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Tuesday, August 28, 2012
August Block CQJP2012
Finished the August block, but only just before the September one is due! This one is really the Technicolour Dreamcoat. I used mostly Sassa Lynne variegated thread, and variegated silk ribbon with a good helping of orange and red.
I used a selection of blue silk tie fabric for the block, but I don't remember why I chose to do so much orange and red embellishment. But it worked OK.
I know now because I'm in the middle of taking Stitchmap's Colour Theory Class and understanding the colour wheel a little more, I see that blue and orange are complementary colours.
Here are a couple of close ups:
I used a selection of blue silk tie fabric for the block, but I don't remember why I chose to do so much orange and red embellishment. But it worked OK.
I know now because I'm in the middle of taking Stitchmap's Colour Theory Class and understanding the colour wheel a little more, I see that blue and orange are complementary colours.
Here are a couple of close ups: