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Aerial Perspective Effect – Telling Up from Down

Shade Values in Quilt Making Positioning the “light source” from the upper left corner is a standard convention among map makers. (Odd, because the sun almost never shines from this geographical position.) Even following this standard, sometimes the eye gets … Continue reading

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Create Harmony and Balance with Lemon and Magenta

Experiment with Maverick Colors in your Art Quilts Choosing prints and solids to construct balanced blocks of the palette colors- Part 3 of 3 Part 1 -Maverick color palettes and “mother fabrics” Part 2 – Unrestrained colors pack drama into … Continue reading

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Unrestrained Colors Pack Drama into your Art Quilts

Experiment with Maverick Colors Unrestrained Colors Pack Drama into your Art Quilts – Part 2 of 3 Color Blocks – how much of which colors do I use? In part 1 of this article I discussed Maverick color palettes, the … Continue reading

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Experiment With Maverick Colors

Unrestrained Colors Pack Drama in your Art Quilts Part 1 of 3 – “mother fabrics”,  and accented analogous color palettes Say you want to work with magenta, tangerine and lime green fabric. How do you effectively harmonize these colors in … Continue reading

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Quilters’ Rules of Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation

From a 16th Century French etiquette manual, transcribed by George Washington, and embellished here at Contemporary Quilt Art, (spelling all George’s) When you meet with one of Greater Quality than yourself, Stop, and retire, especially if it be at a … Continue reading

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Communicate With Color

It’s essential your website have great colors another article in the Internet Skills series Since web surfing is now such a part of everyday life, every opportunity must be taken for your website to be distinctive. Color is the best … Continue reading

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AIDS Memorial Quilt 25th Anniversary

in the CQA Quilting News, from an article by Abbie Amadio, June 7, 2010, Third Coast Digest AIDS Project Originated in Milwaukee, WI in 1987 Panels from the AIDS Memorial Quilt that are unique to Milwaukee and to noted fashion … Continue reading

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Women Link Math and Science in their Fiber Arts – always have

Math Inspired Quilts Gerda de Vries, a quilter and mathematician at U. Alberta, Canada, recently said in a seminar at the Redpath Museum in Montreal, “The connection between textiles and mathematics is intimate but not often explored, possibly because textiles … Continue reading

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E-Mail Privacy and Security are at Risk – 8 Tips on E-mail Security to Protect Yourself and Your Contacts

E-Mail Privacy and Security are at Risk – 8 Tips on E-Mail Security to Protect Yourself and Your Contacts* For people of all ages, these points of skill and etiquette are logical and easy. Your friends and contacts will love … Continue reading

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Encouraging Art Purchasers

Virtual Auditions of Your Artwork Follow up article to Encouraging Corporate Clients, April 27, 2010 Sometimes, when people are looking in art galleries to select art for their home, the opportunity for a sale is lost because the potential buyer … Continue reading

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