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Old 05-29-2012, 08:10 AM
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I'm tired of "country". I live in the country, in a cape cod style house, with colonial furnishings - so I'm surrounded by it. guess that's what pushes me toward brighter and modern colors/styles.
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Old 05-29-2012, 08:44 AM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen View Post
I got real tired of that blue and brown combo before it even hit fabrics. Every other designer on the HGTV design shows used that combo for at least a year and then it hit fabric designs. I don't like blue much in the first place and blue and brown together are really pretty boring since they're both fairly neutral.
Exactly my thoughts! I'm also not fond of the new retro 70's stuff with avocado green, harvest gold, and weird orange. Really? I lived through that nightmare of clashing colors and I don't want to go back! Next, they'll be selling us that icky polyester & acrylic crap again and I will have to make my own clothes out of dish towels! I had a rash for most of that decade from the crappy fabric! I ended up wearing flannel most of the time.
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:29 AM
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I am getting tired of seeing so many black & white quilts.
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Old 05-29-2012, 09:46 AM
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I don't care for dull, muddy colors, avocado green, peach, strange oranges, or orange-ish reds. I love pure, bright colors.
Am liking black & white now. Though I want them clear, not the muddied black or off white. Pinks are still one of my favorites. Cool colors in general.
All of us with different likes is what makes life interesting! Seeing other folks' creations in several colorways is always great!
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Old 05-29-2012, 10:21 AM
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I've seen grey used as borders and backings on a lot of the blogs. Doesn't do a thing for me!
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Old 05-29-2012, 11:13 AM
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When I first started quilting I tended to pick the darker colors...I'm still in love with them, but I'm with Rosemarie...don't care for all those blended patterns where you can't see the quilt block design! I also like the lighter flowery patterns.
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Old 05-29-2012, 12:52 PM
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It would be easier to tell you what i would like to see more of, REDS and REDS, and not patriotic,
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Old 05-29-2012, 01:35 PM
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Originally Posted by ontheriver View Post
I don't like what I think of as dull colors like browns, tans, darker reds, which for me means most of the civil war fabrics. I like color, the brighter the better, scrappies are the best.
You know it is a shame that the reproduction (Civil War) fabrics have been made that way because they were really bright yellow, bright red, and bright blue colors. There are sample books that have been found unopened for years so the fabrics are still as bright as they were when they were new and that fact has been lost!
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Old 05-29-2012, 01:42 PM
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It's not so much a color (or color combination) that I don't like - rather some of the really bright and busy fabrics all in one quilt. Some Kaffe Fasset prints are just so bright that one needs sun glasses. And I'm not fond of 30's anything - but I never did like the 30s.
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Old 05-29-2012, 01:53 PM
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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker View Post
Just when I think I am tired of seeing a color combo, someone makes a stunning quilt out of it.
This was my thought! I prefer brights, but recently lots of babies and all the mother's want pastels, (personal yuck). I keep trying to explain that the babies prefers brights and B&W, but no one's listening.
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