I believe quilters need to learn about color through active color study. Engaging with color in a multitude of ways to expand horizons into multiple arenas in order to become experts in color i.e. doing rather than being told about color. Many people will tell you the color wheel is the answer to all your fabric selection dilemmas but you can use a color wheel and still make a quilt that doesn't quite seem aesthetically pleasing enough to you!
This webpage and color study series all began because of a popular blog post I wrote in July 2023, here is the link:
Here's a few of my own personal color study digital worksheets:
Why do this?
Do you want to be confident when choosing fabrics for a quilt?
There is no way for quilters to shortcut the process of learning about color!
The color wheel isn't some magic tool that will gift you with years of knowledge of color and its use in quilt making! That knowledge comes with lived experience, so if you are eager to improve your color and fabric selections to make magnificent quilts take some time each week to actually study color in the world around you
