I love Blue, rich cobalt, hit-you-in-the-eyes blue. I also love earth tones. Browns, tans, greens.

The hardest thing for me to find is a good clear green with enough white to make the color pop. I don't know why I want to find it, since I don't much like green, but if I ever find the green I want, I will buy the whole bolt.
froggyintexas

Plenty of lights, cream on creams, etc. and especially in batiks. They are so hard to find!
Kind Regards and Good Luck!
MaryAnna

White on cream prints of good quality material. Extra wide fabric for quilt backs in Neutrals or tonal colors so the quilting shows. Patterns, with a quilt on display inspire me.

I fall in love with a sample quilt in a store--and I buy the exact colors in it because I know I can't come up with better--that is lack of imagination, true, but I love it just as much as if I had picked the colors.

A lot of it depends on what I am making. A good variety of all color schemes is a good start.

My wife and I like blues, teals, greens, and purples. Mostly anything bright will catch our eyes (we must be part crow). We also love highly graphic, bright prints like Michael Miller puts out. I'm generally not a fan of earth tones.

I hope you have great success with your shop; keep us posted.

Darren

Several bolts of backing fabric, our LQS keeps a few but they run out quick. She also has a long arm machine set up in a separate room that your can use at $25/hr. Have not tried it yet but I think it's a cool idea.

1930's, those are my favorites. And some off-white and white Kona.

I guess this isn't really a color, but landscape fabrics are so difficult to find in one place. Grasses, flowers, skies, stones, wood grains, etc. Good luck in your new store!