Color of the year for 2014
12-06-2013, 11:16 PM
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As to the color...I will buy some when I get a chance, if I like it, but not just because it is "the color". That is a crazy way to live. If you are completely at the mercy of the merchants, then you are forced to go along, but if you have a nice stash, you can make what you want, whatever is "in" or not "in".
But I do like the color--but then, I like pretty much any color--well, maybe not a really dull drab green or orange, but even then, in the right circumstance,...
12-06-2013, 11:27 PM
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OBut recipients of quilts I gift are often far more attuned to the mass-market and the trends there. Consequently, quilts that I've made in trendy color schemes (yellow and gray, or aqua, pink, and red) get a lot of attention and are more appealing to a wider group than combos that are my favorites. Also, when you make a quilt for home decor use, it's nice to have it work well with dominant colors. With so many silver and gray neutrals in home decor,
You know that in about a month we're going to be tempted to wail about lovingly-crafted, beautiful quilts we slaved over given to under-appreciative loved ones who just keep it in the closet. I think that sometimes the less than whole hearted reception is because we're being stubborn about what colors we like, refusing to go with trends, doing our own thing.
You know that in about a month we're going to be tempted to wail about lovingly-crafted, beautiful quilts we slaved over given to under-appreciative loved ones who just keep it in the closet. I think that sometimes the less than whole hearted reception is because we're being stubborn about what colors we like, refusing to go with trends, doing our own thing.
It is also the reason I let the charity quilt recipients pick out their own from a group of quilts in a variety of colors and designs.
I'm getting ready to make a quilt for a camp and now have the pattern. I sent an email yesterday to the people who want me to make it...and asked them...do you want it to look like the pattern sample quilt or am I to choose my own fabrics/colors? It can make a world of difference.
And it's also why I asked my DD#1 to give me colors/picture of what she wants for her wedding quilt. It's a lot of work and I don't want to spend my time making something in colors that aren't what she has envisioned.
As to the orchid...
I do like that orchid color. But then I like pretty much all purples!
12-07-2013, 03:51 AM
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I love to walk through display homes. Back in the early 1990's I went thru a large 2-story. It was decorated in eggplant purple! From the two floors of wall-to-wall carpeting, to the overly wallpapered rooms, upholstery, window treatments, etc. ALL in eggplant. I was nauseous by the time I left. I thought that I was going to hurl from the color overload. I have to think that whoever ended up buying that color train-wreck either LOVED all of that color or got a discount and ripped it out. Some interior decorator went crazy. To this day...not a fan of the color. In large doses, that is.
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12-07-2013, 04:02 AM
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I grow orchids and that is the only purple I have in the house. I don't like the color purple anyhow. I may put a little square in a quilt, but not as a main color. Sorry, I think a soft pink or rose is much prettier and my colors are my rules and purple is not in there. Edie
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