>> HI.
I'M DEANNA SPRINGER.
>> HI.
I'M DEANNA SPRINGER.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US FOR THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW AND
FOR TUNING IN FOR "SOLIDS: A
WORLD OF COLOR" WITH WEEKS
RINGLE AND BILL KERR.
WE'RE SO GLAD TO HAVE THEM HERE
FOR Q&A.
SO WELCOME.
>> THANK YOU.
SO HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> YEAH.
THANK YOU ALL.
>> EVERYONE'S INSPIRED BY YOUR
LECTURE AND THE QUESTIONS ARE
ROLLING IN, A LOT OF QUESTIONS
ABOUT YOUR COLOR WHEEL, TOO.
SO LET'S GET STARTED.
SARAH W. IS ASKING, PLEASE SHARE
THE NAME OF YOUR FAVORITE SOLIDS
AGAIN.
>> WELL, WE LOVE --
>> THAT'S EASY.
>> SUPERIOR SOLIDS.
AND WE ACTUALLY HAVE -- YOU CAN
PROBABLY FIND IT AT YOUR LOCAL
QUILT SHOP AND ALSO -- BUT WE
HAVE -- WE ACTUALLY SELL THEIR
PRODUCTS ON OUR WEBSITE IN CASE
ANYBODY WANTS TO BE ABLE TO
AUDITION COLORS AT HOME.
SUPERIOR SOLIDS.
>> THERE ARE SO MANY WONDERFUL
SOLIDS OUT THERE.
THESE ARE OUR FAVORITES JUST
BECAUSE OF THE QUALITY, THE HAND
OF THE FABRIC.
WE'RE QUILTERS.
WE WORK WITH STUFF.
YOU TOUCH IT.
YOU WANT TO LOVE HOW IT FEELS.
I ALWAYS FEEL LIKE YOU'RE
PUTTING A LOT OF TIME IN IT, SO
WORK WITH QUALITY.
>> GREAT ADVICE.
AND OUR NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT
TESTING THE SATURATION.
MICHELLE IS ASKING IS TESTING
THE SATURATION WHY PEOPLE SAY
TAKE A PHOTO AND THEN MAKE IT
BLACK AND WHITE TO VIEW THE
COLORS?
>> YOU KNOW, I THINK THAT
THERE'S A MISUNDERSTANDING ABOUT
THAT BECAUSE I THINK TAKING A
PHOTO HELPS YOU MEASURE THE
VALUE, WHICH IS A LIGHTNESS OR
DARKNESS OF THE COLORS.
>> EXACTLY.
>> BUT IT DOESN'T SHOW
SATURATION.
SO THAT'S WHY WE DON'T RECOMMEND
IT.
IT'S KINDS OF LIKE USING -- YOU
KNOW, YOU NEED TO UNDERSTAND WHY
YOU'RE USING THAT AS A TOOL.
>> SO THE BLACK AND WHITE TAKES
AWAY THE HUE, RED, BLUE, GREEN.
IT TAKES AWAY THE SATURATION,
HOW BRIGHT IT IS.
WHAT BLACK AND WHITE LEAVES YOU
WITH IS JUST THE VALUE.
IS IT LIGHT, DARK OR MEDIUM.
SO IT COULD BE A USEFUL TOOL TO
UNDERSTAND IF SOMETHING IS
LIGHTER OR DARKER, BUT IT
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE
SATURATION.
THE SATURATION IS THE
BRIGHTNESS.
AND THAT'S JUST WORKING WITH IT
AND EXPERIENCE AND BEING AWARE
OF IT.
>> AND LEARNING.
>> YEAH.
>> AND I THINK THE TRICKY THING
ABOUT THAT ADVICE, TAKE A
PICTURE AND PUT AT IT TO BLACK AND
WHITE IS BECAUSE IT DOESN'T
ALWAYS YIELD THE RESULTS PEOPLE
THINK IT'S GOING TO AND THEN
THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY.
AND THE REASON IS BECAUSE IT'S
ADDRESSING VALUE AND NOT
SATURATION.
YEAH.
