Colors for the Mystery!

Someone commented how lucky I was that I had the colors for the mystery!  Actually one of the things I am trying to do is to NOT spend $$$ on more stash! and to use up what I've got!

The one color I didn't think I had enough of was orange.  And that would be very true - I DEFINITELY don't have enough orange!

BUT then I saw the colors are orange or RUST!  Rust I have!  Yeehaw!  home free!

And then greens - ummm - I can't say my greens are automatically color swatch whatever - but they ARE green - and they are the cheerier side of the green spectrum!  My muted shades I put away!

Yellows, strangely enough - and it IS strange, trust me on this! - these I have as well!  And definitely I have blues - navy is a bit tricky since I've made 2 quilts featuring a LOT of navy - so I'm down ALMOST to the nubbins on this - but I'm still ok.

Whites - yes - I have enough - and even for WOW - barely - but enough!   (I need to remind myself - the NEXT purchase needs to include some orange and definitely white!)

All this from FQ!  Yup!  While I had hoped to delve into my yardage - that didn't happen (excepting the blues and brown or rusts!)

November CP

My Color Palette (almost) for November!!!!

Almost because (as per usual!) I REALLY REALLY need a red to go with this!  And not just any red - but one that will match or approximately so the red in Judy L.'s color Palette Challenge!  And - wouldn't you know - I USED to have one - but I used it so nicely!

Sigh - guess that means...shudder shudder (heheheeheeeee) a trip to ..... THE QUILT SHOP!  :D  Guess I will just have to be (LOL) brave!  And - of course - I'm NOT allowing myself to BUY any other fabric (uh huh - and my nose is getting longer again!).

Anyway - here's MY take on Judy L's (and/or Vicki W's) Color Palette Challenge for November (sans the red in question!)

Hmmm - what to make?  I'm thinking of a table centerpiece - something to go with the turkey FQ that I have for the darkest pumpkin yellow!  Maybe continue the pattern that that is faked around the turkey????  Hmmm - sounds interesting!

Color Palette - July

ok - it's a centerpiece table topper placemat (just in case you're wondering - and if you aren't - it's still a placemat!)  The idea is an improvisational item.  However without borders it was a MESS!  With borders it's still a mess - BUT a contained mess!  With exception of the final quilting - it's done - a centerpiece table topper.  It will still have applique of a white bowl of fruit on it - and a summer straw hat - just haven't gotten that far!  BUT this is done - at least until I quilt it!

And that is NOT blue - but 2 shades of purple - one a deep plummy purple - and the other a lot lighter!  (Yes - that is a salmon pink top center!

And yes, there are several others - side borders are all different and the two sides don't match (on purpose).  BUT the green top border is the same for all.

And there is NO bottom border (on purpose!)

June Color Palette Challenge

Hmm - this month I LOVED the colors that Vicki Welsh posted.  However, once again my interpretation of one of the colors was slightly different from the color- chart illustrated since I would have sworn I saw a lemon yellow in there! 

However - I have decided to go along with the color chart - and am intending to use THESE colors/fabrics in a table topper (due in - gasp - 14 days!)  Mind you, I'm still at the complete the flimsy stage since I really have very little experience in quilting per se!  And yes, one of the pinks in the picture looks like it will fade into the pink behind it (drat it!) and the salmon in the front shows up as entirely too dark from what it is.  Also the green DOES need to be a bit more yellow-y - however it is what I have!

Pattern is what I'm indecisive about!  I REALLY wanted a rose - a BIG rose - medallion type.  And - yes, I could take a photo, then put it all on a grid and pick and choose in my colors for something approximating and giving the feel of the real thing.  As it stands I REALLY REALLY hate most of the roses I see in piecework - and my applique skills at this point will cause a hyena to die from laughing so hard!

So in the interest of that - one of the patterns I'm considering is Fancy Flowers - but that has some problems too - and so I'm thinking about it!  At least this weekend - and with the intent of working on this bright and early on Monday.

At any rate my dd Wendy and I played 15 hard work/45 play (quilt) this morning - and so now - I'm thinking of heading outside to either plant - or bury (depending on how dried out they are) the remainder of the petunias I got yesterday.