Originally Posted by
berrynice
I do this as well.
I use just three basic colors of thread. The colors I use are: Antique ecru, a deep midnight blue, and black.
I mostly use the Antique ecru as most of my quilts are bright/light colors. If the quilt is more medium dark with a lot of blues and darker hues in it, I will use the blue. I use the black when the quilt has a lot of black, grays, and browns.
Saves having to have umpteen colors of threads in stock, or trying to match color to color. I think it gives my quilts a more of an antique look. It surprises me that these colors seem to take on the hue of the fabric. I kid you not.
when I first started using my long arm, I read one of the pros favorite colors was "baby poop green" So I got some...now that is not the actual name. Use your imagination to pick out this color from the thread you are using. anyway, I bought about eight "dusty colors" of thread. dusty rose, dusty blue, dusty dust, and of course a white, cream, dark dusty brown, and a couple of shades of grey. Yep, all these "dusty" colors blend in with just about any quilt top I do. Of course later I bought some bright colors for fun. Now I find that the greyer threads blend in well with "cool" color quilts and the creams blend in well with the "warm" color quilts.