| Color: The Quilters Guide | 
 enlarge | Author: Christine Barnes
Publisher: That Patchwork Place
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:   (4 reviews)
Sales Rank: 385003
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 128
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.4 x 0.4
ISBN: 1564771644
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.46
UPC: 744527102754
EAN: 9781564771643
ASIN: 1564771644
Publication Date: August 1997
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Product Description
Take the mystery out of color! Learn how to build a color scheme that works (or fix one that doesnt) and find out why certain colors interact to create powerful--and sometimes surprising--visual effects. Make the leap from color theory to using color in quilts with nine step-by-step exercises, plus six projects Go beyond "safe" color combinations with simple strategies and tips for creating quilts that sing Color-splashed photos of fabrics, blocks, and quilts bring the color concepts to life, while a reader-friendly style makes the learning easy and fun
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More then a Primer on Color use in Quilts August 31, 2005
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I purchased this book after watching a quilting show hosting the author and her specific knowledge about the importance of color in quilting. Before I took my first beginning quilting class, I STUDIED the first few chapters on color so that I could make proper fabric selections for the class project. I can tell you that my piecing and quilting were just "okay;" however, the quilt itself is beautiful because I great fabric combinations. I couldn't have made such a nice first quilt had I not carefully learned the importance of all aspects of color (value, intensity, etc...) as taught by this book! Its advanced in lots of ways...but if you stay focused on the crux of what it is teaching...you'll get so much out of it!
 Interesting but not especially useful February 15, 2000
13 out of 23 found this review helpful
This book contains a lot of facts about hues, shades, tints, complements, split complements, triads, tetrads, luminosity, transparency, contrast, depth and intensity. If you really care about all these things, then this is just the book for you. The author explains this "color vocabulary" very well, using examples and exercises. But do we really need to know all that to make beautiful quilts? No, I don't think so. I used to think I had no color sense but this book made me realize that I choose my fabrics well without thinking about color theory.
 An eye opener December 10, 1999
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
This is a beautiful book. I have read it over and over again, studying the various blocks and quilts. It has inspired me to try my own color schemes and improved my confidence in choosing the right colors to go together in a quilt. A big thanks to the authors !
A fabric-based book on color January 10, 1998
23 out of 23 found this review helpful
If you want to know why some of the color schemes in your quilts work or don't (!) this is a great book to read. Unlike many other general texts on color, this book relates to the color and texture of fabric, making it easier to apply color techniques to your own quilts. I would have liked more examples of each of the types of color schemes and fabrics on the color wheel, but it has definitely changed the way I view fabrics and color in the world at large. I would definitely recommend it if you want to learn more about color interactions.
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