Block of the Month: Color Theory
Janine Burke & Amy Walsh
Class Preview
0:59
- In-depth Instruction; over 95 mins
- On-demand video access anytime
- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Getting Started
12:27
Meet your instructors, Amy Walsh & Janine Burke, and learn an overview of color theory that will help inform your decisions throughout the class.
Analogous Color Study
12:56
Discover what analogous colors are, how to choose pleasing combinations, and how to intentionally work them into your designs.
Complementary Color Study
9:58
Work with complementary colors as you pick up pro tips from Amy and Janine on layout and sewing techniques.
Color & Proportion
16:33
Can tiny polkadots and large butterfly prints co-exist? What about wide and thin strips? Learn how to work with varying proportions as you continue to hone your eye for hues, values and other design elements.
Warm & Cool Color Study
8:10
Use the color wheel to your advantage as you identify and experiment with various warm and cool colors, utilizing "in-between" shades with success.
Hexadic Color Study
13:36
Impress peers at cocktail parties by throwing around phrases like "hexadic color schemes" -- or, more importantly, use them to add pop to your quilts! Using three pairs of complementary colors, you'll learn how to mix and match various colors and fabric widths to create stunning blocks.
Value Study
14:50
Now that you've mastered hues and tints, you'll move on to working with the value of your fabrics and auditioning fabrics that work beautifully together.
Finishing Your Color Study Quilt
6:26
To finish the class, Amy and Janine take the head-scratching out of your final design decisions as they share tips on how to audition, arrange and sew your blocks for the best results possible.
Join quilting instructors Amy Walsh and Janine Burke as you say goodbye to color confusion. Learn how to choose inspired color combinations for captivating quilts! Start with color theory basics and discover accessible techniques for combining colors. Create a soothing, low-contrast look with analogous colors, or an energetic, high-contrast effect using complementary colors. Add emotion to your designs with warm and cool colors, make your piecing pop with hexadic color schemes and create contrast with value. Along the way, you’ll make six different blocks, sewing and arranging them into a vibrant 60″ x 90″ (152 cm x 229 cm) sampler quilt.
Janine Burke & Amy Walsh
Amy Walsh is a lifelong sewer who used to eavesdrop on her mother's sewing bees after bedtime. Her love of fabric began at an early age, when she started collecting it in her bedroom closet. Today, Amy is a longarm quilter. In 1995, along with Janine, she started Blue Underground Studios, Inc. Janine Burke learned sewing from her grandmother during grade school. Eventually, her passion for needle and thread led her to quilting, and she's been collecting fabrics ever since. In addition to working as a longarm quilter, Janine designs patterns and teaches quilting classes.
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