Comparison of different thread colors on the same quilt to showcase the differences
Tutorial at From My Carolina Home Blog
"Standing in my French inspired kitchen, I was thinking about the
toile quilt I was in the process of making. The pie safe in the middle
of the kitchen is green, and it occurred to me that the toile would make
a perfect addition to the décor. After all, toile is a French word
meaning ‘linen cloth’, so it fit the theme. Toile has been traced back
to the middle ages in Europe, and since the 1700s has been used to
describe a fabric with some kind of scene repeated over the fabric in a
single color most often black, red or blue. Thinking about it further, I decided that I would use the blocks I
had to create not one lap quilt, but three table toppers to use in the
kitchen and dining room. This gave me an opportunity to look at the
difference a choice of thread color could make in the finished design".... Read more
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