Why is yellow not a popular color for quilts?
06-03-2011, 01:38 PM
#123
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Originally Posted by MelodyWB
Yellow isn't a popular color with some people..but it does wonders for a quilt..I learned that years ago..when I first started to quilt..didn't have a lot..but it can pop a quilt..I have a lot of yellow in my stash now!!
- a queen sized quilt made of white-white and yellow half-square triangles, 12x12 finished (the "Annie's Choice" block on www.quilterscache.com)
- a queen sized braid quilt using a special fabric for the center squares to pull it together; and
- a queen sized log cabin quilt
I used the leftovers to make mall-scale braids of all the yellows I used and turned them into pillow shams for the bed, guaranteed to go with any of the three quilts.
06-03-2011, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by hoppyfrog
I don't know if there's a reason but light yellow fabric is very hard to find. When I shop on-line that's the first thing I look for and very seldom find anything but bright yellows.
06-03-2011, 02:04 PM
#125
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My first quilt was a blue/yellow log cabin. I was really off the wall and wanted to do scrappy and sometimes I felt like I had 3 heads because of that. A lqs person told me to be careful with yellows, it would overwhelm the quilt. I didn't listen to her, I thought it would be gorgeous. It was, in my opinion. I have it put away, but this is what I did with the extra blocks & towels for the bedroom.
I always use yellow and look for it everytime I shop. Bonnie Hunter has a stunning quilt in her book. It''s made with 1 1/2" strips that are cut up and re arranged, but yellow and red are her WOW colors in a dark quilt, with some other lights. It's called Perikonean Dreams. On my bucket list.
Judi
I always use yellow and look for it everytime I shop. Bonnie Hunter has a stunning quilt in her book. It''s made with 1 1/2" strips that are cut up and re arranged, but yellow and red are her WOW colors in a dark quilt, with some other lights. It's called Perikonean Dreams. On my bucket list.
Judi
Originally Posted by Wonnie
Have noticed that yellow is not a very popular color for quilts. Is there a specific reason for this? It's cheerful, happy and sunny.
06-03-2011, 02:14 PM
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a bit of trivia about yellow in quilts. I was speaking to a quilt group in the area and was asked by one of the members if any yellow quilt entered in a show won a ribbon. She said a certified judge told her this. I was stumped and said "not to my knowledge" Used well it does add a sparkle to a quilt.
06-03-2011, 02:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Wonnie
Have noticed that yellow is not a very popular color for quilts. Is there a specific reason for this? It's cheerful, happy and sunny.
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06-03-2011, 02:28 PM
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Originally Posted by StitchinJoy
When I started putting in gardens at our home, I loaded the beds with yellow and white flowers. It was a bit bright and hot looking. I traded some of the yellow flowers for pinks and purples, added a few blues, put in more evergreen shrubs, and now it is the way we love it. I think now the yellow flowers accent rather than overwhelm.
I feel the same about yellow in quilts. I love yellow. But in quilts as in gardens, a little goes a long way.
I feel the same about yellow in quilts. I love yellow. But in quilts as in gardens, a little goes a long way.
06-03-2011, 02:58 PM
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I think it might be because a little yellow goes a long way! I am not a huge fan of yellow, BUT I do tend to add a bit of yellow to most quilts. It is a color that just pops and makes a quilt look "happy"!
06-03-2011, 02:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Wonnie
Originally Posted by ckcowl
i don't know where you came up with that assumption???
around here i see lots and lots of yellow...
and in our little sewing/quilting group we have one lady who has been actively quilting for over 50 years---according to her- it's not a quilt if it doesn't have at least a piece of yellow somewhere---she really loves yellow in quilts- and makes FABULOUS ONES!
so...
maybe in your neighborhood they do not use yellow???
typed yellow quilts into the search engine- over a hundred pages to look at....
personally- not a yellow person- but have included yellows when they were needed- i'm not quite convinced that every quilt should have a little yellow :)
around here i see lots and lots of yellow...
and in our little sewing/quilting group we have one lady who has been actively quilting for over 50 years---according to her- it's not a quilt if it doesn't have at least a piece of yellow somewhere---she really loves yellow in quilts- and makes FABULOUS ONES!
so...
maybe in your neighborhood they do not use yellow???
typed yellow quilts into the search engine- over a hundred pages to look at....
personally- not a yellow person- but have included yellows when they were needed- i'm not quite convinced that every quilt should have a little yellow :)
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