WHAT DOES MATCHY MATCHY MEAN? attn ALEX

[Keith D.]

Alex and Ricky both say stay away from matchy-matchy ....but they do not define what they mean....

I viewed J Beyers post in you tube and she talks about shading really dark to lights..... instead of matching the fabric in your focus fabric. Thing in she shades within the same color.... ie OLIVE GREEN... she goes from dark to light within olives... she does not cross to a yellow, fern or blue green tones.

Do they mean hues, shades, tones??? I can never tell. ( I ALSO have trouble remember and applying the correct terminology. )

Can anyone explain this... maybe I should shout out to Alex.


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[Keith D.]

Alex and Ricky both say stay away from matchy-matchy ....but they do not define what they mean....
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I think they mean not to use exactly the same color as the focus fabric. If the colors match exactly the quilt will look flat.

Sarah

[Alex A.]

this is what I say -if you use one color of green (lime) feel free to use another green (forest) and another green (rotary mat green) and even more. Because my quilts are scrappy they play quite nicely together - the more the merrier.....does that make sense?

[Alex A.]

So you mean that the ALL greens can all play in the same quilt.... fern, lime, mint, olive, HUNTER, evergreen... all in the same quilt ....

Or do you mean....

EXAMPLE: fern green from the lightest to the darkest like on a paint chip where it is gradated from light to dark.


I have been reading all kinds of color books but I think I am confusing myself..... THIS is also the exact opposite of the advise I get from my LQS THEY SAY YOU SHOULD PULL THE COLORS FROM YOUR FOCUS FABRIC and use it to match and blend the colors in your quilt. LQS says you should not put different hues/ tints / in the same quilt. I am looking into art classes but none start soon or in a time frame I can take them in.

[Susan B.]

Have you had the opportunity to watch Alex's classroom vid's on color? They're great.

[Susan B.]

NO because I am just a free member..... my bandwidth is very restrictive... I use to have dial up so this is better but I can not watch any videos unless I get up at 2am til 7am.... sorry I work so that is not feasible.... If we upgrade bandwidth it would cost way too much money. We will only upgrade if my husband / or daughter get transfered out of town and we need to web cam to stay connected.

Believe me I was very surprised when I found that fair useage had such restrictions on activities ie streaming, videos, etc.

MAYBE it is good cause without fast computing I actually get some quilting done....

[Hannelore N.]

I'm probably getting the name all wrong, but I'm too tired to go and look for the book. Joen Wolfram (spelling?) wrote a book that is not just fascinating but also fun. Can't remember the title (my memory needs a transplant!) but she takes a picture (postcard, photo) of anything that she likes and then matches a handful of fabrics to the colours in the photograph. The idea is, I guess, that if you like the picture a lot, you'll also like the colours when you put together your fabrics. You can then make any kind of quilt, from basic nine-patches to complicated kaleidoscopes. The results are quite stunning and the method sounds very doable. I have a few photos ready to try this, but just haven't had time yet.

Lorchen

[Keith D.]

That's a great intuitive color book, Lorchen, Visual Coloring. Much less like a text book than Joen's other books (which are all great, if you ask me).

And Anna, when I think of shading, I think it can mean both, gradual changes in value that do not change color/hue, and gradual changes from one color/hue to another.

And if you're asking me, which you're not, you're asking Alex, but I'll tell you what I think anyway. All greens (lime, pistachio, sea foam, etc.) can play nicely in one quilt if you shade them together. And all values of the same green can play nicely in the same quilt if you shade them together.

[Keith D.]

That is alright Keith... YOU can answer my questions any time... Your responses are easily understood.

Thanks

Anna

[Alex A.]

I like to put ALL the greens in the world into a quilt. It sounds like your quilt shop subscribes to the matchie match - that is what Ricky and I are talking about - that we do not do it. I am not saying they are wrong - it just isn't how I do it. remember, though that my quilts have TONS of fabrics in them. so if one doesn't really belong, big deal - know one will notice.




So you mean that the ALL greens can all play in the same quilt.... fern, lime, mint, olive, HUNTER, evergreen... all in the same quilt .



EXAMPLE: fern green from the lightest to the darkest like on a paint chip where it is gradated from light to dark.


I have been reading all kinds of color books but I think I am confusing myself..... THIS is also the exact opposite of the advise I get from my LQS THEY SAY YOU SHOULD PULL THE COLORS FROM YOUR FOCUS FABRIC and use it to match and blend the colors in your quilt. LQS says you should not put different hues/ tints / in the same quilt. I am looking into art classes but none start soon or in a time frame I can take them in.