Strings of Complements

A Winter Project ONLY for CRGQG Members

 

Welcome to Strings of Complements, a bright, colorful, and fun project to lighten up the dreary days of Winter. From December to March, we will enjoy 5 training sessions on Zoom when Kathleen Roulet will share information, tips, and tricks for working with color in our quilts. There are several patterns available for purchase, or you may use any other string quilting pattern of your choosing.

Training sessions will include discussions about:

  • 3 different piecing techniques (and variations) used to create string quilts, and why string quilts are a great way to practice and learn about color. 

  • 3 basic factors contributing to the power of color and how to use those factors to make colorful, memorable quilts. 

  • 3 most important things you need to do to prepare your quilt for a quilt show or exhibit.

Challenge Rules

  • Your quilt must be 40” to 45” wide by 40” to 50” long.

  • NO BORDERS - and must be finished with a facing, or a narrow binding. CLICK HERE for Kathleen’s video explaining how to add a facing to your quilt.

  • Quilt must have a sleeve that begins and ends 1-1/2” from each side.

  • Quilt must have a hanging bar with an eye screw at each end. The screw should not protrude out past the edges of the quilt.

  • You may choose from any of the following pairs of complementary colors:

    Color Wheel Colors:

    • Blue & Orange

    • Blue-Green & Red-Orange

    • Blue-Violet & Yellow-Orange

    • Red-Violet & Yellow-Green

    • Red & Green

    • Purple & Yellow

    RGB Colors:

    • Blue & Yellow

    • Magenta & Green

    • Red & Cyan (Turquoise)

Videos of Zoom Sessions

Thursday, December 29, 2022

  Sunday, January 8, 2023

             Sunday, January 29, 2023

Sunday, February 26, 2023

               Sunday, March 19, 2023 - 2:00pm - 3:00pm

Patterns Available for Purchase ($8.00 each)

Click on the pattern you wish to purchase. A physical copy of the pattern will be mailed to you. You also may order by sending your check for $8.00 per pattern to CRGQG, PO Box 965, Hood River, OR 97031. Be sure to include your mailing address, and the name of each pattern you order.

Field of Asters

This string quilt pattern conveys the cheerful autumn color of a drift of flowering asters. The changing values of purple create a sense of sunlit petals with shadows, and the bright, warm touches of yellow at the flower’s center help to keep the eye moving across the quilt. This string quilt is foundation-pieced.

Sunset in the Cascades

Using dark shades of blue and bright colors of orange, this design creates the effect of the last blazing light of day touching the tops of darkening mountains. The scene relies on sharp value and temperature contrasts. The eye moves from the fiery warmth of bright orange to the dark coldness of deep blue. This quilt is created with pieced strips.

Accidental & Deliberate

This abstract design focuses on the interplay between warm and cool to move the eye from a focal point to other areas of the quilt. The cool blue-green becomes a backdrop for the sparks of red-orange that give this quilt a sense of vitality and high energy. This quilt is created with pieced strips.

Diamond Drama

This pattern relies on a change in values to create a strong graphic image. The choice of red-violet and yellow-green gives this design an extra boost of bright, warm, high energy. This string quilt is foundation-pieced.