If you don't like the sample quilt colors, are you interested in the pattern?
10-09-2016, 04:31 AM
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It is definitely the color that attracts my eye but it is the contrast that holds it. Sometimes there will be a blues/green quilt pattern that I think I just have to make and when I examine it closer, it loses something because it ends up low contrast. I'm a high contrast gal.
10-09-2016, 07:30 AM
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If I were brutally honest I would have to say I'm greatly influenced by color and with all the gorgeous quilt patterns out there I will look past those that scream of multiple colors I don't particularly like to something that jumps out at me and that I know I will enjoy making clear to the end because with fewer colors that work well together I can clearly see the pattern as well.
10-09-2016, 08:20 AM
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Frequently I'm drawn to a pattern because of the colors and when I really look at the way it is constructed I don't like it so much. So color was the rule, but now I have found myself really looking at the pattern and the techniques used. This has been very much to my benefit as I've made some great (well I think so anyway) quilts using different colors than those shown. As I continue to learn, hey I've only been quilting for about 27 years, my acceptance of brighter colors has been a fun addition to my passion.
10-09-2016, 08:24 AM
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I guess i am one for deciding whether I like the colors or not. I figure there are tons of patterns out there and passing on one isn't going to keep me from moving on to something else instead. Besides, the next time I see that same pattern I originally passed on it might strike me differently! Might be a mood thing and not a prejudice of the colors!!!
10-09-2016, 11:00 AM
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Originally Posted by IrishNY
My initial reaction is often based on color. If I like the colors, I'll usually like the quilt and pattern instinctively. I have the opposite reaction if it's in colors I don't care for.
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