Monday, February 6, 2017

ColorS of the Year

I very nearly forgot that I was up for Faith Circle's quilt plan this month. Seriously, about 5PM on January 31, just out of curiosity, I went to check the quilter schedule, and there was my name for February. Oops!

Some quick scanning of my Quilt Blocks Pinterest board led me to Jodi/Tales of Cloth's Squash Blossom block tutorial. And without much more thought than that, I also chose a palette focused on the Pantone Color of the Year, Greenery.


Here's my sample block, which I think is really striking in a finished quilt, and I can't wait to see it in a mix of greens!


I fully intend to explore Greenery more this year, but this is a start. I've heard rumors that a 2017 Pantone Quilt Challenge is in the works, hosted by Rebecca/@bryanhousequilts and Sarah/@nohatsquilts, so I'm watching for that.

And then there's the other Color of the Year - Kona's Pink Flamingo.


My guild Giving Committee co-host Louise/I'm Feelin' Crafty and I decided an improv quilt in Pink Flamingo would be a great way to start off a new year's giving quilt. Circa15 kindly gifted the guild with a generous supply of Pink Flamingo, and each participant will get a 9" x 11" piece at our next meeting, to mix with gray and white to create a 12 1/2" block of their own design. Doesn't that sound fun?


So I'm looking forward to using both of these colors - one (Greenery) which is right up my alley - and the other (Pink Flamingo) not quite. Do you have any plans to incorporate either in your creating this year?

11 comments:

  1. At the moment I don't have any particular plans to use either color of the year, but I am definitely drawn more to Greenery than Flamingo. The challenge from Rebecca and Sarah might be the push I need.

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  2. The juicy Greenery green is right up my alley. Although I suspect the quilt will be more of a 50 Shades of Greenery, because I just can't help myself. That pink is truly not my thing. Even flamingos are prettier than that, and they are rather unusual looking birds.

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  3. hoping to explore both but not sure how yet. I love your idea of a squash blossom quilt. I lean more toward the Greenery too

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  4. I'm in the minority - I love both colors!

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  5. I'm in love with both these colors too. Looking forward to the posts of both the quilts that you have planned. The beginnings are lovely.

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  6. Hi Debbie! For a while green didn't appear much to my palet but now I'm very pleased to see it around! Kona's pink flamingo is a little bit too strong for my taste but I love pinks! I also like very much soft pink and green together. Looking for to see what you create with these colours! x Teje

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  7. Green has always been a big favourite and I'm waiting on some timeframes for the challenge before I make a final decision on what I'll be putting together for that. It's definitely on my list. My order of the Kona COTY should be arriving any day and I can't wait to see it in person. I have some ideas but we'll see... looking forward to seeing what you do. You almost pre-empted the Pantone COTY with your green quilt from late last year. You're not in the Pantone loop are you? :-)

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  8. Love Pantone Colour of the Year ~ Greenery! Thinking it's time to use up my stash of greens.

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  9. Green and pink are my most overflowing scrap bins (ignoring the fact that blue actually has four different bins of its own...) so I'm excited about the COTY! I love the way they look in the mini I made last fall, so I'm planning on doing a full quilt of both....eventually...hopefully? I love the squash blossom block!

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  10. I've been wanting some Pink Flamingo! I'm not much of a green person, but I like a good challenge and look forward to hearing more about the Pantone COTY challenge!

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  11. I don't really have plans for the colours of the year, but I'm really looking forward to see what you design for them. :-)

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