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This post is part of my Splendid colour tips series, where I share helpful information to help you choose fabrics and colours with more confidence. In this post, I share my thoughts and practical tips about the use of red in quilting and use my own quilts and quilted items as examples. In this post you’ll discover: how different reds can behave next to green, neutrals, and other reds common colour-contrast problems when sewing with red (and how to avoid them) reliable ways to combine red fabrics successfully in your own quilts Red colour represents passion, energy, excitement and danger. It is a vibrant colour and so effective, that only a small piece is often enough to draw the eye in a quilt. Because red represents passion, it is a great colour choice for a quilt meant for the love of your life. It is said that the red centre square in the traditional log cabin block is a symbol of the hearth and warmth of home. I’ve not sewn many log cabin quilts and do not remember if I...

Even experienced quilters can make choices that affect how well a finished quilt wears, lies flat, and keeps its design visible. In this post, I’ll share six common quilting mistakes that are well worth fixing. In this post, you’ll learn why and how you should avoid: choosing fabrics that wear out too quickly in everyday quilts forcing the edges of blocks to match even when your quilt blocks are not of the same size border strips/pieces that are too long sewing a binding on so that you end up with wavy edges quilting your quilt too sparsely making problematic colour-value choices Over the years, I’ve learned that many quilting frustrations do not come from lack of skills but from small decisions that one may make without thinking. So it is not because of any quilting laws but out of self-interest that you should avoid or fix certain mistakes – early. 1. Unsuitable fabrics in a quilt that is meant to be used This is a mistake that you can – and should – correct even before be...