{"id":3290,"date":"2016-05-04T10:02:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-04T17:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/?p=3290"},"modified":"2016-05-04T10:02:19","modified_gmt":"2016-05-04T17:02:19","slug":"another-change-in-direction-2016-05-04","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/05\/04\/another-change-in-direction-2016-05-04\/","title":{"rendered":"Another change in direction &#8211; 2016.05.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I hate it when I forget to follow my own advice!<\/p>\n<p>In all my workshop handouts, the final section is about <strong>Selecting fabrics<\/strong>.\u00a0 This is what it says:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Value is more important than color \u2013 if all your fabrics are the same value, from a distance your design will be almost invisible.\u00a0 You need a wide range of light to dark fabrics for an effective design &#8211; unless you&#8217;re going for a low volume look, in which case you want similar values.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Pin your fabrics to a design wall and view them from a distance to ensure you have good value differences<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Optional &#8211; take a photo of your fabrics on the design wall, and convert it to black &amp; white.\u00a0 This will show the difference in your values.<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Use the design wall to evaluate your decisions re value, color, composition<\/em><\/li>\n<li><em>Make all design decisions before starting construction [Now is the time to experiment with different fabric choices; it\u2019s much easier to change a fabric now than after you have started fusing and\/or sewing.]\u00a0<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>I&#8217;m not sure why, but with my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/05\/01\/a-change-in-direction-2016-05-01\" target=\"_blank\">two recent attempts<\/a> with the Riley Blake solids, I totally forgot to pay attention to value.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3282\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-3282\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"TV test pattern 1\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/TV-test-pattern-1.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3291\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3291 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg?resize=300%2C225\" alt=\"Not enough value\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Not-enough-value.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Jessica made a great suggestion on my last post, which I will definitely consider. <em>&#8220;Maybe the problem is that they\u2019re just too thin after sewing, so the graphic effect of the black &amp; white is getting lost? What would happen if you used somewhat wider strips, and maybe sewed some of them together, but offset to break apart the original pattern? Would that go somewhere interesting?&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>But I&#8217;m putting this whole project away for now.\u00a0 I&#8217;ll let my subconscious work on it, and maybe I&#8217;ll come up with a workable concept before the May 31 deadline.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Right now, I&#8217;m going to start a new project with <em>lots<\/em> of value contrast.\u00a0 It will be the fourth quilt in my current <a href=\"http:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/02\/19\/spring-is-in-the-air-2016-02-19\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tree Series<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0 The theme is a forest fire.\u00a0 (The timing seems a little weird given the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cbc.ca\/news\/trending\/live-blog-fort-mcmurray-wildfire-1.3565398\" target=\"_blank\">Fort McMurray wildfire<\/a>, but it&#8217;s a theme I&#8217;ve been planning for at least a year.)<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of the fabrics I&#8217;ve picked out.\u00a0 I <em>think<\/em> I have enough value contrast, but you can bet I&#8217;ll be following all of my own advice as I put this one together!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3295\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3295 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" alt=\"Wildfire fabrics\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics-value.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3294\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-3294 \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics-value.jpg?resize=300%2C400\" alt=\"Wildfire fabrics value\" width=\"300\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics-value.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics-value.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics-value.jpg?w=1280 1280w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/Wildfire-fabrics-value.jpg?w=1920 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for stopping by.\u00a0 Today, I\u2019m linking up with these blogs \u2013 click on the links below, where you\u2019ll find many other creative projects to inspire you.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/needleandthreadnetwork.blogspot.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" title=\"W_I_P__Wednesday___________Link-up___@_The_Needle_&amp;____Thread_Network\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/W_I_P__Wednesday___________Link-up___@_The_Needle_____Thread_Network.png?resize=138%2C91\" alt=\"\" width=\"138\" height=\"91\" \/><\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/estheraliu.blogspot.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/i1.wp.com\/i1121.photobucket.com\/albums\/l501\/estheraliu\/esthersblog180pix.jpg?resize=125%2C87\" alt=\"Esther\u2019s Blog\" width=\"125\" height=\"87\" \/><\/a> \u00a0 <a title=\"Sew Fresh Quilts\" href=\"http:\/\/sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/i0.wp.com\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-mqqPpWeFz7A\/UtyR1HYzgmI\/AAAAAAAADjA\/MZ84gVa9KXk\/s1600\/LinkyBees.jpg?resize=77%2C87\" alt=\"Sew Fresh Quilts\" width=\"83\" height=\"94\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hate it when I forget to follow my own advice! In all my workshop handouts, the final section is about Selecting fabrics.\u00a0 This is what it says: Value is more important than color \u2013 if all your fabrics are &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2016\/05\/04\/another-change-in-direction-2016-05-04\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[5,39,38,3],"tags":[14,13,34],"class_list":["post-3290","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art-quilts","category-inspiration","category-tutorial-2","category-wip-wednesday","tag-art-quilt","tag-tree-quilt","tag-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2SZWx-R4","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2089,"url":"https:\/\/www.terryaskeartquilts.com\/Studio\/2014\/07\/10\/on-my-design-wall-2014-07-10\/","url_meta":{"origin":3290,"position":0},"title":"On my design wall &#8211; 2014.07.10","author":"TerryAske","date":"July 10, 2014","format":false,"excerpt":"I'm working on a new portrait quilt. 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