Okay...so I like purple...

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01-27-2013, 10:06 AM

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BeverlyJo

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I love your quilt. It turned out great. I think we all tend to go with similar colors, because that is what we like. I try to pick colors out of my comfort zone sometimes, but I then go back to the ones I really like.

01-27-2013, 11:01 AM

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faykilgore

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Green & turquoise. No, I'm not Aquarius, but love the tranquil feel of those colors. Love your purple quilt. I sneak cats into almost every quilt.

01-27-2013, 11:50 AM

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watson's mom

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Like you said...can't go wrong with purple. Your quilt is gorgeous, I love it. Thank you for sharing.

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01-27-2013, 12:07 PM

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MargeD

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I love purple

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dina

I was at a guild workshop last weekend where there were 16 quilters who had signed up for the class. Each had such lovely fabric, for what to be a "quick way to make a Trip around the World."

As we walked around admiring progress, I always heard the same comment "Well, of course. Yours is purple." A few of the others had selected purple as one of their 6 fabrics, but I was the only one who had 5 purples.

But I really like purple! At the same time, I did admire the choices around me. Maybe next time I will branch out and try a non-purple, but I doubt it....

Do you have a color that you just HAVE to use?

Oh, here is the top. I just finished it....and I REALLY like it. Can't go wrong with purple.

Dina

I'm with you, I love purple, although teal comes in a close second. I sometimes think people gravitate towards colors that they look good in, and I look good in teal and purple, but so do my quilts. I love your Trip around the World, lots of purple, but lots of nice contrast too.

01-27-2013, 12:32 PM

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DebbieG

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That is gorgeous...so what I would have picked too....except I ALWAYS have to have a stripe somewhere in each and every quilt I make!! I get the...well of course, there's your stripe!!

01-27-2013, 01:23 PM

#76

Iwantasew

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I've seen contests at quilt shows that ask the visitors to pick a winner out of mini quilts and the one with purple always wins. You have a real winner there.

01-27-2013, 01:34 PM

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Floralfab

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Beautiful purple quilt!!

01-27-2013, 02:16 PM

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AuntieD

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I like your quilt. The color you choose is totally up to you. I enjoyed seeing color combinations I would never make cause, never know when I might change me mind.

01-27-2013, 02:27 PM

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Dina

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Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltingeileen

Purple is one of my favs too. Love your quilt. What was the quick way to make Trip Around The World? I've done it before where you sew the strips into tubes first. What did you do?

Well, it really wasn't any quicker. First you cut out 504 three inch squares, and then you sewed them into 9 patch blocks. Not one bit quicker, just different.

Strips would have been my preferred choice...

Dina