>> GREAT ADVICE.
IT IS A COMMON MISCONCEPTION.
YOU'RE RIGHT.
AND DORIS IS ASKING, I TUNED IN
A LITTLE LATE.
DID YOU MENTION WHAT IS YOUR
FAVORITE COLOR WHEEL?
>> WELL, OUR COLOR WHEEL IS OUR
FAVORITE COLOR WHEEL.
SO BILL DESIGNED THIS COLOR
WHEEL.
WE SELL LITTLE PACKS OF THIS ON
OUR WEBSITE.
AND YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT YOUR
--
>> IT'S JUST A LITTLE TWO-SIDED
PIECE OF PAPER.
AND WE USE IT, IF YOU'RE
BUILDING A PALLETE, YOU CAN JUST
TAKE A SHARPY AND PUT LITTLE
DOTS.
A COLOR WHEEL IS ABSTRACT.
IT DOESN'T HAVE EVERY COLOR IN
THE WORLD.
BUT IT CAN ALLOW YOU TO SEE IF
THINGS ARE CLUSTERING.
IF YOU HAVE A LOT OF GREENS,
YELLOWS AND ORANGES, YOU'LL KNOW
THAT IF YOU HAVE A LITTLE DOT
ACROSS, PURPLE, SAY IN THE
PURPLE, IT'S GOING TO NATURALLY
STAND OUT MORE BECAUSE IT'S
DIFFERENT.
IT'S A COMPLEMENTARY COLOR.
AND WE LOOK AT COLOR WHEELS NOT
AS THIS RIGID, TECHNICAL
ENGINEERING, BUT MORE A WAY TO
DISTANCE YOURSELF AND UNDERSTAND
WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> I THINK THE USEFUL THING
ABOUT COLOR WHEELS IS ALSO TO
DETERMINE WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING
FOR CALM IN A QUILT, IN WHICH
CASE YOU WOULD WANT TO HAVE
ANALOGOUS COLORS.
>> THIS IS A BIG VERSION OF IT.
>> YEAH.
THIS IS A BIGGER VERSION.
BUT ANALOGOUS COLORS ARE COLORS
THAT ARE NEXT TO EACH OTHER ON
THE COLOR WHEEL, SO TYPICALLY
THEY'RE WARMER.
IF YOU WANT A MORE LIVELY
PALLETE, IT HAS COMENT COMPLEMENTARY
COLORS OF PINKS AND GREENS.
THAT HELPS YOU ACHIEVE THAT.
SO IT'S NOT THAT THERE'S ONE WAY
TO DO IT.
IT'S THAT THE COLOR WHEEL HELPS
YOU SEE WHETHER YOU'RE ACHIEVING
WHAT YOU WANT TO ACHIEVE IN
TERMS OF A VERY FESTIVE QUILT,
OR A CALM, COZY QUILT.
>> AND I GUESS THE LAST THING.
IF YOU WERE DOING A QUILT AND
ALL OF YOUR LITTLE DOTS FROM
YOUR PALLETTE WERE ALL NEAR THE
MIDDLE, IT TELLS YOU EVERYTHING
IS REALLY LIGHT, WHICH MAY SEEM
OBVIOUS, BUT IT KIND OF IS A
VISUAL REMINDER AND YOU MIGHT
THINK I NEED A LITTLE MORE SPARK
OF SOMETHING.
SO YOU COULD TIPTOE AWAY AND
MAKE SOMETHING DARKER.
>> YOU WANT CONTRAST.
>> IT'S AN ANALYTIC TOOL, BUT
THE FABRIC MATTERS, NOT THE
COLOR WHEEL.
SO IT'S A STEP TO HELP YOU
UNDERSTAND.
>> IT'S TEACHING US.
WE CAN MAKE OUR MARKINGS ON IT
AND IT TEACHES US EVERY TIME WE
MAKE A NEW QUILT TOP.
GREAT JOB.
THAT'S A BRILLIANT IDEAS.
>> WE SELL LITTLE PACKS OF THEM.
IT'S JUST A LITTLE PIECE OF
PAPER.
