I was able to spend a considerable amount of time in the studio today, although a lot of it was not creative time. I learned how to make hanging sleeves and made a two-piece one for the large quilt. I took five quilts to be in the Moonlight Quilters show which is next weekend. They are:
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| Cloister |
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| Beacon in the Darkness |
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| Wonky Log Cabins |
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| Organic Waves |
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| Stolen Moments |
Then I worked on the deck cushions. One is done and the second one just needs a minor adjustment. Three more to make. Greg was right, I should have just bought them at Home Depot.
I looked at my twenty-one yards of new fabric and attempted to visually sort them by value. Way Off! I wish I'd taken a photo of my attempt but I too quickly rearranged them correctly after peering through the "Ruby Beholder." (what a name!) So work with me a minute on this: enlarge the photo by clicking it - then count up from the bottom, or darkest fabric. Doesn't it look like #5 & #6 should be moved up (lighter) and #7 & #8 moved down (darker)? Now go to the colored photo. 5 & 6 are the chartreuse and magenta. They are LIGHTER than the blue and sage above them? How can this be? I need to be better at this!
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| This is how they looked after rearranging. |
It seems that my weak point is in mistaking bright and/or warm colors for dark values. And also thinking that dull grayish colors are darker than they are. Can you believe that those orange-y fabrics are so light in value!?!
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| Same stack! |
The fabrics look so much more interesting when spread out dark to light. They looked rather boring and too "pretty" when arranged by color as they were on arrival.
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