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Online Shop is Open! Retail Store is Temporarily Closed

It seems as though the COVID-19 pandemic continues to evolve hour by hour. Here at Jinny Beyer Studio, we have decided to close the retail shop starting Monday, March 16, for the safety of our customers and staff.

Mail Order will remain open.

We know that many of you are staying home and working on projects. Mail order will remain open Monday through Friday from 10-5 EDT.  You may place your orders online at:
or contact us by phone or email:

(866) 759-7373 toll-free
(703) 759-0250 local
Email: service@jinnybeyer.com

Pick up your order on the porch.

For local customers, we can arrange pick up service. Call the Studio to arrange to pick up your order.

The shop closure is the current plan.  We will reevaluate later in the week as conditions warrant.  The health and safety of all is a primary concern and we wish to do our part at this trying time.

Best wishes,
Jinny Beyer Studio
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Shop Cancellations

Because of the rapidly-expanding Coronavirus situation, Jinny has decided to cancel Jinny Beyer Club this Saturday, March 14. The Hand Quilting class scheduled for Friday, March 13 will be postponed.  We are sorry for the inconvenience, but this decision has been made with everyone’s well-being in mind.  We hope to see you in April!

(For all classes that are cancelled, we will reach out to students individually).

 

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Necessary Neutrals

When I gave my very first talk on color many years ago, I mentioned that I had a “secret ingredient” that seemed  to work with almost every color scheme I put together. That ingredient was brown. As the years went on I soon realized that it wasn’t just brown but any neutral. Grayed down colors…..browns, grays, khakis, dirty blues, etc. Those are the types of colors we tend to overlook when browsing a quilt shop. We tend to gravitate to the brights, pretty colors and others that grab our eyes.

Yet when planning a color scheme neutrals are one of the most important ingredients. I illustrate my point with the images shown here.

The first one above is a photograph of an Iris that was blooming in my yard one May. When we look at that we just see all the beautiful colors and don’t realize how many neutrals are there.

 

 

But look what happens when the bulk of the neutrals are removed. Something is lost.

 

 

Many years ago I designed the quilt Mayflowers for use with the colors I found in the iris. Look at these two images side by side. The first is with the neutrals included in the color scheme and the second is without the neutrals. By far my favorite is the one with the neutrals included.  The colors in the second one seem too bold and are lacking the rest that the neutrals seem to give our eyes.

 

 

So next time you’re designing a quilt or wandering through a quilt shop, don’t forget the neutrals, that secret ingredient.