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Attic Windows Three Ways

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Jinny Beyer
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Fragmented Attic Window Block

Create even more depth in an attic window using color variations with these tips provided by Jinny Beyer.

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Figure 3A
  • Using a color wheel, you can choose color values that will give the appearance of light on each of the Attic Window blocks in a quilt. The featured quilt mimics a sunset coming through the windows (figure 3A).

  • Break up each block into smaller pieces and add a slight color variation to each piece. With this fragmentation technique, the entire quilt as well as each individual attic window block can reflect a light source.
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Figure 3B
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Figure 3C
  • Make the attic windows template—draw registration lines on the traditional attic window block template and work with shading the pieces of the window and sashes in black and white before deciding on the color (figures 3B and 3C).
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    Figure 3D
  • Chose color variation from a color wheel to best accent the pieces with the "light" source coming from the direction you desire (figure 3D).

  • Using the traditional Attic Window mandate of dark on one side, medium on one side and light on one side. If desired, go one step further and create a "fragmented" block, which utilizes the concept of using lights, mediums and darks within those parameters.

    To create a fragmented block

    1. For square, use nine divisions of color per square, three divisions per side.

    2. Follow a mitered angle and draw lines for fragmented pieces.

    3. Shade dark to light in one direction. For medium, shade dark to light.

    4. Create gradual shading in dark, medium and light to create the effect of a sunset.

    5. Pick light to dark on color wheel in each parameter of "dark", "medium" and "light." Only nine Y-seams are required.

    • Resources
    Shadow Box pattern from Susan Cleveland
    Pieces Be With You
    Website: www.PiecesBeWithYou.com

    hand-dyed fabrics
    Primrose Gradations
    Website: www.dyearts.com

    What's Hiding in the Attic Window? pattern and two triangle tools
    Phillips Fiber Art
    Website: www.phillipsfiberart.com

    Quiltmaking by Hand: Simple Stitches, Exquisite Quilts
    by Jinny Beyer
    Breckling Press, 2004
    Order this title from Amazon.com.
    Guests
    Cheryl Phillips
    Teacher, author and owner of Phillips Fiber Art
    Website: www.phillipsfiberart.com

    Jinny Beyer
    Author, Quiltmaker, Instructor
    Jinny Beyer Studio
    Website: www.jinnybeyer.com
    Also in this Episode
    Simply Quilts : Episode QLT-1012
    •Attic Windows Three Ways
    •Easy Y-Seam Block
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