Celebrate Color

When I think of ‘fall’ or ‘autumn’, I first think of the leaves. I absolutely love watching the leaves turn colors in the fall. I think of fall foods – chili, home-made soup, and hot apple cider. I think of the wet and windy weather. And of course, I think about the colors themselves – all the shades of green and brown, gold and bright red.

Celebrate Color is an event that honors the many colors of fall while bringing together all kinds of fiber artists. Details can be found at Stitched in Color {here}, and it all begins today!

In anticipation, I’ve made an inspiration mosaic to spark your interest!

1. little school quilt., 2. Leaves, 3. Detail Autumn Quilt, 4. autumn blush quilt, 

5. DSCN0645, 6. Autumn Birds In The Air, 7. Autumn Quilt, 
8. Greg & Jackie's quilt, 9. Autumn Colors Quilt, 10. My Guy, 
11. Autumn Sampler Quilt, 12. "Kicking Up The Leaves"

There will be tutorials, contests, and linky parties(!), and of course, some fantastic fall creations. Check it all out, and then come join the fun as we celebrate the colors of fall!

Color

I’ve been thinking a lot about color lately. Maybe too much.

Yesterday, when my coworker walked into the office, rather than kindly saying, “Good Morning,” I blurted out, “I love your shirt! It’s KONA Kiwi!” {duh. True story.} Thankfully, he’s a very good sport and just laughed. And in all honesty, when I got home and checked my KONA Color Card, his shirt was actually Pistachio. Ha.

I suppose it all started with the Rainbow Charm Swap, followed by the Color Wheel Charm Swap. I just finished up my Summer Sampler, chock full of solid, citrusy color. And then I’ve been working on my 4x5 bee blocks, and agonizing over what ‘lime’ really means, and ‘cardinal red’, and ‘pomegranate.’ And on top of that, I’ve had my for the love of solids swap partner’s favorite color stuck in my head, wondering what other colors would go great with it. I’ve also joined up with the Dead Simple QA with Lily's Quilts, which basically will be focusing more on a chosen color palette than the pattern. All of that adds up to a lot of color!

Imagine my surprise when I opened my google reader yesterday and saw the announcement of Celebrate Color with Stitched in Color and friends. Celebrate Color is an event that "celebrate(s) the colors of fall with inspiration tutorials, contests and prizes during the months of September, October, and November. Because color inspires us all, Celebrate Color is for fiber artists of all kinds." Very cool, don't you think?

As I've mulled over color palettes for the solids swap and the Dead Simple Quilt QA, I've been posting ideas on my "Color Inspiration" Pinterest board {here}. You already know that one of my favorite sources of color palettes is Design Seeds. Besides their frequents posts on facebook, it's great that you can search for palettes by topic, season, or color. I thought I'd share a sampling of my favs . . .