eQuilter Blog

Have you heard?
The Pantone Color of the Year for 2017 has been announced!

Last year for the first time, there were 2 colors of the year (a pastel blue and pink) but this year we are back to one solid color:

GREENERY

“Greenery is a fresh and zesty yellow-green shade that evokes the first days of spring when nature’s greens revive, restore and renew. Illustrative of flourishing foliage and the lushness of the great outdoors, the fortifying attributes of Greenery signals consumers to take a deep breath, oxygenate and reinvigorate.”

Whether you love or hate the Color of the Year, it is interesting to see how this color predicts product trends for the coming year.

Some people say “Oh I would never wear that color!”… but that is not the point.

The Color of the Year comes from surveying designers and manufacturers about what colors are shipping to stores in the coming year. We see this color showing up in cosmetics, home dec, automobiles, cell phones and other high tech products.

How the heck does anybody choose a color trend in advance? This is one of the reasons I love being part of the Color Marketing Group, so I can partake in these deep philosophical discussions about where colors have been, and where they are going. Colors are influenced by the global economy, politics, pop culture, couture fashion, even things like food trends and popular movies. We look at all those influences, mash them together, and come up with something that looks fresh and new to our eyes.

This color is certainly fresh, and maybe that is the point. We all need a dose of Greenery for our emotional health. Studies have shown that the immune system is strengthened by being outdoors in Nature…exposing ourselves to GREEN.

I’ve put together a Pinterest board with some images inspired by this Color of the Year, and if you click on this link you will also see a group of products that point toward the Color of the Year. (More on the way!)

To set off these lovely green fabrics in the collage above, this gives me a good excuse to share another one of my favorite quilts from the Intl Quilt Festival in Houston. This lovely little portrait of a purple cabbage by Susan Fletcher King was hanging next to the “Water is Life” exhibit where I was hanging out, and I just fell in love with its bold image and lovely colors.

We are working with Mission of Love to get comfort quilts to the fire victims in Gatlinburg Tenn. You can drop off donated quilts at our offices by Jan 5, or ship them directly to Mission of Love by Jan 15. (Do not ship to eQuilter)

Mission of Love / Kathleen Price
2054 Hemlock Court
Youngstown, Ohio 44515

Contact Dana in Customer Service for more information, and watch our newsletters. Many thanks to all the generous quilters who have contributed to our quilt program. Together with Mission of Love, we’ve distributed over 12,000 donated quilts for disaster relief, around the world.

sharing your Passion for Fabric…
Luana

Check out our several NEW videos from the Houston Quilt Festival, on our eQuilter Video Page

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2017 Travel Calendar:
Jan 18-22 – Tokyo Quilt Festival
Feb 9-11 – Bernina Sewapalooza By Blakeman Sewing at eQuilter Classroom!
Feb 17-20 – Venice Photo Conference
Feb 24 – eQuilter Sponsored Cocktail Party at QuiltCon