Design for Quiltmakers Class

This page has links and notes to the various design posts I have written over the years. Check out the sampler quilt class page if you are interested in learning to make quilts.

Class #1: Design Class Overview

• Elements of Design
  • Class #2: Line
  • Class #3: Shape
  • Class #4: Value
  • Class #5:  Color*
    • Red
    • Orange
    • Yellow
    • Green
    • Blue
    • Indigo
    • Violet (aka Purple)
  • Class #6: Size/Scale/Proportion (December 7-podcast / Dec 8, 2012-blog post) – updated Feb 2025
  • Class #7:  Pattern
  • Class #8:  Texture
  • Class #9: Form

Principles of Design

• • Class #11: Unity / Harmony
  • Class #12: Emphasis/Focal Point
  • Class #13: Contrast
  • Class #14: Rhythm
  • Class #15: Repetition
  • Class #16: Gradation
  • Class #17: Balance
  • Class #18: Dominance
  • Class #19: Movement
  • Class #20: Space
• Variety (principle or element?) (The Quilter’s Book of Design, 2d ed, pg.25)
• Other
  • Class #17: Negative Space 
  • Class #18: Artistic Style

 

*N.B.: I can do classes on individual colors, but haven’t done them yet. The various colors are covered in the color class in a  general way.