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What is your favorite colors to make a quilt? Fabrics?

Old 06-09-2010, 01:24 PM
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I like all colors but I tend to lean towards autumn colors for my own things. I am working on a BOM where dark purple batik is the main color and it is coming out nicely. I just finished a lap quilt with bright oranges, yellow, pink, green and blue that came out cute. I have a hard time with red so I am going to make a black and white quilt with a little red in it to get over it. LOL!
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Old 06-09-2010, 03:48 PM
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I'm new to quilting...well sorta new. Decision for colors has had to be determined by the design and who it will go to. I just finished a beautiful pink/black/white one for special niece...chose those colors 'cause they're her favorites. She doesn't know she's getting it yet!!! She's 8 years old. Soon as I learn to post pics I'll do that.
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Old 06-10-2010, 03:24 AM
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I am very partial to autumn/darker fabrics and earth tones. Fall is my favorite time of the year! For some reason I shy away from brights and pastels.
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Old 06-10-2010, 05:26 AM
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Never, never ever pastels. Other than that I really don't have a favorite. Different colors attract me on different shopping days. If I always purchase what I like, ultimately it all goes together. Sometimes I purchase mostly darks, the next time I might purchase mostly brights. I am always amazed when I get home and put it in my stash -- its all blends together with just the right "POP".
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Old 06-10-2010, 05:30 AM
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Well, so far ive only been making them for my girls and a pregnant friend....

i really love autumn colors and eventually plan to make something for myself soon :D i hope
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Old 06-10-2010, 06:44 AM
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I'm with you, harvest colors are the ones I love and buy most often and most often fabric by Moda.
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Old 06-10-2010, 07:54 AM
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I don't really have a favorite. There isn't any colour that doesn't appeal to me - what I choose depends on what I'm making.
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Old 06-10-2010, 10:39 AM
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I love all shades of blue and indeed have a whole drawer packed full of nothing but blue. I tend to make scrap quilts tho because I can't make myself limit my colors in one quilt. I greatly admire antique quilts with 2 or 3 colors in them. I also collect fabrics with gold threads and have those in all colors.
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Old 06-10-2010, 11:30 AM
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Same here!
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Old 06-10-2010, 12:15 PM
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For my quilts I love all colors - but I don't like black. This is very hard to hand quilt because it seems to "swallow" all the light you need for quilting!
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