Favorite color schemes

I've got MY top done. Saving now to have a long armer do the quilting.

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"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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It's a repeating theme. I've seen it here for years that most of you
never, ever make a quilt for your very own bed. I hereby give you
permission (if that's what you've been waiting for) to make a quilt for
YOU.
I did.
It is scrappy because I love scrappy.
For the most part, it is bright colors but I threw in some peaceful
ones because it certainly did need some resting places. It keeps me warm
at night.
It makes me smile when I make my bed.
It makes me happy when I invite a quilter friend to come see its
pattern and quilting.
Yes. Do. Make a quilt for you. You are worth it. And do make it
'cat hair friendly'. Polly

I look at my stash and I think - why did I buy this?
I just looked at the colors in my friend's scrappy quilt and I'm
jealous!! I don't have those colors in my scraps! It's part of why I
don't make more!
My only new year's resolution this year is to only buy what will make
a great scrappy quilt in MY colors this year!

Judy from Mass

I think a lot of quilters (myself included) get caught up in making
our loved ones happy, and that's where all the best quilts go. *That's
why this year I'm treating myself. *It's time, and I'm worth it.

Vicky

On Jan 12, 12:59*am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
It's a repeating theme. *I've seen it here for years that most of you never,
ever make a quilt for your very own bed. *I hereby give you permission (if
that's what you've been waiting for) to make a quilt for YOU.
* * I did.
* * It is scrappy because I love scrappy.
* * For the most part, it is bright colors but I threw in some peaceful ones
because it certainly did need some resting places. *It keeps me warm at
night.
* * It makes me smile when I make my bed.
* * It makes me happy when I invite a quilter friend to come see its pattern
and quilting.
* * Yes. *Do. *Make a quilt for you. *You are worth it. *And do make it 'cat
hair friendly'. *Polly


I took this advise several years back and have made quilts for
myself. I just finished that GMFG for our bed but am afraid to put it
on right now. I currently have the Tea Leaf (aka Joseph's Coat) that
I made several years ago on our bed. Because of DH's Alzheimer's
this quilt looks like it has gone through a war zone. I have had to
make any number of repairs to it and right now it suffered another
disaster. He burned a BIG hole in it smoking in bed just last week.
That repair is major and I plan to fix it again this week. To keep my
mind off this problem I have spent the last several days making 1/2
square triangles.
I counted the quilts the other day that I have saved for myself over
the last 20 years. I have 14 currently. Like others here I make my
quilts just for the sheer pleasure of making them. If my quilts find
a good home I am always happy. I have only sold a few. Those were
specially ordered quilts. I have even lost 2 and for the life of me
cannot figure out how that happened. julia

Most of my quilts are very rich in color! I intend to make one of
neutrals someday. I keep many of them and give many away. The joy is
in the planning, buying and making.

On Jan 12, 10:24*am, Idahoqltr wrote:
Most of my quilts are very rich in color! *I intend to make one of
neutrals someday. *I keep many of them and give many away. *The joy is
in the planning, buying and making.

I agree with your last sentence. The joy *is* in the process, not the
finished product.
On the other hand, with all that work, I do tend to get emotionally
attached to them
sometimes. Just certain ones. Not that I can't still give them away,
but only to certain
people becuase I'd be plenty
mad if I saw them outside in the doghouse or something. This actually
happened to a
quilter I know.

Sounds like you need to swap fabrics with someone who likes what you
have!
Roberta in D

On Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:52:25 -0800 (PST), judyanna
wrote:

I look at my stash and I think - why did I buy this?
I just looked at the colors in my friend's scrappy quilt and I'm
jealous!! I don't have those colors in my scraps! It's part of why I
don't make more!
My only new year's resolution this year is to only buy what will make
a great scrappy quilt in MY colors this year!

Judy from Mass

I think a lot of quilters (myself included) get caught up in making
our loved ones happy, and that's where all the best quilts go. *That's
why this year I'm treating myself. *It's time, and I'm worth it.

Vicky

My very first quilt ended up at my exH's house..(i used to keep it in
my car), anyway...he wrapped his hot rod engine with it. Yep,,,burned
to a crisp. it was a hand pieced, hand quilted granny's flower
garden...full size. Of course!

i have made several for myself. One on my bed now in my favorite fall
colors.

amy in CNY

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:45:11 -0800 (PST), juliasb
wrote:

Yesterday while I was straightening things up and putting many of my
quilts away I made what was to me a very interesting discovery. All
the quilts that I have kept for myself over the years are for lack of
a better way of saying things, are very plain and neutral in colors.
I LOVE rich colors and for the life of my don't understand why I don't
have a single quilt that is rich in colors. Not a purple on in the
bunch! I know I have made many quilts that were rich in colors but
they have all gone as gifts or been sold.
fortunately the palets that I have chosen for my new quilting
projects are rich in colors. Turquoise, blues, purples and even
black!
Does this happen to anyone else out here? Do you get to keep any of
your rich and colorful quilts or do they become the loving property of
a loved one? What favorite color scheme would you make (or have made)
that you got to keep for yourself?
julia
Debra

My art for sale at:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/DesignsByDeb

On Sun, 11 Jan 2009 06:45:11 -0800 (PST), juliasb
wrote:

Yesterday while I was straightening things up and putting many of my
quilts away I made what was to me a very interesting discovery. All
the quilts that I have kept for myself over the years are for lack of
a better way of saying things, are very plain and neutral in colors.
I LOVE rich colors and for the life of my don't understand why I don't
have a single quilt that is rich in colors. Not a purple on in the
bunch! I know I have made many quilts that were rich in colors but
they have all gone as gifts or been sold.
fortunately the palets that I have chosen for my new quilting
projects are rich in colors. Turquoise, blues, purples and even
black!
Does this happen to anyone else out here? Do you get to keep any of
your rich and colorful quilts or do they become the loving property of
a loved one? What favorite color scheme would you make (or have made)
that you got to keep for yourself?
julia

Lime green, royal blue, and yellow or orange! And, no I haven't made
one yet. I am a little afraid it would singe my eyes to look upon it.
Debra

My art for sale at:
http://www.redbubble.com/people/DesignsByDeb

I had a retrospective exhibit a couple of years back. When hanging the
show, it became obvious that I have a predeliction for blues. Most of
my projects were analagous blue violets to yellow greens with touches of
yellow orange to red orange accents.


juliasb wrote:
Yesterday while I was straightening things up and putting many of my
quilts away I made what was to me a very interesting discovery. All
the quilts that I have kept for myself over the years are for lack of
a better way of saying things, are very plain and neutral in colors.
I LOVE rich colors and for the life of my don't understand why I don't
have a single quilt that is rich in colors. Not a purple on in the
bunch! I know I have made many quilts that were rich in colors but
they have all gone as gifts or been sold.
fortunately the palets that I have chosen for my new quilting
projects are rich in colors. Turquoise, blues, purples and even
black!
Does this happen to anyone else out here? Do you get to keep any of
your rich and colorful quilts or do they become the loving property of
a loved one? What favorite color scheme would you make (or have made)
that you got to keep for yourself?
julia


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