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A monochromatic quilt is a quilt with just one color. Because I often design a quilt when a scrap bin gets full. I’ve created a few monochromatic quilts. It’s a fun way to play with value.
You may think a one color quilt would be boring. Let me show you a few and see if I can change your mind.
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A Valentine’s Day quilt is often monochromatic. Using various shades of red. Pink while not a shade it is a tint of red. St. Patrick’s Day is another holiday where you will find a lot of monochromatic quilts. I liked this one by Celtic Heart
Shades of Gray happened when my gray bin got full. I like to use gray as a background. It’s a favorite. I love the way it makes my colorful scraps pop. I’ve used a lot of different grays for background. I tend to have a little leftover every time. I decided to cut them into uniform squares and make a quilt. this quilt is vary calming with all the various grays.
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When I created my son, Josh’s wedding quilt I made it all one color. He and his cute little wife to be wanted a green quilt. Lucky for me that bin is always overflowing. It was fun to play with the various shades of green to create the pinwheels and other design elements.
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Dream is another example of a time a scrap bin got full and I used it’s contents to create a quilt. So I would be able to put the lid back on. This quilt really shows the power of value. The light blue stars pop against the navy. It really is a testament to the fact that value does the work while color gets the credit.