{"id":10285,"date":"2023-11-29T09:40:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T16:40:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/?p=10285"},"modified":"2023-11-30T09:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-11-30T16:41:30","slug":"thread-colors-are-like-candy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.equilter.com\/blog\/thread-colors-are-like-candy\/","title":{"rendered":"Thread Colors are like Candy!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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After I left the fashion industry and found my way to the quilting world in 1990, I spent a few years taking quilt classes to learn some of the more advanced techniques. First I had to learn how to use a Rotary Cutter. Who knew? I had a giant heavy pair of Gingher Shears that could cut silk chiffon with a whisper, but there were quilting terms and toys<\/a> I had to learn all about. Fat Quarters, needle-turn applique, quarter inch seams, binding, batting, basting, bearding, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When I was ready to buy fabric, I was very disappointed by what was in the stores at that time. There was a lot of beige and dark colors. I was looking for Jewel tones! Pastels! Floral hues! Well, you know the rest is history. I had to start my own business to find those contemporary brilliant fabrics, back in 1999. Back in the Dark Ages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days quilters are not afraid of color, and they have become more sophisticated in their color choices. We put together stories based on a variety of color palettes:
Midcentury Modern & Retro Midtones
Ice Cream Pastels
Mineral Earthtones
Metallics like Rose Gold, and Pearlescent Shimmer
Deeply Saturated Midnight Palettes
Natural Plant Hues & Delicate Floral Tints
Analogous and Tertiary Color Groups<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This makes me so happy to have witnessed the unfolding of Color Courage in the Quilting Tribe. We can thank Kaffe Fassett<\/a> for blasting open the barn door years ago, and let me tell you, the horses are out of the barn!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Today I am sharing one of my favorite quilts from the Houston Quilt Festival<\/a> a few weeks ago. Aren’t those colors absolutely luscious? I just want to eat them with a spoon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This beautiful quilt is by Caryl Bryer Fallert-Gentry<\/a>, and it is a great example of the use of a full spectrum of colors. The colors of the birds form a color wheel with warm colors on the right side and cool colors on the left. She calls this piece “Confabulation”<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One trend that I’ve been watching over the last 10 years is a growing Color Courage for quilters working with more thread colors. The extreme cutting edge of this trend would be a whole-cloth quilt with multiple bright threads forming a mandala on a black background.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Every time I start a new project I add a few new key colors to add to my palette of thread colors<\/a>, which is part of the excitement of the stitching phase. I have been using Aurifil 50 weight in both my Bernina 790, and Q20, to make my recent larger pieces<\/a>. I have gotten pretty fast at switching out the colors as I move through the different sections of the quilt. Practice makes perfect!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Long ago when I started taking quilt classes, there were little old lady teachers who insisted that we use ‘neutral’ threads like midtone Gray or Beige…for the whole quilt project. These days, I often will use a midtone gray in the bobbin, but the top of my quilt is a wild Carnival of Color! So I invite you to take advantage of a special pricing on all our Aurifil threads through the end of the year<\/a><\/strong>. We will not be restocking until after the New Year, so if you see some colors that make your heart sing…snap them up now!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sharing your love of fabric…
Luana and Paul<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Visit eQuilter’s Instagram<\/a>, Pinterest<\/a> or TikTok pages<\/a> for Color and Design ideas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

See Luana’s Flickr Photo Pages<\/a> for travel images, review our blog<\/a>, or follow us on Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out our Video pages<\/a> for interviews and show reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luana’s Art & Activism lecture is now online.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Travel\/Quilt Dates:
Feb 21-24, 2024 – QuiltCon in Raleigh, NC – eQuilter is a GOLD Sponsor.<\/p>\nShare Post:<\/strong>
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