her a gift of your time and expertise... Blessings on you for that!

Wow. My mom has done the same for me a few years back. It's an amazing feeling when you open the eyes of a new quilter isn't it?

What I wouldn't give to have a great quilting friend like you!

True friend. That's something she will remember always. Bet she helps someone down the road. All due to you. Thank you for sharing. BrendaK

A really great story! You are a good good friend!

Is she partially color blind my ex was they have a time with the diffrent shadings

What a great way to spend the day and help someone at the same time.

Yes, never the same again. Bet she's thinking overtime. I can almost see the wheels spinning.

You are a great friend. I could certainly use a lesson like that. But I would also love to help organize and put all that fabric away too!

Well the fabric isnt put away. Tomorrow I will get it done. I need to finish the flying geese on this Bali Star or I will shoot myself.

Another quilty friend came over and we planned a getaway weekend for next week. Two nights in hotels with hot tubs and indoor pools. Going to hit eight quilt shops over two days. Doing western part of the Northern Illinios Quilt Fest plus some extra shops. Figured out our route--harder than it sounds because of the amazing inconvenient hours of many LQS's on this shop hop--closed by 1 on Saturday and no Sunday hours, just when are working people supposed to get there?? I dont need anything and neither does she but we need to get away from the recession.

What a great friend you are...I'm sure her "color" lesson will always be remembered as she continues on her quilting journey!!!

What a great friend you are. You taught her what many of us have spent a decade learning by trial and error. Your planned get away is well deserved...ENJOY!!

Sorry! Double post

Fabric love shared is the best!

Why don't you live in Jersey? I could really use some help with colors/fabrics. Sounds like fun. Great to have a friend who quilts!

:thumbup: to you for working with your friend

:thumbup: to your friend for "getting it"

:lol:

I'm glad you had such a great day.

Yeah! How about teaching a retreat?! Sounds like invaluable information. Glad you had such a great time together. I am sure she will be ever grateful.

what a wonderful conclusion! sometimes some "quantity time" makes a difference, and a chance to do the hands on matching--wow! such an opportunity for teaching and learning. sounds like an all around wonderful evening. you "done good", and she will carry that with her forever!

I love it! You are a true friend! I like to quilt with my friends and talk and catch up. It seems like I just got there and then it is time to go home. :-( BUT, we all share ideas and someone is always explaining the what, why, how, when, and show me! We meet once a week and it has helped me a lot! Keep up the good work and everyone here is nice to talk to and you give answers and ideas and suggestions that truely help!!!!!!!!!!!
WAY TO GO!!!!!!!!!!! :thumbup:

A true friend, indded!

WOW I wish I could have come to learn all that.....your post will require me doing some research! Thanks for sharing this for all us newbies who wonder
how you pros do so much with fabric!

You are a friend to be cherished. And your DH is a very understanding soul, to just disappear without saying anything about the stash all over the place.

Great friends are hard to find! Bless you! :thumbup:

Wish I had a friend like you to teach me.

I think I need this tutorial lol

one on one tutorial - how awesome is that, can I be next?

No wonder - but what a good friend you are!

very nice

What a friend!!

Wish I could come play with you too! What a great friend you are!

That was great. She'll benefit from that the rest of her life.

I agree, she will always be grateful as you opened up a whole new world to her!!! :D :D :D