Tuesday, May 19, 2015
52 Weeks of Color for Quilters :: Week 3 Tertiary Colors
I am having so much fun making up these color blocks - I hope you guys are having fun following along! So this week we're at Tertiary Colors, also called Intermediate Colors.
Tertiary Colors (T) are found in between Primary Colors ( P)and Secondary Colors (S) on the color wheel. The way Tertiary Colors are created is by mixing a Primary and Secondary color.
The photo above shows the progression from Red (P) to Red-Orange (T) to Orange (S) to Yellow-Orange (T) to Yellow (P). Tertiary Colors names always start with the Primary Color that is their main base and there are six of them: Red-Orange, Yellow-Orange, Yellow-Green, Blue-Green, Blue-Violet and Red-Violet.
Block Details: This is the Checkerboard Block, Variation 3, pg 67 from the book 500 Quilt Blocks.
The Kona colors I'm using for my Tertiary Colors are:
Red-Orange: Flame Red
Blue-Green: Jade Green
Blue-Violet: Deep Blue