I just want to sew something pretty. Now you have stuff on needles??? ohmyword!! I had no idea quilting was going to be so hard. Can't I just find fabric prints/solids that go good together and quilt them up?. I mean, for those that have sponges for brains these vlogs are a timeless treasure but for those of us that have no holes in our brains for this stuff to sink through is like trying to learn another language completely. I still love watching them and I think I finally got that taking a black and white picture thing. Love all your hacks. Very helpful. I use them. They're great!!
Thank you, thank you! I've been sewing and quilting for almost fifty years and learned something new watching this video. I'm pretty good at putting colors together but couldn't figure out why some combos looked better than others. The grey scale is what did the trick! How could I not have learned this before. I got my phone and looked at the blocks of my current quilt and seeing it in grey scale showed me immediately which blocks were wrong and why! OH MY GOODNESS! Can't say thank you enough.
I am so thankful that I found you! By the way my sister is also Karen Brown so it is definitely fate! I just got into quilting and I have been so overwhelmed that I was thinking of giving up and then I went on UA-cam just to learn how to cut straight and found you. I have literally spent 2hrs watching your videos, trying things, and learning. You are an amazing teacher and you explain perfectly! I started crying when I was telling my husband that I feel better about quilting now and it is thanks to you! Thank you for making me not give up!
Don't give up! No matter how bad you think the end result is, you have grown from the experience. If you give quilts as gifts, I promise you the recipient will cherish it because it was made with love. Maybe you will find that quilting is not the creative outlet for you. That's ok, try something else. Everyone needs a creative outlet. It feeds the soul.
Brilliant video. Thank you. I am a very, very beginner and subscribing to your channel has been invaluable. “ This is what happens when you are in lockdown and discover you would like to learn how to quilt and you get the sewing machine out”. Greetings from the UK 👋🏻👋🏻
I’m not even a quilter, I’m more a garment sewer but I’m a sucker for color theory and this sort of study. This is an invaluable video, thank you for sharing!
I have been thinking of you and so glad you checked in with us! I am sure you know how wonderful it is to have a friendly face , bringing us "fabric" and "quilt" vlog that make us smile. We Appreciate You.
Oh my gosh~~I'm so glad I found you! 55 years old and just completed my first simple quilt. I have all my mom's tools and just didn't think I had quilting in me. It is so intimidating. I also have my first quilt my mom made me which I insisted on all blues in light and dark in a "Log Cabin" style She tried her best to steer me away. It never really worked (and now I know why) although I loved the colors at the time. I also have a few unfinished quilt tops from great grandma's and aunts that I have carried along with me. Can't wait to learn and grow and finish them!!
I have a lot of prints, and every time I'm working on another new project, I need some solid or tone on tone type fabric. So off I go to the fabric shop. Lately, to try to wart off the binge shopping, I started to pick up solids and tone and put them in a special place altogether. So far, it's working better, not perfect! But it's better!
This is incredibly helpful for picking fabrics. I’m pretty new to quilting style projects and have found it daunting to put different fabrics together effectively. I’m learning about Half square triangles and get my seams accurate. So now I will put that color wheel on my list and use your practice exercises. Thank you!
Just what I've been waiting for! A few people are lucky enough to be able to put together a color scheme without knowing any theory. Theory can be boring and complicated. You've shown us with actual fabric what we can do to "sharpen our skills". At this time we don't have any excuse not to take a little time to do these exercises instead of trying to "drive a car with a blindfold on". Thank you so much for a great video, Karen!
Hi Karen, want to tell you how much I'm enjoying "the color wheel" theories.... There's hope! I'm adding you to my prayer list..... You're a great educator..... Don't stop educating! Blessings.
That black and white photo exercise was incredibly eye opening!! Wow! I love that color tool you use. Definitely going to buy that! I am very much a beginner!
Thank you so much for this video - I have to admit that I've returned to this video and re-watched it several times already. Great practical suggestions and reminders!!! Keep the fantastic lessons coming!!!!!
I love your channel - I live in England and have cushings disease which makes me nocturnal... you have kept me sane for the last few months! Thank you my lovely ... hope you and your family are staying safe and your son is healing and my prayers are with you all - keep it up ! You’re a star !! Xx
Hi Karen, your videos on color are the best I've ever seen. For some reason my brain has a hard time retaining the details of hue, value, etc. so I'm watching them more than once. These exercises will help a lot and might even get me out of that color/pattern comfort zone you talked about. In February I went to the fabric store with a friend who was choosing fabrics for a quilt for her son. The ladies in the store helped her pick 4 fabrics that I would have NEVER put together and her quilt is looking great. Here's hoping I can learn to do that! Hugs & prayers to you and your family!
