Hello everyone! Welcome back to our 2015 Summer Book Club. Today, we're chatting about our love of color through the Simply Color books by Moda Fabrics Designer, Vanessa Christenson of V & Co.
Who can resist these sweet books packed with beautiful photographs and a series of patterns that focus on one color at a time. There's Red, Orange, & Yellow (with Blue, Purple, and Green on the way). It's definitely a collector's item for color lovers!
Although we love color, we love monochromatic hues as well. Jocelyn decided to create the Creamsicle quilt in Modern Background Paper collection and Black Bella Solids.
1. Let us know what your favorite color to use in your quilts is in the comment section of the blog!
2. Winner will be announced September 5, 2015
Recently, I have been trying to put a bit of turquoise in every thing I do. It is fun to see how I can work it in.
ReplyDeleteI'm enjoying Red, now.
ReplyDeleteI use a great deal of pink, sometimes a very pale pink as background fabric, but mostly pink prints as the focus fabric.
ReplyDeleteBlue is a favourite colour so often appears in my quilts. Thanks for a great giveaway.
ReplyDeletePurple is my favorite color and I have quite a few purple quilts. I'm adding the Purple Simply Color book to my list :)
ReplyDeleteI seem to include some shade of red in everything I make lately. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI am drawn to blue which finds its way into nearly every one of my quilted projects. Thanks for the giveaway! peks1001(at)yahoo(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI love blue in the for of aqua, teal, and turquoise.
ReplyDeleteRed by far. Almost every quilt I make has red in it somewhere. My kitchen is even done in vintage red and white. Red makes me happy.
ReplyDeleteHi,I'm liking grays lately>gray+aqua,gray+raspberry,gray+black. Thanks for sharing!
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My favorite color to use in quilts right now is pink. But I certainly like pink, blue, red, yellow, and green.
ReplyDeleteJan Sessions at jcmcenter@msn.com
I love to use greens in my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI like to add yellow, sometimes the gold form of yellow and sometimes sweet pure yellow.
ReplyDeleteWhite! I love it as a sashing to tone down whatever colour scheme I have going on. It is a great go to when I create modern takes on classics.
ReplyDeleteI love how Aqua looks with the right shade of almost any color.
ReplyDeleteI am in a GREEN phase right now. It really pops. You can go so many shades with it and it always looks great but i really love the kelly greens and lime greens for ppretty color.
ReplyDeleteI'm currently loving the mint-aqua-teal family. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite quilts all seem to have white backgrounds. It is just so fresh and happy. I've played with other background colors, but my favorite is always clean white.
ReplyDeletePurple, no contest! However, not many of the people I make for like purple, so grey is my runner up.
ReplyDeleteOh I do love red and yellow
ReplyDeleteI've recently started putting a bit of yellow in all of my quilts - it just seems to give them a happy glow. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI find blues popping up more often than other colors. No matter how I try, those are the prints and solids I'm drawn to most =)
ReplyDeleteRed has been my choice for the last few months. Thanks for the chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI love all colors in quilts but my real favorite is red. Thanks for the chance to win.
ReplyDeleteI always seem to try to find a way to include purple. It doesn't work all the time, but I give it my best shot. Also, I'm enjoying the turquoise and red with white combinations like what is in Winter Wonderland.
ReplyDeleteMine is most definitely Aqua/teal. It's a great unisex color and can be used in lots of quilts :)
ReplyDeleteMy most favorite color for quilting with is indigo - combined with white, cream, gold, red ... many beautiful choices.
ReplyDelete:) Linda
Blue is my favorite and I want to make a quilt with aqua/mint colors.
ReplyDeleteAt the moment I'm loving orange!
ReplyDeleteAll shades of blue! maybe with a bit of green. My favorite colors!
ReplyDeletePink is my favorite. I try to sneak it in!
ReplyDeleteDoes white count?? Since I've started to quilt - I just love all bright colors, but it is still hard to move away from my favorite, white, 'background' fabric :)!!
ReplyDeleteLove blue and it appears in most of my quilts:)
ReplyDeleteI definitely have to have some teal, usually as a main color, but definitely in there somewhere in almost everything I do. Luckily, my daughters like teal, too :)
ReplyDeleteMy motto is that every quilt needs a little blue in it!! I am eagerly anticipating Venessa's Blue book.
ReplyDeleteAqua seems to find its way into most of my quilts -- it looks good with so many other colors!
ReplyDeleteEvery quilt must have some red in it. I often bind my quilts in Red.
