There are 1677 Pantone colors! http://www.pantone.com/downloads/cat...sSeriesFAQ.pdf

so, for me..."blue" is vague. I think Royal...some would think Navy...teal is a blue. The paintchip is a good idea but should be used as a guide...i think it would be difficult to always find a fabric color match. Ever see a color card for Kona Solids? Compare them to another brand of blenders and you will see many variations of the color blue.

Sandy

I was not trying for an "exact" color match - I was just trying for "reasonably compatible" - to my eyes, anyway - as far as my color choice for her.

I don't take requests. I sew what I want then give them away to someone who wants them. One time I had a friend ask me to make something that related to hostas to auction off for her hosta club. I did find some green material that had hosta leaves and made place mats. She said they sold for $80.00 and that seemed to please her. I really felt under a lot of pressure and I won't do that again. I am not a perfectionist and sometimes my stuff is rinky dink. I am not very artistic either - no I don't want to be under pressure. I sew for my pleasure not to make money or for someone else.

The question about, what's so hard about blue was your out to making them. I have always requested a yard of fabric that someone just loves in order to make a quilt for someone. Whenever someone says, I want one. To date, I have never received a yard of fabric. So when they say, Where's my quilt, I volley back, where's my yard? You don't have to make anything till you get paint chips.

I had that problem with a quilt for my daughter. Their bedroom is green. She told me to colors she wanted in the quilt and the name of the paint color. Since it had been a few years since they painted the bdrm I couldn't find the color. My recollection of it was a yellow-green. When we went down there for Christmas I discovered the green is more sage than yellow-green. So back to the drawing board on the greens. I'll have to replace the ones I had with new ones nearer the color of their bdrm. I"m just glad I hadn't gotten any further than picking the colors.

I've gotten toherifimake something for someone, THEY buy the main color(s). That way they can't complain when I get the wrong one🤔.

I've gotten toherifimake something for someone, THEY buy the main color(s). That way they can't complain when I get the wrong one🤔.

When my daughter got married the first stop we made when picking colors was the hardware store. With paint chip in hand we then went dress shopping. I also picked colors and made table runners for the reception. My daughter wrote messages on the backing fabric and gave them as gifts to the bridesmaids and grandmothers.

I wonder if all of the paint chip samples that land in the hand of quilters and not paint sales is an issue for the paint retailers? Hmmmm

sandy

WAWAC sells thread in 400 shades.