Are you part of the New Generation who is unleashing their artistic potential by learning how to make a quilt?
Did you know that there are more than 21 million quilters in the United States? And that was as of the end of 2003! With a 50% increase in the number of people learning how to quilt between 1997 and 2003, I can only imagine how many quilters there are today.
And quilting has spread to countries far beyond the United States. A quick view online and in quilting magazines shows that making quilts has taken a strong hold in England, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, as well as many Scandinavian countries.
To people who already quilt or who enjoy quilts that others make, it is not too much of a mystery why quilting is spreading popularity. For many it is an easy expression of artistic talent. If you are like I am, and are presented with limited drawing and painting talent (!), quilting is a fantastic way to create a work of art with fabric. It is well understood that the “painting” will not be perfect, and that colors and patterns are limited to what’s available or what can be hand dyed.
Using existing quilt block patterns, the creation is in the selection of fabric and color, and then the placement of those fabrics within the pattern of the block. Beyond that, placement of the blocks in their color variation within each quilt further creates the art.
For example, a nine patch pattern, where there are simply nine squares in each block, can change from a baby quilt to a scrap quilt just by the selection of the colors of fabric used. Using periwinkle blue and cotton candy pink creates a soft, baby-like look. While brick red and midnight blue would appeal more to a guy.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
Inspiration and Education for Beginning Quilters
www.Rag-Quilt-Instructions.com
Fast, Fun and Funky Quilts
This article courtesy of http://www.How-to-Quilt.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
Did you know that there are more than 21 million quilters in the United States? And that was as of the end of 2003! With a 50% increase in the number of people learning how to quilt between 1997 and 2003, I can only imagine how many quilters there are today.
And quilting has spread to countries far beyond the United States. A quick view online and in quilting magazines shows that making quilts has taken a strong hold in England, Australia, New Zealand, and Japan, as well as many Scandinavian countries.
To people who already quilt or who enjoy quilts that others make, it is not too much of a mystery why quilting is spreading popularity. For many it is an easy expression of artistic talent. If you are like I am, and are presented with limited drawing and painting talent (!), quilting is a fantastic way to create a work of art with fabric. It is well understood that the “painting” will not be perfect, and that colors and patterns are limited to what’s available or what can be hand dyed.
Using existing quilt block patterns, the creation is in the selection of fabric and color, and then the placement of those fabrics within the pattern of the block. Beyond that, placement of the blocks in their color variation within each quilt further creates the art.
For example, a nine patch pattern, where there are simply nine squares in each block, can change from a baby quilt to a scrap quilt just by the selection of the colors of fabric used. Using periwinkle blue and cotton candy pink creates a soft, baby-like look. While brick red and midnight blue would appeal more to a guy.
Happy Quilting!
Penny Halgren
www.How-to-Quilt.com
Inspiration and Education for Beginning Quilters
www.Rag-Quilt-Instructions.com
Fast, Fun and Funky Quilts
This article courtesy of http://www.How-to-Quilt.com.You may freely reprint this article on your website or in your newsletter provided this courtesy notice and the author name and URL remain intact.
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