BUT IT'S NOT PRECIOUS BECAUSE
YOU CAN JUST MARK IT UP AND TURN
IT OVER AND MARK UP THE OTHER
SIDE AND USE THE OTHERS IN THE
ENVELOPE.
>> FOR THOSE WHO KEEP JOURNALS,
YOU CAN TAPE IT INTO YOUR
QUILTING JOURNAL.
>> EVEN WITH YOUR FABRIC
SWATCHES.
THAT'S A GREAT IDEA.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM BECKY,
ANY COLOR WHEEL TRICKS FOR
DETERMINING WHICH COLORS SHOULD
OVERLAP TO GIVE ILLUSION OF
TRANSPARENCY?
>> WELL, WE COVER THAT IN OUR
TRANSPARENCY QUILT BOOK AND THEN
IN PATTERNS WHERE I THINK
REDISCOVERING YOUR STASH HAS
SOME OF THAT, ALSO.
BUT IN OUR SOLIDS PUBLICATION,
ALSO EXPLAINS THAT VERY CLEARLY.
BUT IT'S NOT A TRICK SO MUCH AS
JUST LEARNING TO UNDERSTAND HOW
COLORS INTERACT.
>> AND IT ALSO GOES BACK TO
PSYCHOLOGY.
TRANSPARENCY, IF WE HAVE A
YELLOW FABRIC AND A BLUE FABRIC,
WE'RE GOING TO EXPECT IT TO BE
GREEN WHERE THEY OVERLAP.
THAT'S THE WORLD WE KNOW.
BUT WHAT'S SO INTERESTING IS YOU
MIGHT HAVE A BLUISH GREEN OR
YELLOWISH GREEN AND THEY BOTH
MIGHT WORK.
IT DOESN'T ALWAYS HAVE TO BE
PRECISE, BECAUSE YOUR MIND WANTS
TO BELIEVE IT.
BUT IF IT'S TOO DIFFERENT, IF
YOU HAVE A GENTLE YELLOW AND A
GENTLE BLUE AND THEY OVERLAP AS
A BRIGHT ACID GREEN, YOUR MIND
WON'T BELIEVE IT BECAUSE IT'S
JUST GOING TOO DIFFERENT.
SO IT'S --
>> I THINK IT'S -- I'M SORRY.
THE SIMPLE ANSWER IS THAT YOU
WANT A VALUE THAT'S HALFWAY
BETWEEN EACH COLOR THAT'S ON THE
OTHER SIDE.
>> OKAY.
>> YEAH.
>> ANOTHER COLOR WHEEL QUESTION
FROM A VIEWER IN ARKANSAS.
DO YOU GO BY THE COLOR WHEEL OR
BY HOW THE ACTUAL FABRICS WORK
TOGETHER?
SO WHICH COMES FIRST, THE COLOR
WHEEL OR THE FABRICS?
>> WELL, THE COLOR WHEEL IS ONLY
USEFUL IF YOU'VE PLOTTED THE
COLORS ACCURATELY.
SO THE COLOR WHEEL IS A TOOL.
BUT I THINK THAT THE ACTUAL
FABRIC ITSELF IS MORE USEFUL.
>> THE FABRIC ULTIMATELY IS WHAT
MATTERS BECAUSE THE COLOR WHEEL
IS A PRINTED VERSION OF
SOMETHING.
THE FABRIC IS WHAT YOU'RE USING.
IT'S A GUIDE.
AND SO THE CHICKEN AND THE EGG.
WHICH COMES FIRST?
IT'S A BACK-AND-FORTH.
YOU ABOUT THE END PRODUCT IS THE
QUILT, SO THE FABRIC WINS.
>> GREAT ANSWER.
BARBIE IS ASKING IN THE CHAT
WHEN YOU MIX PRINTS WITH SOLIDS,
DO YOU USE PRINTS FROM THE SAME
LINE OR CHOOSE DIFFERENT LINES
AND MAKES THE PRINTS FROM
DIFFERENT LINES?
