Sunday, 4 September 2011

Why Your Next Green Quilt Will Have Your Friends Green With Envy

By Jane Green


When it comes to quilting, there are colors we adore to use and then there are colours we seldom, if ever, use. I used to do that all the time, whenever I'd start a new project and in my head, I'd go through blues, whites, reds and pinks each time without exception.

These were always my favourite colors to work with. What I did not consider was whether my projects would look nice in colours other than this. It was in recent times that I started feeling like I was getting stuck in a groove.

After sitting down and considering what I could do to get out of it, I realized that I never truly considered using other colours. Well, I was going to change that!

Right after that, I resolved to start a new colour I hadn't used before. After some thought, I decided that my next quilt would be a green quilt.

I tell you what, that was one of the best calls I had made in a while. While I made quilts in other colors, there were such a lot of different quilts that worked better as green quilts.

It was also easy to come up with new quilt ideas based around that color. I started with just straightforward green patterns and then went on to quilts that had plant motifs and even made a clover themed quilt as a tongue in cheek joke present for an irish girlfriend of mine. We had a good laugh and it remains one of her favourite quilts today.

I should know, it was covering her bed the last time I went over there.

While there are several other things you can do with this color, a green quilt won't just stand out from other quilts, its bound to be a favourite amongst your collection. So give it a go today!




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