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Quilting, explained simply.
Short, practical guides on color, fabric, math, and the craft. Written so a quilter can apply it the next time they sit at the wall.
Color
Color value vs hue in quilts
Value is how light or dark a color is. Hue is what we usually call “the color itself.” In quilts, value carries the design — hue carries the mood.
5 min read · Updated May 16, 2026
Color temperature in quilts
Color temperature is whether a color reads warm or cool. Warms (reds, oranges, ochres) advance toward the eye; cools (blues, greens, violets) recede. Knowing the temperature of your palette decides how a quilt feels in a room.
5 min read · Updated May 16, 2026
Fabric
Reading the value of a printed fabric
A printed fabric reads as its dominant value, not the value of its loudest design element. Knowing how to read a print from across the room is more important than knowing what colors are in it.
5 min read · Updated May 16, 2026
Building a quilter’s stash that actually gets used
A stash is the working fabric collection a quilter pulls from project to project. A good stash is sorted by value and color, balanced across light/medium/dark, and reviewed before every quilt — not just accumulated.
6 min read · Updated May 16, 2026