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Karen, have you seen how the price of the Ultimate Color Tool has been going up on Amazon since your video linked to it? When I first looked it was $21.95. Went back the next day and it was $30 something. Now it's $35.94! Somebody owes you a portion of the profits, don't they!? ;-)
Karen, I want to tell you that you have changed my sewing! I'd always struggled with putting different colors and fabric together. After using the black and white photo trick l gained so much more confidence.
Thank you for another wonderful video. You and your family have been in my prayers. You have been on my mind a lot. As a mother of 4 I can relate. Thank you so much for your clear, concise, informative videos. You are a natural teacher and you don't waste our time. I am so glad that I found you. You are one of the best! Please take good care of yourself and your son.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! I have to tell you how I found you. I was actually looking for information on learning calligraphy to improve my writing on cakes. Far from fabric hah? That was at 7am this morning. Somewhere in there I saw your dollar store sewing video so being a crafter, sewer and quilter as well, besides my cakes, I had to watch. Well here I am, now at almost 11am, and the only thing I have watched are YOUR videos. There are so many wonderful videos that you have that I just can't seem to stop. The coffee pot is empty, I have made at least 3 different lists and as soon as I can tear myself away, I am going to go get started on redoing and fixing my sewing room. Believe me, it is a mess. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the time you have taken to make these videos and sharing them.
I’ve always struggled with finding the right colours/patterns for my quilts and I have ALOT of fabric. Your video really gave me a lot more ideas and inspiration to make something new and out of my usual comfort colours. Thank you!!!
Brilliant video…I’ve seen for over fifty years (I started really young 😮😅) but colour has always been my downfall. I also love the template idea, how did I get this old and not know this stuff!😂 Thank you for this inspiration.
I can't wait! I sent some quilt photos with color schemes, even scrappy, to a person selling fat quarters. Today I am picking up 100 of them so will be able to use your techniques with that "bundle." Thank you for making this video when you are supporting your son in his treatment. Hang in there!
Good Morning. ❤️❤️❤️I've put together a collection of exercises to help you get to know your fabrics. Fabric colour and pattern choices are so important when making a quilt or other sewing project. But since our projects take so much time, we actually don't spend much time practicing and discovering what works, what doesn't. These exercises not only will give you a chance to play, they will help build your foundational colour skills. So grab your timer and go. 😎 The first 500 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium skl.sh/justgetitdonequilts7
Just Get it Done Quilts I really enjoy all your videos. I am glued to my IPad and I hate when it ends. I go. Searching for more videos you have created. I believe I’m all caught up but I always go back and watch again. I usually find something I missed the first time.
I don't know how I've found you but your clear explanations have built up my courage to possibly start quilting. I particularly love the idea of playing with fabric just for fun and learning.
Thank you for this video. I'm not too bad with the color wheel, but still need to work on it. Many years ago, my infant son had a onsie that was a red and yellow check. I used to put his red socks on with that because red goes with red, right? Then we had his pictures taken and when we got them back, I was so disappointed, as well as embarrassed. He looked like he was wearing an orange onsie with red socks and oh boy did they clash! That taught me to look at colors better. 😀 I wasn't a quilter then, but I never forgot that lesson. Thank you for the free trial at Skillshare. I signed up. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Karen! I'm so thrilled! I bought this exact colour wheel after Christmas and wasn't quite sure how to use it. This is brilliant! Thankyou so much! I've learned so much from you - just finished using up all the scraps of a quilt top in the back; I now have a proper ironing technique and I sew with a ledge (and shared this with a new sewist recently!). You are a true gem. Thankyou for taking the time to make this video during what is a very demanding time for you. Sending much love to you & your family.
Thank you for simplifying the mysteries of color and fabric. You make taking those baby steps into color much less scary-almost like the training wheels on my first bike!
Hi Karen, sending you a hello from Virginia. I am making a king size quilt as you go for my son and daughter-in-law. So as I sewed, I also used smaller pieces to make a quilt for me. So I tried using your color theory. I took black and white photos. What I found was astonishing. There were pieces that fell in a completely different place than I would have placed it. I'm still very far from being good at this color placement, but I'm learning. Stay safe.
