by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Oct 5, 2015 | Design
It has been a few weeks since I posted a colour challenge but I have been continuing to play with my acrylic paints. This week, I was focused on finding a spectrum of shades and tones in my scrap stash. Since I was experimenting with adding gray (or grey) to colour,...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 20, 2015 | Design, Quilting
As we have already seen, there is not one colour wheel but a variety for different uses. There is no set number of sections or even foundation colours. What colour wheels – also known as colour circles – have in common is that they are used to show...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 13, 2015 | Design, Quilting
Welcome to week 2 of my working with colour challenge. This week, I’m challenge you to play with tints, shades and tones of your chosen hues. These are the base colours I’m using for my first challenges. Challenge 2: Tints, Tones, Shades First, a few...
by Mary Elizabeth O'Toole | Jul 6, 2015 | Design, Quilting
Recently, I have had a number of discussions with different quilters about their difficulties choosing colours for their projects. This seems to be a recurring source of confusion for many. People have a number of ways to avoid the frustration including using the...
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