>> I THINK IT DEPENDS WHETHER
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR A SCRAPPY
QUILT, WHERE YOU WANT MAYBE 35
OR 40 DIFFERENT PRINTS AND YOU
WANT THAT KIND OF SCRAPPY
FEELING, OR WHETHER YOU WANT
SOMETHING THAT'S A LITTLE BIT
MORE TAILORED.
>> IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THAT
INTENTION.
AND I WILL SAY THAT WE -- 90% OF
THE TIME WE AVOID SINGLE-LINE
QUILTS.
WE LIKE THE NECKS THAT A LINE IS
DEVELOPED TO PRESENT NICELY, AND
WE ALWAYS THINK THAT A LINE
MIGHT HAVE 15 OR 20 FABRICS IN
IT.
BUT OFTEN ADDING MORE MAKES IT
RICHER, AND IT MAKES IT NO
LONGER LOOK LIKE A COLLECTION,
BUT IT'S SOMETHING THAT YOU AS A
QUILTER HAVE CREATED YOURSELF.
SO SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LITTLE
PRACTICE TO HAVE THE CONFIDENC
TO WORK OUTSIDE OF A COLLECTION,
BUT I THINK IT'S VERY REWARDING
WHEN YOU GET THERE.
>> AND ALSO YOU DON'T NEED TO
USE EVERY FABRIC.
SOMETIMES YOU COULD JUST USE
THREE FABRICS IN THE COLLECTION
AND THEN MIX THE REST WITH
SOMETHING ELSE.
>> ONE LAST THING HERE.
IF YOU HAVE A COLLECTION THAT'S
PREDOMINANTLY BLUES AND GREENS,
THERE IS A TENDENCY TO SAY, OH,
IF I WANT TO PUT A SOLID WITH
THOSE PRINTS, I'M GOING TO PICK
ONE OF THOSE BLUES AND GREENS
THAT'S ALREADY IN THE LINE.
AND WE'D SAY WHAT IF YOU PICK
SOMETHING THAT LOOKS GOOD WITH
THEM BUT IT'S NOT ALREADY IN
THERE, THAT YOU ADD TO IT RATHER
THAN MIMIC IT, AND IT CAN BE
VERY MUCH TRANSFORMED THAT WAY.
>> GREAT ADVICE.
OUR NEXT QUESTION, MORE OF A
COMMENT, IS FROM NANCY P.
SHE'S SHARING OVER THE YEARS MY
APPRECIATION OF SOLIDS WITH
QUILTING HAS GROWN IMMENSELY.
GO, SOLIDS, GO.
>> YEA!
>> SO WE'RE REALLY HAPPY TO HEAR
THAT BECAUSE I WANT TO SAY I
WROTE AN ARTICLE IN -- ABOUT 17,
18 YEARS AGO CALLED "THE SOLIDS
REVOLUTION."
>> WE WERE EARLY.
>> WE WERE WAY EARLY.
AND I TRIED TO PROMOTE IT.
AND I WAS TOLD THAT A LOT OF
PEOPLE WERE CONFUSED BY THE USE
OF SOLIDS BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS
THOUGHT THEY WERE KIND OF
BACKGROUND PLAYERS, YOU KNOW,
THAT THEY WEREN'T -- THEY SHOULD
NEVER BE THE MAIN EVENT AND THEY
WEREN'T INTERESTING ENOUGH.
AND IT'S NICE TO SEE A NEW
APPRECIATION AND CERTAINLY THERE
ARE MANY MORE -- USED TO BE WHEN
WE STARTED QUILTING THAT THERE
WAS MAYBE UNDER THE CUTTING
TABLE AT THE QUILT SHOP --
>> THERE WERE TEN SOLIDS.
>> YEAH.
THERE WOULD BE MAYBE A BLACK,
WHITE.
>> BLACK, WHITE, GRAY, NAVY.
>> AND THAT WAS IT.
SO WE LOVE BEING ABLE TO HAVE,
YOU KNOW, 100 DIFFERENT SOLIDS
IN OUR STUDIO NOW.
IT'S REALLY GREAT.