Debbie Rapp I too am making a king sized quilt for my son and “future” DIL! I, unfortunately, put it together before knowing all of this and did it by eye. Will have to take a black and white picture after I am done and see what it looks like !
Oh my gosh I didnt know the terminology for what I was already doing. I naturally see the harder to see colors, so when I pick colors I tend to find colors specifically to make them pop. I am new to sewing, and you have been such an amazing teacher!! TY and many blessings. #quiltthroughcovid
Oh so happy to see you back. You sound energized. This was a great video and i really appreciate that you took the time to do itgiven everything you are dealing with. Hugs to you and your son.
Firstly I want to say how rested & good you look. The quieter lifestyle must appeal to you. At this point I don’t have that much fabric, I like the idea about taking a black s white picture and will give it a whirl. Always enjoy your videos. Stay safe and healthy 👍❤️😊
Video played fine for me. I just wanted to say that I enjoy these types of lessons about color theory because I struggle with picking fabrics. I find myself wanting to choose matchy-matchy fabrics which does not allow for enough contrast. I thoroughly enjoy piecing the blocks but I know when my project is done that I could have made better fabric choices. BTW, your hair looks very cute today! Thanks!
You’re the best!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge freely. I’ve been binge watching while healing up from knee surgery. Sitting in my sewing room and playing with colors has made my days much more enjoyable
This was an eye opener on color ! Love all your classes I agree with Meyrick Peterson you are a wonderful teacher ! You are truly gifted. My prayers continue for your family ! God Bless Y'all !
Bought the 3in 1 color wheel. Was so impressed with your video. By the way I watch all of them. You are so smart and I love how you present your info. Thanks for your hard work. You rock!
I'm glad that things are going better I love your video as usual you always have very interesting topics an interesting ways of presenting them I hope your son and your family are doing well.
This is a very good lesson. I have a color wheel but haven’t used it much because I found it confusing. This is the only video I’ve seen that really explains it in a way that I can apply. Thank you so much.
Your color lessons have taught me a skill that I thought was just a natural talent; you can do it naturally, or you just can’t. I’m still a newb but starting to figure it out. That color wheel looks valuable, I’m on it!
Be easy on yourself. Colour has three dimensions. And then you have the quilt design and fabric pattern for a total of at least 5. That's a lot to stuff into your brain.
It is always a happy morning when I see you have posted a new video. I want to thank you for revisiting the use of templates to look at the pattern in different size squares. I hadn't remembered that tip from your template post. I also want to thank you for the free 2 months of Skillshare. It couldn't have come at a better time - although honestly I have no trouble filling my time.
What a wonderful surprise this morning! This was fascinating and covers an area that I am almost clueless about. Thanks for sharing all of this information is such a palatable way.
Thank you very much! There is a ton of good information here. You have made me realize that I do not use the colour wheel nearly enough. Stay safe, Karen.
A great and informative video! I am a home ec major, have been sewing for almost 70 years (I started at a very early age :-) ) and have taught quilting since 1973. Still learned a lot and need to watch it again. Thanks!
Good morning Karen! I have been praying for you and your son and family! You all were in my thoughts and prayers this morning! So glad to find a video from you. However when you get to the purple and green tulip fabric something goes wrong with the video. My phone has just freaked out and shut down twice. I thought it was me! But appears others r having trouble too! I really struggle with color and fear of using my fabrics in ways that I won’t end up liking and then worry that I’ll have “wasted” them. I really need videos like this thank u for everything!!
I was first introduced to the color wheel in cosmetology school (hair & nail colors). It blew my mind, but made so much sense. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
Thank you. You certainly showed me things I'd never thought of. Can't wait to sort my fabric and take a picture:) So happy to see you are look much better today. Pray that means your son is doing well.
Thank you. I do need something like your color wheel cards to take shopping with me. I have such trouble picking out fabrics. I tend to forget what I'm doing a go for mostly medium sized prints. I go for mostly pinks and have very little to combine with anything. LOL. 😊
Working on my third quilt ever right now and trying to pull from my stash as much as possible. This video and the color series has helped a ton in the process. Thank you!!
