One of my quandries with quilting is the rapidly changing world of color style. On the one hand I LOVE to see fabric, color schemes, etc. that are new and fresh. On the other hand, I sometimes look at my old quilts and don't love them as much because the fabrics and colors are "dated." I'm sure that in a few years I'll be looking at my orange and teal stuff and thinking the same thing. :)
One color scheme that I think is always classic is red and white. I love it! Sure, the shades of red may change, but that combo always looks good. So last winter I finally made a red and white quilt for myself.I love these peonies (my favorite flowers) on the back.
This is a quilt I made for the store at the same time, from the same fabrics and the same size (4") squares. [We had ton of really good reds last winter.] Only this quilt was made-up in a split nine-patch pattern. It was really fun. I LOVE that pattern - so quick and easy to make a complex-looking quilt. I love comparing the two quilts. They make nice companions. But I only got to bring one of them home to live with me.
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I love this quilt! Perfect for Valentine's day!
ReplyDeleteLove the quilt! It will always be a classic!
ReplyDeleteOf course I love the red and white. I love the simplicity too. It shows off the pretty fabrics.
ReplyDeleteI love both of the red and white quilts...especially the red toille backing!
ReplyDeleteI love your red and white quilt. Like Jackie said perfect for Valentine's day. I am also always changing my colors. I realy enjoyed reading your post, because I am a lot like you. Like the old quilts, but then I like the brighter colors too.
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