ReplyDeleteI love blue but also red. I like to make scrap quilts so really they need some of every color.
ReplyDeleteI love blue ~ from aqua to teal to navy! Thanks for the chance ~ fingers crossed!!
ReplyDeleteA blue /aqua / teal color is my favorite. Thanks for a chance to win!
ReplyDeleteI've using grey in everything lately. It's such a great color that goes with everything!
ReplyDeleteI love the V & Co. color books too, looking forward the the purple, green and blue. My favorite color to use in my quilts is Aqua.
ReplyDeleteBlue for me. Dark or light, I don't care.
ReplyDeleteBy far, my favorite color to add to all my quilts is aqua!
ReplyDeleteAqua makes me most happy and I really think it goes with just about everything!
ReplyDeleteDark chocolate brown is my choice.
ReplyDeleteI love quilting with REDs.
ReplyDeleteI would have to say green...especially the softer shades. Such a relaxing, inspiring color for me!
ReplyDeleteI love using yellow in my quilts. Yellow just always makes me smile.
ReplyDeleteI almost always have purple somewhere in my quilts.
ReplyDeleteAnother vote for yellow.
ReplyDeleteI've been really slow to get on the gray bus but I'm finally realizing how the right shade can be just the right thing.
ReplyDeleteRed seems to brighten up quilts, giving them a pop of color.
ReplyDeleteI have to say red. Seems to go with almost anything! Thanks for such a great giveaway!
ReplyDeleteI love rainbow! But if I have to pick only one color, I pick purple :)
ReplyDeleteI love using orange/ curry all the burnt colors.
ReplyDeleteIn my repro quilt I love to use as many colors as possible.
I am pretty to new to quilting. So I haven't chosen one color over another a whole lot yet. I really love them all. Purple does have a soft place in my heart though.
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I love using red when I can.
ReplyDeleteI like using red!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to incorporate is red!
ReplyDeletekdavis1@centurytel.net
I always seem to find a way to include blue.
ReplyDeleteThat's an easy one: white, aqua and red! White is almost always there, aqua most of the time and I think red in every second quilt.
ReplyDeleteOrange. I always have a piece of orange in every quilt. It is like a secret signature for me and my favorite color since childhood. I have done lots of quilts in orange and white only.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is purple, however, my last few quilts have had a touch of orange in them. I love the way the bright color makes the pattern sparkle.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to work with is pink!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite colors right now seem to be purple, orange and teal. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteIts blue. I try other colors, really I do, but its always a blue of some shade that's my favorite.
ReplyDeleteIt must be green. I seem to have so much green scraps.
ReplyDeleteRed's the color for me. Thanks for the give away!
ReplyDeleteI like pink in my quilts.
ReplyDeleteWarm like the sun:) orange, gold, yellow, red.
ReplyDeleteThank you!
Navy!! It's so much my favorite color I really view it as a nutral :)
ReplyDeleteAny and all shades of blue.....always.
ReplyDeleteChocolate Brown!!!
ReplyDeleteI mean...what can go wrong with a rich deep chocolate?
I find myself reaching for it a lot to balance out a quilt combo or solve a problem in someone else color play.
Black and Yellow
ReplyDeleteI have several stacks of them
and can't cut them.
blue - I'm a blue girl through and through
ReplyDeleteGreen is my favorite color but it doesn't always make its way into a quilt.
ReplyDeleteGreen is my favorite color - any shade!
ReplyDeleteI love red, purple, and gold.
ReplyDeleteAlways Red !
ReplyDeleteThis is a really tough question. I've always been a green/teal/blue person but I love a touch or splash of red.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite colour is blue-blue-green family. Fun giveaway. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to use would be turquoise. It seems to coordinate well with just about any color and adds a beautiful pop of color to any project.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to use in a quilt varies depending on my mood and the season. Right now, I think my favorite colors in quilts are turquoise, orange, pink, and teal.
ReplyDeleteLately I'm really enjoying turquoise!
ReplyDeleteI love blue, so I make a lot of my quilts blue with purple in them.
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favorite color but I seem to be using lots of multi-colored batiks lately.
ReplyDeleteHas always been purple.
ReplyDeleteLately I can't resist teal. It's such a wonderful pastel. I have a wine bottle that is just tinged a slight yellow color and has a teal foil at the neck. I think it would be a great color combo for a quilt.
ReplyDeleteLove, love, love red. Red adds such a vibrant color to quilts.