Hi Karen, I hope you and your family are well. My thoughts are with you. Thank you so much for this. I like the "exercise" bit. I am becoming more aware of how I do things and practice on what I have got. With your teaching I am taking my quilting to a whole different level! Thank you! x
Thank you! This video is so helpful, I plan on watching it over a few times. I’m new to quilting but not to sewing and have always loved fabric. I was just saying to my daughter it sure looks like I’m buying all the same colors of fabric, you can see my favorite colors. I love your videos, they are so helpful for a newbie quilter like me.😃
Karen, I took a workshop on color. I left more confused than I started. Then I found your tutorials. I am now understanding and this last tutorial was more than helpful than I have words for. Thank you. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us all. Take care
You are a wealth of information. I love this stuff. I thought I was pretty good at making those choices, but I see how you discovered the underlying hue, so I'm going to get one of those more involved color wheels. It makes choosing fabrics so much easier. Interesting about the classes at home. I like being along-ish, but learning something new is always a rush. Thanks for posting.
Thanks Karen. I love playing with colour. Today I pulled out my precious batik collection, washed it and am now ironing it all. Such beautiful colours and designs.
Very interesting! I was really surprised when you showed fabric that we thought was one colour and it turned out to be another colour, and how it played so well with other fabrics from the same colour group. Great video!
Choosing the colors/patterns is my favorite part :) but I've never used a color wheel. Now I have a new 'I need this' notion lol I take photos of my projects through out the process to help with color choices, block placement. It amazes me what shows up in the photo that doesn't necessarily show 'in person'.
Hi Karen, this is so interesting. We think we know color until we start looking into it and then realize how much there is to learn. Thanks for your color, or colour, videos :)
I know that feeling. I need to donate more fabric, but the charity shops aren't taking any. I must have enough for three more lifetimes. Not that I would like that many. 😉😊
Your suggestion to take a black and white photo is ingenious. I never would have thought of doing that.
I am a color pro, and having practiced for 40 years i am now retired. You did an awesome job of explaining things and you were spot on. Well done.
Should we get a color swatch thing?
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What are you trying to do with the color swatchs?
I just want to sew something pretty. Now you have stuff on needles??? ohmyword!! I had no idea quilting was going to be so hard. Can't I just find fabric prints/solids that go good together and quilt them up?. I mean, for those that have sponges for brains these vlogs are a timeless treasure but for those of us that have no holes in our brains for this stuff to sink through is like trying to learn another language completely. I still love watching them and I think I finally got that taking a black and white picture thing. Love all your hacks. Very helpful. I use them. They're great!!
Thank you, thank you! I've been sewing and quilting for almost fifty years and learned something new watching this video. I'm pretty good at putting colors together but couldn't figure out why some combos looked better than others. The grey scale is what did the trick! How could I not have learned this before. I got my phone and looked at the blocks of my current quilt and seeing it in grey scale showed me immediately which blocks were wrong and why! OH MY GOODNESS! Can't say thank you enough.
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I am so thankful that I found you! By the way my sister is also Karen Brown so it is definitely fate! I just got into quilting and I have been so overwhelmed that I was thinking of giving up and then I went on UA-cam just to learn how to cut straight and found you. I have literally spent 2hrs watching your videos, trying things, and learning. You are an amazing teacher and you explain perfectly! I started crying when I was telling my husband that I feel better about quilting now and it is thanks to you! Thank you for making me not give up!
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Don't give up! No matter how bad you think the end result is, you have grown from the experience. If you give quilts as gifts, I promise you the recipient will cherish it because it was made with love. Maybe you will find that quilting is not the creative outlet for you. That's ok, try something else. Everyone needs a creative outlet. It feeds the soul.
Brilliant video. Thank you. I am a very, very beginner and subscribing to your channel has been invaluable. “ This is what happens when you are in lockdown and discover you would like to learn how to quilt and you get the sewing machine out”. Greetings from the UK 👋🏻👋🏻
I just love how you take a subject that has been done over and over and find a totally new angle to talk about . Tks
😎 thank you
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts where can I get fabric
I’m not even a quilter, I’m more a garment sewer but I’m a sucker for color theory and this sort of study. This is an invaluable video, thank you for sharing!
Always said : Fabric Speaks to me !!!♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️
I have been thinking of you and so glad you checked in with us! I am sure you know how wonderful it is to have a friendly face , bringing us "fabric" and "quilt" vlog that make us smile. We Appreciate You.
Oh my gosh~~I'm so glad I found you! 55 years old and just completed my first simple quilt. I have all my mom's tools and just didn't think I had quilting in me. It is so intimidating. I also have my first quilt my mom made me which I insisted on all blues in light and dark in a "Log Cabin" style She tried her best to steer me away. It never really worked (and now I know why) although I loved the colors at the time. I also have a few unfinished quilt tops from great grandma's and aunts that I have carried along with me. Can't wait to learn and grow and finish them!!
