Choose Fabric With Me!
Designer Erica Arndt gets tons of questions about how to select fabrics for new projects. So today she's going to take you with her and give you her best tips and tricks as she selects fabrics for upcoming projects!
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Erica Arndt
Erica is a blogger, author, quilter, knitter, and maker of all the things! She is perhaps most well known for her homeschooling website, Confessions of a Homeschooler where she share homeschooling tips, curriculum, and organizational ideas, in addition to her quilting patterns and videos. She loves creating weekly video tutorials to share helpful tips, tricks, tutorials, fun projects, and inspiration for sewing and quilting.
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What is covered in Choose Fabric With Me! (Beginner Quilting Tips with Erica Arndt)?
Designer Erica Arndt gets tons of questions about how to select fabrics for new projects. So today she's going to take you with her and give you her best tips and tricks as she selects fabrics for upcoming projects!
How long is the tutorial video?
The tutorial video is 00:15:43.
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Yes. A written transcript is available on the tutorial page.
Video Transcript
* First she looks at the pattern to determine what she needs to complete her project.
* She selects a bunch of fabrics that have the look or the theme of what she's going for. She often shops her stash, but you can branch out and purchase a collection as well!
* If your project has small pieces, pick a smaller print so they can pop!
* Look at how the fabrics mix - colors, patterns, picking up hints of other fabrics you already like!
* Lay fabrics next to each other like they would appear in the project to see if there's enough contrast, or enough similarity.
* Open your pieces up so they are approximately the size you'll be seeing in your project, relative to the other fabric sizes.
* Once you've chosen your fabrics, starch the small piece to keep them true to size.