ReplyDeleteBlues and purples seem to creep into most of my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI have been loving the yellow and orange combination this summer.
ReplyDeleteI like to add a touch of teal to my quilts. The colour makes me so happy. Thanks for offering this awesome giveaway.
ReplyDeleteEven though my favorite color is purple. I love quilts with brown and pink.
ReplyDeleteChris Prager
christine_prager@yahoo.com
I AM DEFINITELY A RED GIRL:) MY SECOND COLOR IS YELLOW. THANK YOU FOR ALL THE EDUCATION YOU PRESENT I YOUR BLOG!!!
ReplyDeleteGotta have some red!
ReplyDeleteIt's not my favorite color, but I've been using tons of blue recently and am really enjoying the results.
ReplyDeleteI love to add red to a lot of my quilts. It just makes them Pop!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is blue but I love all colors in my quilts and tend to use a lot of colors. Thanks so much for the chance to win :)
ReplyDeleteDebby E
samtaylorcjsmimi at yahoo dot com
I've only made baby quilts so I've used lots of padtel but I'm making a big quilt next with lots of purple!
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My fav colors are blue and yellow... honestly I love all colors in my quilts!
ReplyDeleteI cannot say that I have a favorite color, other than white for backgrounds. My quilts have been crafted from a variety of colors based on the fabric's design and the intended recipient. This year I challenged myself to use light gray in the background with navy prints. I liked the look. Thanks for a chance in the giveaway. These books have been on my reading list.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to use in my quilts is turquoise!
ReplyDeleteI am on a bit of a teal tangent at the moment. But generally I am all over the colour wheel.
ReplyDeleteAlways have a punch of red.
ReplyDeleteSince I am a printed fabric freak I love all colors....but lean more to the fall colors, and I think rust is my favorite. I also love teal with the other fall colors. An since orange is the new black, loving it as well! See, can't decide! Thanks for the chance to win a new book. I need the inspiration! Helen G. hrglover@hotmail.com
ReplyDeleteMy favorite colors are brights any bright color will do.
ReplyDeleteI love scrap quilts, so all colors are used, but I do have a redwork quilt in progress.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is purple so a bit of purple makes it into almost every quilt I make. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteBlue, and turquoisey blue.
ReplyDeleteI am obsessed with orange - not an easy color to put in some projects - so I have been working with greys - there are so many shades of grey (no pun intended) to work with!
ReplyDeleteI love aqua and turquoise. Those colors often appear in my quilts. Thanks for the opportunity to win the prizes. Also, thank you for the information and inspiration I get from Jolly Jabber!
ReplyDeleteMy favorite is purple
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color is pink and I use it whenever I can...all shades of pink. It just makes me happy :)
ReplyDeleteGenerally it's blues and greens, but lately I'm favoring yellow. Thanks for the opportunity to win!
ReplyDeleteI love blue...it goes with everything!
ReplyDeletea color in the maroon - plum family
ReplyDeleteI like working with oranges and yellows!
ReplyDeleteI have mostly blues and purples in my stash. The quilt I'm working on is a multi-colored rainbow hue batik. ljbisme at msn dot com
ReplyDeleteColor for the summer and I guess for always is blue. I love working with it. Thanks for and opportunity to win!
ReplyDeletePhyllis
ptl1957@hotmail.com
Blue is my favourite colour to use at the moment!
ReplyDeleteBlue is my favourite colour to use at the moment!
ReplyDeleteI love red in my quilts.
ReplyDeletejen dot barnard at btinternet dot com
Purple has long been my favorite color. I'm really a rainbow lover though, as my Pinterest will show. Thanks for this giveaway! ktsquiltdreama (at)gmail (dot)com
ReplyDeleteI use blue, of course. I love the color - from navies to turquoises to cyan to aqua - it's all beautiful!
ReplyDeletePurple is my current favorite but I love all pastels.
ReplyDeleteI always loved getting the largest brand new box of crayons because I would just drool over all the beautiful colors. I love them all but I am especially fond of purple. I love pastels, I love Jewel tones, I love muted colors....it makes choosing colors for a quilt hard to do but picking from a fabric collection really helps!
ReplyDeletePink!!! These new books by Vanessa look fabulous....definitely on my wish list!
ReplyDeleteAlthough I am passionate about purple, I gravitate towards using lime green in many projects. It just seems to complement so many other colors without standing out. I do love color of any kind!
ReplyDeletemost of my quilts have blue in them but I also use other colors that give the quilts a country look
ReplyDeleteI love all colors. I'm currently drawn to the Blue and Aqua family. So beachy !