I love the way you show the difference in the way materials look when you held the templates up to the fabric.
amazing isn't it
I have a lot of prints, and every time I'm working on another new project, I need some solid or tone on tone type fabric. So off I go to the fabric shop. Lately, to try to wart off the binge shopping, I started to pick up solids and tone and put them in a special place altogether. So far, it's working better, not perfect! But it's better!
This is incredibly helpful for picking fabrics. I’m pretty new to quilting style projects and have found it daunting to put different fabrics together effectively. I’m learning about Half square triangles and get my seams accurate. So now I will put that color wheel on my list and use your practice exercises. Thank you!
Thank you
Just what I've been waiting for! A few people are lucky enough to be able to put together a color scheme without knowing any theory. Theory can be boring and complicated. You've shown us with actual fabric what we can do to "sharpen our skills". At this time we don't have any excuse not to take a little time to do these exercises instead of trying to "drive a car with a blindfold on". Thank you so much for a great video, Karen!
Glad you like it!
It's taken years, but I think I finally understand value. Thanks for your very educational videos.
Hi Karen, want to tell you how much I'm enjoying "the color wheel" theories.... There's hope! I'm adding you to my prayer list..... You're a great educator..... Don't stop educating! Blessings.
Oh thank you!
That black and white photo exercise was incredibly eye opening!! Wow! I love that color tool you use. Definitely going to buy that! I am very much a beginner!
Thank you so much for this video - I have to admit that I've returned to this video and re-watched it several times already. Great practical suggestions and reminders!!! Keep the fantastic lessons coming!!!!!
I love your channel - I live in England and have cushings disease which makes me nocturnal... you have kept me sane for the last few months! Thank you my lovely ... hope you and your family are staying safe and your son is healing and my prayers are with you all - keep it up ! You’re a star !! Xx
I am not a quilter but love your videos. I have learned a lot, thank you so much!
Love from Muscat💖
So far away....thanks for watching
I love your mug at 13:16...the multi polka dot is so happy!
Hi Karen, your videos on color are the best I've ever seen. For some reason my brain has a hard time retaining the details of hue, value, etc. so I'm watching them more than once. These exercises will help a lot and might even get me out of that color/pattern comfort zone you talked about. In February I went to the fabric store with a friend who was choosing fabrics for a quilt for her son. The ladies in the store helped her pick 4 fabrics that I would have NEVER put together and her quilt is looking great. Here's hoping I can learn to do that! Hugs & prayers to you and your family!
So many Quilt Store employees are great picking out colour. And they know their inventory and can really help you find what you need.
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Karen, have you seen how the price of the Ultimate Color Tool has been going up on Amazon since your video linked to it? When I first looked it was $21.95. Went back the next day and it was $30 something. Now it's $35.94! Somebody owes you a portion of the profits, don't they!? ;-)
You do great on Visio and love your teaching. Thankyou
'Just get it done' has been my constant mantra to keep me going! Immensely thankful for your practical advice. 😘
Karen. Thank you. I just found you and I think you just changed my life. (and yes, I did just binge watch for 3+ hours!)
Karen, I want to tell you that you have changed my sewing! I'd always struggled with putting different colors and fabric together. After using the black and white photo trick l gained so much more confidence.
Excellent. We used to have to use the red or green lens. Now with our smart phones it's so much easier to see value and practice.
Kanday Kerr yes!! it has helped me a ton!!
Thank you for another wonderful video. You and your family have been in my prayers. You have been on my mind a lot. As a mother of 4 I can relate. Thank you so much for your clear, concise, informative videos. You are a natural teacher and you don't waste our time. I am so glad that I found you. You are one of the best! Please take good care of yourself and your son.
I LOVE YOUR VIDEOS!!! I have to tell you how I found you. I was actually looking for information on learning calligraphy to improve my writing on cakes. Far from fabric hah? That was at 7am this morning. Somewhere in there I saw your dollar store sewing video so being a crafter, sewer and quilter as well, besides my cakes, I had to watch. Well here I am, now at almost 11am, and the only thing I have watched are YOUR videos. There are so many wonderful videos that you have that I just can't seem to stop. The coffee pot is empty, I have made at least 3 different lists and as soon as I can tear myself away, I am going to go get started on redoing and fixing my sewing room. Believe me, it is a mess. All I can say is thank you, thank you, thank you, for all the time you have taken to make these videos and sharing them.
