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BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO USING SWATCH CARDS

BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO: USING SWATCH CARDS

We’re talking colour and colour choice this issue. When you’re about to start a new project, you likely often find yourself wondering which colours to use – which ones will stand out? What will they look like next to each other? One of the handy tools we quilters have to help with this daunting task are swatch cards, which are available from most large fabric manufacturers…

HOW TO USE A SWATCH CARD

CUTTING SWATCH CARDS

1 It can be tricky bending the card to get the colours next to each other. A great way to really play with colour options is to cut up your swatch card into individual swatches so that you can move them around and create lots of different options.

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