Why is yellow not a popular color for quilts?

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06-02-2011, 11:51 AM

#41

cinnya

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Originally Posted by Wonnie

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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 :)

Perhaps I should have phrased the question differently ....yes, I see a blotch of yellow here and there in quilts but if you look at the quilts overall it's almost never the dominating color. The reason I asked was because I did an old timey Butter and Egg quilt for my daughter, on point, with a white background and a single, repeated, patched block of yellow with small,white polka dots alternating with a white square in which I quilted flowers. The border , also, was white with quilted vine and leaves and it was so stunning it just made me wonder why I didn't see something of that nature in most of my many, many quilt books and magazines is all.

Your quilt sounds beautiful,would love to see it.

06-02-2011, 12:39 PM

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StitchinJoy

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Originally Posted by Snorky Lvs2Quilt

After red...yellow is a fave color of mine. But you are right, there doesn't appear to be much yellow in quilts these days.

I was raised by my grandmother and great-grandmother after my mother died. My grannies would say "Red and yella, catch a fella." I love that combination, and maybe that's why. So bright and cheerful. A good way to catch someone's eye!

06-02-2011, 01:08 PM

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twixbar

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Lovely quilts

06-02-2011, 01:18 PM

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bnlmom

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My last quilt was yellow,orange and red--not colors I usually use but loved how it turned out!

06-03-2011, 02:54 AM

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uniquelynancy

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I have never made a yellow quilt but have a yellow and black one in my "quilts to make " pile. I always add yellow to my quilts too.

06-03-2011, 03:12 AM

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Lavada

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look at the fabric store yellow is usually hard to find at least in my area of the country

06-03-2011, 03:22 AM

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19angel52

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...have no idea...but I almost always have a touch of yellow (at the very least!) in my quilts!

06-03-2011, 03:28 AM

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SueDor

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I put yellow in my quilts!

06-03-2011, 03:28 AM

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Scrap Happy

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I love yellow. I remember when I worked at LQS the owner and ladies working there said don't use 'too much' yellow in a quilt because it 'takes over' a quilt. So I didn't get much yellow. After a while I realized I like yellow and will put as much of it as I like in my quilts. :-P

06-03-2011, 03:31 AM

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patchsamkim

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I love yellow...and have used it in quilts...yellow and green...yellow and purple...it is a great color...I have had a picture for years of a yellow and white 2 color quilt that I want to make...one of these years I will get going on it...have to find the right yellow, and I don't usually go with white, so will be muslin...someday!