Thanks for watching. I love cake decorating too
I’ve always struggled with finding the right colours/patterns for my quilts and I have ALOT of fabric. Your video really gave me a lot more ideas and inspiration to make something new and out of my usual comfort colours. Thank you!!!
Brilliant video…I’ve seen for over fifty years (I started really young 😮😅) but colour has always been my downfall. I also love the template idea, how did I get this old and not know this stuff!😂
Thank you for this inspiration.
I can't wait! I sent some quilt photos with color schemes, even scrappy, to a person selling fat quarters. Today I am picking up 100 of them so will be able to use your techniques with that "bundle." Thank you for making this video when you are supporting your son in his treatment. Hang in there!
I love watching your videos, I love what you do. I wish I could do what you do. 🤣
Much love from Australia 🐨
Good Morning. ❤️❤️❤️I've put together a collection of exercises to help you get to know your fabrics. Fabric colour and pattern choices are so important when making a quilt or other sewing project. But since our projects take so much time, we actually don't spend much time practicing and discovering what works, what doesn't. These exercises not only will give you a chance to play, they will help build your foundational colour skills. So grab your timer and go. 😎
The first 500 people who click the link will get 2 free months of Skillshare Premium
skl.sh/justgetitdonequilts7
I've learned so much about colour from you, thank you.
Thank you for all of your color lessons
I am so confused. I think I need to go back and watch the color videos again😜😮
Just Get it Done Quilts I really enjoy all your videos. I am glued to my IPad and I hate when it ends. I go. Searching for more videos you have created. I believe I’m all caught up but I always go back and watch again. I usually find something I missed the first time.
I don't know how I've found you but your clear explanations have built up my courage to possibly start quilting. I particularly love the idea of playing with fabric just for fun and learning.
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What a lovely episode. I will definitely try these exercises. Thank you.
Thank you for this video. I'm not too bad with the color wheel, but still need to work on it. Many years ago, my infant son had a onsie that was a red and yellow check. I used to put his red socks on with that because red goes with red, right? Then we had his pictures taken and when we got them back, I was so disappointed, as well as embarrassed. He looked like he was wearing an orange onsie with red socks and oh boy did they clash! That taught me to look at colors better. 😀 I wasn't a quilter then, but I never forgot that lesson. Thank you for the free trial at Skillshare. I signed up. Hope you have a wonderful day.
Thanks for sharing.
Video is sooooo helpful, I am learning tons with these Videos
Karen! I'm so thrilled! I bought this exact colour wheel after Christmas and wasn't quite sure how to use it. This is brilliant! Thankyou so much! I've learned so much from you - just finished using up all the scraps of a quilt top in the back; I now have a proper ironing technique and I sew with a ledge (and shared this with a new sewist recently!). You are a true gem. Thankyou for taking the time to make this video during what is a very demanding time for you. Sending much love to you & your family.
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Everyone should have a fabric boat! That was one of the most awesome fun things we did...
Totally! Missing you.
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts We will be able to dig in a boat again... we can always make one or try to get one at our favourite store. We miss you too!
I need SkillShare. I love water color. I like the batik fabrics too. Total quilting Newb here! 🙋♀️
I’m new to quilting so this was very helpful to me. Thank you.
Thank you for simplifying the mysteries of color and fabric. You make taking those baby steps into color much less scary-almost like the training wheels on my first bike!
THIS video needs to be added to your COLOR playlist ...once again it is great
Thank you for reminding me...my brain is so foggy it's like I've never made a video before
Hi Karen, sending you a hello from Virginia. I am making a king size quilt as you go for my son and daughter-in-law. So as I sewed, I also used smaller pieces to make a quilt for me. So I tried using your color theory. I took black and white photos. What I found was astonishing. There were pieces that fell in a completely different place than I would have placed it. I'm still very far from being good at this color placement, but I'm learning. Stay safe.
Debbie Rapp I too am making a king sized quilt for my son and “future” DIL! I, unfortunately, put it together before knowing all of this and did it by eye. Will have to take a black and white picture after I am done and see what it looks like !
