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Tip of the MonthMay 2010 Tip
Button Selection Sometimes the best button(s) for a garment are the simplest: small and plain. Other times the button is the main focal point for a garment and should be big, bold and flashy. Garments with lots of interest in the fabric, piecing or embellishments will require the simple buttons that do not detract from the main- attention getter. A very plain garment can accommodate a focal –point button. Decide where the focus should be.
February 2010 Tip Combining Parts of Different Garment Patterns If you want to combine parts of different garment patterns, you must provide the appropriate transition between the parts. For example, if you want to put the collar from one pattern on the body from another pattern, you must superimpose the bodices of the two patterns and use the neckline of the pattern whose collar you are using, transitioning into the body of the garment to which you want to add the new collar. Then everything will fit nicely together. December 2009 Tip
We are all drawn to the more saturated colors of the middle value range. Colors that are too light sometimes seem boring and colors that are too dark just obscure the color altogether. But using all middle values in your work, or values that are too close together, produces work that is mushy and hard to “read” visually. If you squint looking at your work and it all turns to mush so that you can’t see the composition, you probably need a little – or sometimes a lot- more value contrast. Remember value defines a composition. __________________________________________________
____________________________________________________________________________________ November 2009 Tip A well designed and colored quilt can withstand mediocre craftsmanship, but a poorly designed and colored quilt cannot be saved by perfect craftsmanship. Study color and design. It's what we notice first.  |
