I'm a purple lady too - I wear more purple than any other colour, by a long way, as you'd see if you looked in my wardrobe or jewellery box. But -I don't use it for decor, where I tend to go for neutrals, pinky terracotta or blue, and I realised recently that I've never made a purple quilt! I often choose colours I haven't worked with before, or challenge myself by choosing colours I'm not so comfortable with - my avatar is a case in point. Brown and an orange-based red? Probably among my most-avoided colours! But very effective in this quilt, which a friend took home with her last week because it does reflect her tastes.