We are always learning. Colour, Value, Harmony and Pattern....there are a lot of shifting values
Oh my gosh I didnt know the terminology for what I was already doing. I naturally see the harder to see colors, so when I pick colors I tend to find colors specifically to make them pop. I am new to sewing, and you have been such an amazing teacher!! TY and many blessings. #quiltthroughcovid
This is the exact content that I have been looking for. You are amazing and I love you. Thank you!
I’m so happy I came across your channel! Soooo much information delivered so well!
Oh so happy to see you back. You sound energized. This was a great video and i really appreciate that you took the time to do itgiven everything you are dealing with. Hugs to you and your son.
Thank you. Yesterday I started to feel like my old self.
Firstly I want to say how rested & good you look. The quieter lifestyle must appeal to you. At this point I don’t have that much fabric, I like the idea about taking a black s white picture and will give it a whirl. Always enjoy your videos. Stay safe and healthy 👍❤️😊
Your videos are amazing! Full of useful information given in the simplest way possible! Thank you!
Video played fine for me. I just wanted to say that I enjoy these types of lessons about color theory because I struggle with picking fabrics. I find myself wanting to choose matchy-matchy fabrics which does not allow for enough contrast. I thoroughly enjoy piecing the blocks but I know when my project is done that I could have made better fabric choices. BTW, your hair looks very cute today! Thanks!
Thank you....I think my hair has reverted to it's former style. 😊
Cindy McFarland This is me too. I tend to love high saturation mid tones and then it just doesnt have enough contrast. Working on this!
You’re the best!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge freely. I’ve been binge watching while healing up from knee surgery. Sitting in my sewing room and playing with colors has made my days much more enjoyable
I have the 3 in 1 colour tool and use it a lot. It is well worth getting.
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Really enjoying these lessons
This was an eye opener on color ! Love all your classes I agree with Meyrick Peterson you are a wonderful teacher ! You are truly gifted. My prayers continue for your family ! God Bless Y'all !
Thank you
This is a great video! Love the exercises.
Love the education of Sewing. I will use some of this tips in my Sewing. Thank you Karen
Bought the 3in 1 color wheel. Was so impressed with your video. By the way I watch all of them. You are so smart and I love how you present your info. Thanks for your hard work. You rock!
I'm glad that things are going better I love your video as usual you always have very interesting topics an interesting ways of presenting them I hope your son and your family are doing well.
Thank you
Wow, I’m finally getting it, but I sure need a lot more practice with this colour theory. Thanks for the help.
Brilliant videos, Karen! Thank you .
This is a very good lesson. I have a color wheel but haven’t used it much because I found it confusing. This is the only video I’ve seen that really explains it in a way that I can apply. Thank you so much.
Very interesting and helpful. Hope all is well with you and your family. Good to see you again!
Thank you!
Your color lessons have taught me a skill that I thought was just a natural talent; you can do it naturally, or you just can’t. I’m still a newb but starting to figure it out. That color wheel looks valuable, I’m on it!
Be easy on yourself. Colour has three dimensions. And then you have the quilt design and fabric pattern for a total of at least 5. That's a lot to stuff into your brain.
It is always a happy morning when I see you have posted a new video. I want to thank you for revisiting the use of templates to look at the pattern in different size squares. I hadn't remembered that tip from your template post. I also want to thank you for the free 2 months of Skillshare. It couldn't have come at a better time - although honestly I have no trouble filling my time.
You are so welcome!
What a wonderful surprise this morning! This was fascinating and covers an area that I am almost clueless about. Thanks for sharing all of this information is such a palatable way.
Glad it was helpful!
Thank you very much! There is a ton of good information here. You have made me realize that I do not use the colour wheel nearly enough. Stay safe, Karen.
Glad it was helpful!
So valuable. Taking the black and white photo was a great idea.
Best wishes to everyone at your place. Better days ahead.
Love, love, love when Karen teaches about color! Always learn something new. Thank you
So glad!
A great and informative video! I am a home ec major, have been sewing for almost 70 years (I started at a very early age :-) ) and have taught quilting since 1973. Still learned a lot and need to watch it again. Thanks!
Good morning Karen! Thank you again for a wonderful video on colour, scale, etc. Prayers to you and your family. Virtual hugs.
Thank you
Good morning Karen! I have been praying for you and your son and family! You all were in my thoughts and prayers this morning! So glad to find a video from you. However when you get to the purple and green tulip fabric something goes wrong with the video. My phone has just freaked out and shut down twice. I thought it was me! But appears others r having trouble too! I really struggle with color and fear of using my fabrics in ways that I won’t end up liking and then worry that I’ll have “wasted” them. I really need videos like this thank u for everything!!
