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Favorite color schemes
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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On Jan 11, 9:45*am, 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 I've actually given away every quilt I've ever made, but this year I'm changing that. I've just started an Irish chain, in jewel tones, and have decided to name it This One's Just for Me. It's emerald, amythest, sapphire, garnet, teal, and touches of hot pink on muslin. 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 |
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I am, for the second time, making a quilt for myself in a pattern I
designed -- same pattern, too! The "problem" is that I gave the first one to my sister when she got married. She had watched me work on that quilt all the way through, and admired it a lot, but did not ask for it since she knew it was going to be the first quilt I was actually making to keep. Well, then she got married, about a month after the quilt was finished, so I rolled it up, stuck it in a big bag, and gave it to her. She was stunned, and uses it every day! So, I am making it again, this time in different colors, of course, and a large size since I plan to use it on my queen size bed, and KEEPING IT. Since I do both piecing and quilting by hand, it's a good thing I'm not in a hurry! One thing I have always done with knitting, quilting, tatting, and crochet is that I do give lots of it away, but never to people who whine or wheedle or beg or drop huge hints! For those people, I offer to teach them how to do whatever it is so they can make their own. I also never sell any of my work, although I have certainly donated various things to charity auctions -- and one afghan I made enough money on its own in a silent auction to buy a large swingset for a private elementary school, and that pleased me a lot! When I was working I was very lucky to have a job where slacks and sweaters were the usual clothing for work, and was able to dress very inexpensively but very nicely! I always had slacks in charcoal, navy, camel, black, and burgundy, and made my own sweaters, which were always nice and fit better than the ones I could buy. For several years I always had a sweater going, and there were a bunch of us who always took knitting, crochet, cross-stitch, etc. to the office and spent our lunch hours in the lounge swapping stories and working on the latest whatever. |
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Quilts mostly get made just for themselves, then afterwards I have to
decide what to do with them. So I have a few, just because they fit a bed or a couch or a wall at the time. But most get given away. Otherwise there would be no room for anything else! I.e. new fabric! But since I buy what I like, rather than buying for projects, I tend to like the results :-) Roberta in D 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 |
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Vicky, I sure hope you can show us a picture of your Irish chain when you're
finished (or even at various stages along the way!). It sounds beautiful. -- Louise in Iowa nieland1390@mchsi dot com http://community.webshots.com/user/louiseiniowa "VickyB" wrote in message ... On Jan 11, 9:45 am, 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 I've actually given away every quilt I've ever made, but this year I'm changing that. I've just started an Irish chain, in jewel tones, and have decided to name it This One's Just for Me. It's emerald, amythest, sapphire, garnet, teal, and touches of hot pink on muslin. 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 |
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"juliasb" wrote in message ... 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 Compared to a lot of quilters here on RTCQ, I'm a very slow quilter. Lucky if I complete one full-size per year. With me, I've only started feeling comfortable giving quilts away because I'm always afraid someone may not like the colors I've chosen, etc. However, I started getting over that by making a quilt for my dad, since I was very familiar with his color preferences. I'm now working on a 3rd one for him--all some variations with a blue basis. Then I made a quilt for my young cousin. She was 5 years old at the time, and saw the stack of purple blocks I'd received through one of Terbear's "Your Pick" swaps. She quietly informed that purple was her favorite color and that I could make a quilt for her. Well, who could resist that? She got it for 6th birthday. The quilts I made before I got brave enough to make them for other people are scrappy. I have three of them. My goal is eventually to make a quilt for myself that ISN'T scrappy. (Although honestly, even the quilts I made for other people which were color controlled are somewhat scrappy because I like to use a variety of fabrics--even if the fabrics are all in the same color scheme. -- Michelle in NV http://community.webshots.com/user/desert_quilter |
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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 This is the year that I plan to make a quilt for myself. I have two or three quilts in the works and as soon as they are finished I will start one to keep just for myself. And I love blues, purples, greens, and even yellow. Judie |
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On Jan 11, 8:45*am, 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 Even though I love rich deep colors, they're usually not cat-hair- friendly, so I don't make them for myself. (isn't that a ridiculous criteria?)....But for some reason, I tend to gravitate toward red. Not just in fabric but also in my clothes closet. I made a Laurel Burch fabric quilt once, and sashed it with Moda marble black. That thing was a nightmare. I bet I used up four lint rollers on it before I finished it and gave it away. Sherry |
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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 "Sherry" wrote in message ... On Jan 11, 8:45 am, 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 Even though I love rich deep colors, they're usually not cat-hair- friendly, so I don't make them for myself. (isn't that a ridiculous criteria?)....But for some reason, I tend to gravitate toward red. Not just in fabric but also in my clothes closet. I made a Laurel Burch fabric quilt once, and sashed it with Moda marble black. That thing was a nightmare. I bet I used up four lint rollers on it before I finished it and gave it away. Sherry |
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On Jan 11, 11:59*pm, "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 Polly, I *am* in the process, now! I had so many lovely leftover 30's scraps, I started a nine-patch alternating with white. (blends with cat hair). I kept working till I ran out of scraps, and I think it's going to be exactly right for our kingsized bed. It's simple, and country, like me. And it's frugal, like me. And I think I *will* smile when I make the bed. :-) Sherry |
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