>> WELL, YOUR QUILTS TRULY SHOW
THE BEAUTY OF SOLIDS AND MIXING
THE COLORS TOGETHER AND GIVING
US THE COURAGE TO EXPERIMENT
WITH UNUSUAL COLOR COMPANIONS.
IT'S INSPIRING.
YOUR QUILTS, I NEVER TIRE OF
LOOKING AT YOUR QUILTS.
THAT'S FOR SURE.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM GWEN.
SHE'S ASKING ABOUT THE QUILTING.
SHE WAS TOLD TO QUILT OPPOSITE,
MEANING IF IT'S A SQUARE OR
STRIPPED QUILT, USE ROUND
QUILTING.
DO YOU AGREE?
>> YOU WANT TO START NOW?
>> EVERY TIME THERE'S A RULE
LIKE THAT, I THINK THERE'S A
REASON PEOPLE HAVE SAID IT, BUT
IT DOESN'T MEAN IT'S ALWAYS THE
CASE.
I AGREE THAT SOMETIMES THAT'S
GREAT AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT
IN JAPANESE CUISINE, IF YOU HAVE
A SQUARE FOOD, IT'S OFTEN
PRESENTED ON A ROUND PLATE OR A
RECTANGULAR MEAL IS GOING TO BE
ON A TRIANGULAR OR A ROUND
PLATE.
SO CONTRAST CAN ABSOLUTELY
HIGHLIGHT THINGS.
BUT CONTRAST CAN ALSO MAKE
SOMETHING MORE VISUALLY BUSY OR
DYNAMIC.
SO THAT CAN BE GREAT IF THAT'S
YOUR INTENTION.
BUT IF YOU WANT A SUPER CALM
QUILT, MAYBE IT'S ALL STRAIGHT
LINES AND YOU HAVE STRAIGHT-LINE
QUILTING, TOO.
SO IT'S AN INTERESTING
CONSIDERATION AND ONE THAT WE
THINK ABOUT A LOT, BUT IT'S NOT
AN ABSOLUTE.
>> I WOULD SAY THAT WHAT WE
ALWAYS DO IN OUR CONVERSATIONS
IS ASK WHAT IS THE ROLE OF THE
QUILTING?
IS THE QUILTING -- ARE THE
FABRICS VERY BUSY AND THERE'S A
LOT OF INTRICACY IN THE PIECING,
SO THE FABRIC REALLY NEEDS TO BE
SECONDARY?
OR IS THE FABRIC ANOTHER DESIGN
LAYER THAT WE WANT IT TO ADD TO
THE COMPOSITION.
BECAUSE MAYBE -- ESPECIALLY WITH
SOLIDS, FOR EXAMPLE.
>> ESPECIALLY WITH SOLIDS.
BECAUSE YOU'RE GOING TO SEE
EVERY STITCH OF THAT QUILTING.
>> THE QUILT BEHIND ME HAS VERY
INTRICATE, FREE-MOTION QUILTING
AND I FELT LIKE THAT WAS
APPROPRIATE FOR IT BECAUSE IT
WAS ALL MADE OF SOLIDS.
>> AND THE SOLIDS IN THAT QUILT,
THE PIECES ARE LARGE, SO IT
ALLOWS TO HAVE DETAIL IN THE
QUILTING.
IF IT WERE INTRICATE PIECING AND
INTRICATE QUILTING, IT MIGHT BE
A VISUAL OVERLOAD.
>> BUT I GUESS A GENERAL,
OVERALL RESPONSIVE TO THIS IS
THAT PEOPLE WANT SHORTCUTS AND
THEY WANT RULES SO THEY DON'T
HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAKING A BAD
DECISION OR THEY'RE CONCERNED
ABOUT RUINING THEIR QUILT BY
MAKING A BAD CHOICE.
AND THAT'S VERY UNDERSTANDABLE.
>> TOTALLY UNDERSTANDABLE.
>> BUT I THINK THAT THERE'S
SOMETHING TO BE SAID FOR TAKING
YOUR TIME AND THINKING ABOUT IT
AND LEARNING, JUST ONGOING
LEARNING ABOUT WHAT ARE THE
CONSIDERATIONS FOR QUILTING AND
TO NOT THINK -- NOT KIND OF HOLD
ON TO THE IDEA THAT THERE ARE
RULES.