It's a UA-cam issue. Hopefully they will fix it soon. Someone mentioned that they can scrub beyond it.
I was first introduced to the color wheel in cosmetology school (hair & nail colors). It blew my mind, but made so much sense. Thanks for sharing your knowledge.
I was just saying that there are always new ways to look at colour. I would interested to hear how you apply what you have learned to quilting
Love your videos You would be a wonderful instructor. I learned
a lot of good hints, things I never paid much attention to before. Thank You
Thank you. You certainly showed me things I'd never thought of. Can't wait to sort my fabric and take a picture:) So happy to see you are look much better today. Pray that means your son is doing well.
He is finally feeling a bit better
You are an absolutely fantastic teacher!
Thank you! 😃
Awesome video today, Karen. Thank you! Have a super week and weekend.
Thank you! You too!
Thank you. I do need something like your color wheel cards to take shopping with me. I have such trouble picking out fabrics. I tend to forget what I'm doing a go for mostly medium sized prints. I go for mostly pinks and have very little to combine with anything. LOL. 😊
LOL...we've all been there
Working on my third quilt ever right now and trying to pull from my stash as much as possible. This video and the color series has helped a ton in the process. Thank you!!
Hi Karen, I hope you and your family are well. My thoughts are with you. Thank you so much for this. I like the "exercise" bit. I am becoming more aware of how I do things and practice on what I have got. With your teaching I am taking my quilting to a whole different level! Thank you! x
Thank you! I so look forward to seeing your videos. Sending healing thoughts and prayers to your family.
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Good to see you again. I can apply this lesson to lots of things, thanks for sharing. Stay well all.
Thanks for watching!
OMG i LOVE that color tool! where was that when i was taking art classes?!
Thank you so much. Your videos are excellent. Off to watch the Quilts from Scraps video now. Stay safe.
Good to see you again, hope your son is doing well, have a good day, thanks
I'm so glad I found you!!!! thank you.
Thank you! This video is so helpful, I plan on watching it over a few times. I’m new to quilting but not to sewing and have always loved fabric. I was just saying to my daughter it sure looks like I’m buying all the same colors of fabric, you can see my favorite colors. I love your videos, they are so helpful for a newbie quilter like me.😃
Glad it was helpful! I also came from a sewing background and was quite surprised at the challenge of combining quilting fabrics.
Karen, I took a workshop on color. I left more confused than I started. Then I found your tutorials. I am now understanding and this last tutorial was more than helpful than I have words for. Thank you. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge with us all. Take care
Thank you, Karen! I so enjoy learning about color! Warmest wishes to you and family.
You are a wealth of information. I love this stuff. I thought I was pretty good at making those choices, but I see how you discovered the underlying hue, so I'm going to get one of those more involved color wheels. It makes choosing fabrics so much easier. Interesting about the classes at home. I like being along-ish, but learning something new is always a rush. Thanks for posting.
I r an excellent teacher. This was so helpful.
Thank you so much! I have never used a color wheel, but I should.
Thanks Karen. I love playing with colour. Today I pulled out my precious batik collection, washed it and am now ironing it all. Such beautiful colours and designs.
Very interesting! I was really surprised when you showed fabric that we thought was one colour and it turned out to be another colour, and how it played so well with other fabrics from the same colour group. Great video!
Thank you! 😊
Dear Karen: so glad I discovered your videos! I wish you lived near me! Sending you hugs and good thoughts. ❤️
Choosing the colors/patterns is my favorite part :) but I've never used a color wheel. Now I have a new 'I need this' notion lol I take photos of my projects through out the process to help with color choices, block placement. It amazes me what shows up in the photo that doesn't necessarily show 'in person'.
I know. Those secondary patterns can really sneak up. Sometimes in your favour, sometimes not.
Hi Karen, this is so interesting. We think we know color until we start looking into it and then realize how much there is to learn. Thanks for your color, or colour, videos :)
Great video. You look wonderful, and I like your caddie-corner backdrop. Your strength inspires me. Have a good day.
Thank you! You too!
It looks like you have at least a corner of your studio fixed up. Thanks for the color tips. Take care and be blessed!
LOL...the mess just travels around the room. Lots I can hide from the camera
I know that feeling. I need to donate more fabric, but the charity shops aren't taking any. I must have enough for three more lifetimes. Not that I would like that many. 😉😊