Go Back  Quiltingboard Forums >
  • Main
  • Colors in a Quilt, What colors you like and dislike and Why? >
  • Colors in a Quilt, What colors you like and dislike and Why?

  • Colors in a Quilt, What colors you like and dislike and Why?

    Thread Tools
     
    Old 02-11-2010, 06:41 AM
      #31  
    Junior Member
     
    Lainee's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2009
    Location: Ellijay, Georgia
    Posts: 155
    Default

    I love bright colors, so I am turned off by mutted, dusty, muddy shades of any color.
    Lainee is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 06:45 AM
      #32  
    Junior Member
     
    Join Date: Jul 2008
    Location: Honolulu Hawaii
    Posts: 158
    Default

    My critical mind does the same thing and overthinks all my projects which results in UFOs. I love all colors, shades and prints.....so I try to stick with the colorwheel and a mix of the 3 not exceeding 5 colors.
    I watch the choices my quilting friends make of matching colors to their fabric and it always works but I don't have that kind of thinking, not eye, thinking. A true Aquarius.
    granniegg is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 06:54 AM
      #33  
    Super Member
     
    mpspeedy's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Mar 2008
    Location: rural Maryland
    Posts: 1,564
    Default

    I like bright true colors the best. While I like some of the designs of say Thimbleberries I don't like the muted muddy colors. The same goes for Civil war fabrics. If I make something from the more muted colors I have to add a small border of either black or something intense like true red. Brown is my least favorite color. I only use it when it is important for the design like a tree or wood etc. I love floral prints and stripes. The main reason I use solid colors of anything is because my handquilting shows up best on a plain surface. The mottled or tone on tone fabrics also work well for showcasing the quilting.
    mpspeedy is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 07:03 AM
      #34  
    Member
     
    Laura Li's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Feb 2010
    Location: Panhandle of Florida
    Posts: 13
    Default

    This is my first reply as I am new to this site. I enjoy many but especialy like batiks. Just picked out eight different ones for a friend's quilt. I also enjoy high contrasting colors, just depends on the pattern. I wish I was quilting right now!
    Laura Li is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 07:10 AM
      #35  
    Senior Member
     
    Join Date: Feb 2010
    Location: Midland, TX
    Posts: 346
    Default

    I enjoy all colors...Okay, especially purple-not so much orange. However, I did a friendship braid top with lots of orange and green and yellow, and was delighted with the results. Funny thing, it started out as a scrap buster, and turned into a favorite!
    DianD is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 07:24 AM
      #36  
    Super Member
     
    Join Date: Dec 2009
    Location: Somewhere in Time
    Posts: 2,697
    Default

    I love earth and jewel tones with a bit of splash. No pastels, they drain my aura and weaken me. I am energized by the colors of the sunrise, sunset and earth.
    Aurora is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 07:35 AM
      #37  
    Junior Member
     
    Join Date: Jan 2010
    Location: Daytona Beach
    Posts: 133
    Default

    I like blue and green together. Also orange and yellow together. But no one else does so I don't get to use them often enough.
    Pat and pups is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 08:07 AM
      #38  
    Super Member
     
    Katrine's Avatar
     
    Join Date: May 2008
    Location: France
    Posts: 1,813
    Default

    I now look at colours in a different way since I started quilting, and also enjoy seeing how other people use them. I don't dismiss anything but seem to have more blues than anything else!
    Katrine is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 08:35 AM
      #39  
    Senior Member
     
    scrappylouisa's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Aug 2007
    Location: Southern Oregon
    Posts: 356
    Default

    chris_quilts Your kitty is almost a twin to my Misty. Very beautiful.

    Laura Li Welcome to the quilting forum.

    I would have to say my favorite colors for quilts is red, black, white and gray. I was in a swap with some of the ladies from the forum and that was the colors I chose for my blocks.

    I love all the colors of the rainbow except yellow. Yellow was my mother's color and she carried it to the extreme so I grew to dislike it.

    I use mostly prints and few solids in my quilt projects.
    scrappylouisa is offline  
    Old 02-11-2010, 09:11 AM
      #40  
    Super Member
     
    grandma Janice's Avatar
     
    Join Date: Oct 2009
    Location: Oklahoma
    Posts: 1,227
    Default

    I'm a scrap Quilt lover so I like lots of different prints of all colors. I would never make a bright quilt. I tend to love pastel colors. My favorite colors are blues and purples. as far a orange, I love the autumn rusts and pale oranges but bright orange turns me off.

    Welcome Laura Li
    grandma Janice is offline  
    Related Topics
    Thread
    Thread Starter
    Forum
    Replies
    Last Post
    DJRustic
    Main
    20
    12-18-2015 06:08 PM
    vicki75
    Main
    16
    10-11-2011 08:24 PM
    craftybear
    Main
    43
    03-26-2011 04:51 AM
    Jared
    Main
    94
    03-14-2010 02:59 PM

    Posting Rules
    You may not post new threads
    You may not post replies
    You may not post attachments
    You may not edit your posts

    BB code is On
    Smilies are On
    [IMG] code is On
    HTML code is On
    Trackbacks are Off
    Pingbacks are Off
    Refbacks are Off



    FREE Quilting Newsletter