Flat Fats

How To Choose Fabrics For Quilting?

When you are about to make your first quilt, you are probably excited about all the different fabrics and unique additions you can use for your very first quilt. Of course, fabric selection is a major part of this craft, so beginners should always have the right information when it comes to choosing flat fats and other fabrics for their quilt. So, what are some of the things to consider when you choose fabrics for quilting as a beginner?

What Are The Best Fabrics For New Quilters?

If you are new to quilting, you are probably not looking forward to buying a roll of fabric and then cutting each of the quarters out yourself. Instead, you would much rather start the sewing project and let your creativity run free. Fortunately, there is a perfect solution for beginners in the form of fabric squares.

Flat fats and fabric squares give you quick access to fabrics for a quilting project, without the need for much additional cutting and other preparation. So, if you want to save some time on your new quilt, be sure to have a look in this section of the Spotlight catalogue, which provides flat fats for quick quilting.

How Do I Choose Fabrics For My First Quilt?

There are a couple of things you need to think about when you select your fabrics, with one of the main things being colour. After all, colours and designs need to complement one another when it comes to your quilt, so let us take a closer look at some of the rules you need to consider.

When it comes to your quilt, there are thousands of potential colour combinations that will work, so there is no real limit to what you can do. Of course, this can make it a little more confusing for beginners.

During the selection of your first fabrics, make sure you have the colour wheel on hand. The colour wheel will be an especially important friend during your quilting journey, as it gives you an overview of complementing colours at a single glance.

In addition to the essential tips above, here are some of the additional tips that will make fabric selection easier.

Cool Versus Warm

One of the important distinctions you can make between colours, aside from the usual complementary colour schemes, is warm and cold colour differences. While you can use warm and cold colours together, you can choose quilt fabrics that solely contain warm or cold colours too. This is also a way to make your first fabric selection a lot easier.

Pick The Same Colour

When you find complementary colours a little too complicated when it comes down to fabric selection, you can simply choose one colour. Of course, you do want some differences in look across your quilt. So, if you choose the colour blue, make sure you choose different shades of blue for the same quilt.

We recommend using more than two different shades for your quilt. The more shades of blue you use, the more depth and intricacy your quilt will have.

Print Size

When you use preselected flat fats or fabric squares, you will notice that there are countless print sizes available. You can get designs that are big and bold, but also designs that are small and intricate.

One important tip Spotlight can provide is to never use big and bold designs for your entire quilt, as this can ruin the look of your quilt from the start. If you do want to use bolder and bigger designs, make sure to alternate them with some smaller prints.

There are many things that are important when it comes to prints, but one of the most important things is contrast. So, you are not only looking for colours that add more depth and intricacy but designs that do the same as well.

Neutral Choices

If you want your unique prints to stand out in your quilt, simply alternate with some slid flat fats. By choosing some neutral fabric squares, the designs incorporated in the quilt will stand out considerably. So, always make sure you have some neutral options in your hobby room that can be implemented as required.