>> OR THAT THERE'S A RIGHT
ANSWER.
>> RIGHT.
AND SOMETIMES I THINK THE BEST
WAY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO QUILT
YOUR QUILT IS TO GET A SPARE
BLOCK OR SOME SPARE FABRIC AND
DO A LITTLE MOCK-UP OF WHAT YOU
THINK -- WHAT YOU'RE CONSIDERING
AND THEN TRY TO VISUALIZE IT
THAT WAY.
BECAUSE ONCE THE THREAD IS ON
THE FABRIC, IT LOOKS REALLY
DIFFERENT THAN IT MIGHT APPEAR
IN YOUR HEAD.
>> YEAH.
>> GREAT ADVICE AND THANKS FOR
ALWAYS GIVING US PERMISSION TO
BREAK THE RULES AND THINK
OUTSIDE THE BOX OR THE BLOCKS.
>> YES.
>> THE NEXT QUESTION IS ABOUT
YOUR FABRIC.
HOW DO YOUR SUPERIOR SOLIDS
COMPARE TO KONA COTTONS?
ARE THEY HEAVIER?
ARE THEY LIGHTER?
>> THERE ARE MANY MANUFACTURERS
OF SOLIDS.
EVERY ONE HAS ADVANTAGES AND
DISADVANTAGES.
>> AND APPLICATIONS.
KONA IS PROBABLY THE HEAVIEST OF
THE SOLIDS.
IT'S THICKER.
IT'S A COURSER WEAVE.
IT IS VERY DURABLE, WHICH IS ITS
BIG ADVANTAGE.
THE OTHER ADVANTAGE <!0> THEY
HAVE MORE COLORS THAN ANYONE
ELSE AND THEY HAVE GREAT COLORS.
THE DISADVANTAGE IS IT'S HEAVIER
AND IT'S COURSER.
>> AND A RAVELS.
>> AND IT RAVELS.
THE OTHER DISADVANTAGE IS THAT
IT'S SIGNIFICANTLY HEAVIER THAN
MOST PRINT FABRICS.
WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THEM IS
THEY'RE SUPER NICE QUALITY AND
THEY HAVE A SIMILAR WEIGHT IN
HAND TO PRINTS, SO THEY'RE MUCH
EASIER TO MIX AND MATCH.
AND IF YOU DO ANY APPLIQUE WORK,
KONA IS JUST LUMPY.
IT'S TOUGH TO DO NEEDLE-TURNED
APPLIQUE.
I THINK THAT THE SOLIDS HAVE
THAT REALLY KIND OF THE BEST OF
ALL WORLDS.
YOU HAVE A MORE LIMITED COLOR
RANGE, BUT THE COLORS THEY HAVE
ARE FANTASTIC.
SO WHEN THEY LOOK AT SOLIDS, OUR
SOLIDS DRAWERS IN OUR STASH ARE
A RANGE OF MANY, MANY, MANY
MANUFACTURERS.
BUT OUR GO-TO IS BENERTEX.
WE MADE A DECISION TO STOCK THEM
BECAUSE THEY WERE THE ONES WE
WANTED TO USE.
>> RIGHT.
>> JUST LIKE REALLY GREAT
QUALITY.
>> WE ALSO -- AND WE DON'T
RECEIVE ANY ROYALTIES ON THEIR
SOLIDS.
>> YEAH.
WE JUST LIKE THEM.
>> NOBODY'S PAYING US TO TELL
YOU TO PROMOTE THEM.
BUT WE WORKED -- WHEN THEY WERE
CONSIDERING INTRODUCING THE
SOLIDS, WE WORKED WITH THEM AND
SENT THEM SWATCHES OF THE ONES
THAT WE LIKED AND THE ONES THAT
WE FELT WERE THE MOST VERSATILE.
THERE ARE -- FOR EXAMPLE,
MICHAEL MILLER HAS BEAUTIFUL
SOLIDS AND FANTASTIC COLORS.
