tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post1583594890742338556..comments2023-10-31T23:18:36.262+11:00Comments on Esther's Design Blog: Playing with the Jinny Beyer PaletteEsther Aliuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-40478513911161890982015-10-19T21:04:41.880+11:002015-10-19T21:04:41.880+11:00I see what others mean by not seeing the shapes in...I see what others mean by not seeing the shapes in your star, but....I like that you don't see the shape just the daisy and leaves like a bouquet. This will be one of those quilts that looks wonderful from afar, and so interesting up close. <br />I usually just go off on a tangent too with my colors. I have found most any colors work together if you have a light dark and medium. But my quilts are not show quilts!!!gi quilthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12568913943108153997noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-6350681056581531962015-10-17T18:22:22.963+11:002015-10-17T18:22:22.963+11:00Hi Esther, I have loved Ginny Beyer fabrics since ...Hi Esther, I have loved Ginny Beyer fabrics since making her Faberge Wall hanging using her palette fabrics.<br />The way they work together is fantastic and her comments about the need for a deep dark and a bright accent seem to bring a quilt to life as I found with a simple cushion cover. <br />Maybe a very dark purple is your deep dark to link your stars - don't rule it out even if it is not your personal choice, it may be the right zing in small quantities!!!<br />To me, your second star border has the right shade but too much pattern and the additional colour's are making it merge with the inner star which is wonderful center in its own right. <br />Try that same blue with out so much pattern and this will look just so fantastic.<br />I have tried to work Ginny's colour theory's into "The Rose" wallhanging I am currently making..<br />Deep Dark - my background.<br />Light Accents - parts of leaves and my wide first border being an accent keeping "The Rose" the focal point. All my other.border fabric's will hoperfully blend into the background but play their own part.<br />Like you I am trying to learn Ginny's method of colour blending.<br />Hugs Jenny<br /><br />Jennyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13595519899099070007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-34730925732745965502015-10-16T10:28:55.323+11:002015-10-16T10:28:55.323+11:00Aren't those afternoons of playing fantastic; ...Aren't those afternoons of playing fantastic; something I don't do often enough either. Thanks for sharing your creative afternoon of play. You have persuaded me to purchase Jinny's kit, and perhaps even take her class on Craftsy. Thanks Esther.Seams Frenchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07783229116723144338noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-22592548097176757942015-10-16T09:20:16.084+11:002015-10-16T09:20:16.084+11:00Good point, probably because I matched to shades w...Good point, probably because I matched to shades within a print instead of more dominant colours, I'm learning as I go!Esther Aliuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04760874340919976083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8113183995005359036.post-15117285920711656872015-10-16T00:42:24.452+11:002015-10-16T00:42:24.452+11:00I love JInny Beyer fabrics and have most of the P...I love JInny Beyer fabrics and have most of the Pallet colours in my stash as well as about 40 of her border prints. I too am a coward when it comes to colour selection. I do not seem to have that adventurous something that other quilters have that make their colour selections sing.<br /><br /> In your experiment block above, the 3 center colours seem to blend in together too much and the definition of the shapes is lost. I am starting to work on the Antique Wedding Sampler by Di Ford and am now learning to paying attention to those compass details. I like the limey green with the blue dots. Chris https://www.blogger.com/profile/07754244941394074550noreply@blogger.com