BUT IT'S LIGHTER.
IT'S A LIGHTER WEIGHT.
IT'S VERY SILKY WHICH IS LOVELY
TO WORK WITH IF YOU'RE DOING
FINE, NEEDLE-TURNED APPLIQUE.
BUT IT MIGHT NOT BE THE FABRIC
YOU WANT FOR YOUR 18-YEAR-OLD
SON'S COLLEGE BED QUILT, FOR
EXAMPLE.
>> THAT'S A CASE WHERE IT'S
SUPER FINE COTTON, BUT IT'S
LIGHTER WEIGHT THAN THE PRINTS.
>> RIGHT.
>> WE'RE THINKING ABOUT HOW WE
USE IT AND WE WANT THEM TO BE
EQUAL.
WE WANT A SOLID THAT YOU CAN USE
WITH BA PRINTS AND YARN DYES.
THAT'S WHAT THEY WERE ABLE TO
PRODUCE.
>> IT'S THE BEST ALL-AROUND.
IF YOU NEED ONE LINE, THIS IS
THE LINE.
>> GREAT INFORMATION.
THANK YOU.
OUR NEXT QUESTION IS FROM JUDY.
HOW DID YOU HANG THAT LAST BIG
QUILT?
>> SO IN THE SHOW.
ALL THE QUILTS THAT WE HANG ARE
VERY SIMPLE IN TERMS OF WE SEW A
HANGING SLEEVE AND WE USE DC, A
WOOD BAR.
I KNOW A LOT OF QUILTERS HANG ON
DOWELS AND RODS.
BUT QUILTS ARE FLAT.
SO IT'S AS SIMPLE AS STURDY WOOD
BAR IN THE BACK AND A COUPLE
SCREWS OR NAILS.
SO NO BIG MAGIC TRICKS.
>> SOMETIMES IF IT'S A REALLY
LARGE QUILT, WE WILL HAVE TWO
SLEEVES WITH A GAP IN THE MIDDLE
AND WE'LL HAVE THREE DIFFERENT
PLACES WHERE THE QUILT IS
SUPPORTED WHEN IT HANGS.
>> THANKS FOR THAT BEHIND THE
QUILTS LOOK AND TELLING US HOW
YOU HUNG THAT LAST QUILT.
GREAT QUESTION, JUDY.
AND THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING
US TODAY, WEEKS AND BILL.
AND YOU HAVE TO TELL US AGAIN
HOW WE CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH YOU
AND FIND THAT COLOR WHEEL ON
YOUR WEBSITE.
>> SO THE WEBSITE IS
modernquiltstudio.com.
AND WE HAVE KITS, FABRICS,
PUBLICATIONS.
WE PUBLISH MODERN QUILTS
ILLUSTRATED.
SO YOU CAN ALWAYS FIND US ALSO
ON SOCIAL MEDIA.
>> WE DESIGN PRINTS FOR
BENERTEX.
WE HAVE AN ACTIVE YOUTUBE
CHANNEL, INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK
AND PINTEREST AS WELL.
>> THANKS FOR SHARING HOW TO GET
IN TOUCH.
AND IT'S ALWAYS GREAT TO SEE YOU
AND ALWAYS GREAT TO TALK WITH
YOU AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO BEING
IN PERSON WITH YOU AGAIN AT THE
NEXT YEAR GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT
SHOW.
>> THANK YOU, DEANNA.
YOU KNOW, YOUR SHOW IS OUR
FAVORITE SHOW, AND WE HOPE THAT
ANYBODY WHO HAS ENJOYED THIS
WILL MAKE A DONATION TO
WISCONSIN PUBLIC TELEVISION.
>> YOU'RE SO KIND.
THANK YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT,
TOO.
THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU DO FOR THE
SEWING AND QUILTING WORLD AND
FOR PUBLIC TELEVISION.
WE APPRECIATE YOU.
AND WE APPRECIATE EVERYONE FOR
TUNING IN, TOO, TODAY, FOR THE
GREAT WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
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