ReplyDeleteI love a nice, buttery yellow! Though finding those yellows can be a bit tricky. Thank you! Sarah: crjandsbj(at)netzero(dot)com
ReplyDeleteI'm a bright color person, usually avoiding browns and purples. That said, there's always that exception where I can resist blacks, browns, and purples.
ReplyDeleteMaybe these books will explain why I do color flip flops.
Patti
I try to use a variety of color schemes, but somehow I always end up including teal fabrics in my quilts.
ReplyDeleteRight now my favourite colour to use is turquoise. And I love it paired with lime green.
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I would like all of my quilts to have red in them.
ReplyDeleteI would like all of my quilts to have red in them.
ReplyDeleteDespite what I may think my favorite color is- it surely must be red!
ReplyDeleteI love making scrap quilts. No what my intentions may be as I start a quilt - I always end up up with lots of glorious, luscious, reds.
A recent quilt began as a scrappy kaleidoscope made using only the bits in my scrapbox. I have called it "My Scrapbox Had Red" !
I love how we each seem to gravitate to one color or color family! I always stay on "the warm side" of the wheel!
I love using any shade of blue in my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI love purple, especially if it is a deep dark purple.
ReplyDeleteI love turquoise and use it a lot. kathleendotlutzatcomcastdotnet
ReplyDeleteI love to see a flash of lime green in a blue quilt, and I love red whenever I can sneek it in!!!
ReplyDeleteI love adding a splash of intense pink to my quilts!!! but this summer yellow and orange are talking to me!!!
ReplyDeleteI try to fit a text print in someplace in most of my quilts, usually in a grey/low volume print.
ReplyDeleteMy faves are turquoise and pink!
ReplyDeleteRed! It looks good with most everything.
ReplyDeleteLately there is a pop of red in almost every quilt I make. This is pleasing my partner, who, from the beginning of my quilting life, has said that each quilt, regardless of its pattern or style, should have one red square in it somewhere. When I explained that that simply wouldn't work on some quilts he told me I was too didactic. I guess we're meeting in the middle. (And I am didactic.)
ReplyDeleteI seem to always go for blues and purples... but my most recent project was rainbow place mats - so I guess you never know! :)
ReplyDeleteI always have shades of greens & blues in what I make...unless specifically making in someone's fave color! lol
ReplyDeletegreen is my favorite color to use in quilts.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely RED!!! Red and white quilts are my favorites and I try to make at least one a year.
ReplyDeleteLove all shades of blue! From royal to turquoise, teal and squats.
ReplyDeleteI like scrappy quilts ,so all colors are great! But red and yellow are always included!
ReplyDeleteAqua seems to crop up in most of my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI love Vanessa's Color books and especially her Color series fabrics!
Love all shades of blue! From royal to turquoise, teal and aquas.
ReplyDeleteI am a blue girl and love to include it in my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI am always drawn to orange-yellow- gold any time I see fabric-candles- flowers etc. Good question!!
ReplyDeleteI think it's a tie between purple and blue for me!
ReplyDeleteI try to add any shade of purple to my quilts
ReplyDeleteBROWN-yes that's right-brown. I know most people think actual colors-like red, yellow, blue, purple, green and I kinda like those colors also. But then I walked into the living room and looked at all my stacks of quilts and the one thing that I noticed that I hadn't thought about before was that my quilts all had something in common. Ninety-nine percent of the quilts were in various shades of brown. So...... I guess MY fabric color obsession is brown!
ReplyDeleteOrange is the colour I like to include in my quilts. For me it is base colour, almost the 'new black'. With so many shades of orange to choose from, there's always one I can use, even if it's only as part of the backing or label.
ReplyDeleteI always try to include some red, as in "heart of the home." My favorite is blue.
ReplyDeleteI can't get enough of aquas at the minute :)
ReplyDeleteYellow is my go to colour.. it is bright, cheery, happy and usually makes most people feel warm. I love sunshine so I think every quilt is good to have some variation of sun colours in the there.
ReplyDeleteRed .. I love red .. red/grey .. red/black .. red/cream .. red/white .. just give me red ;)
ReplyDeleteRed --brick red, Christmas red, country red.
ReplyDeleteI like blues, but lately having been going for purples and reds.
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Can't go wrong with red, although I am enjoying more of a coral color currently. I just love the way all the colors play off each other.
ReplyDeleteCan't go wrong with red, although I am enjoying more of a coral color currently. I just love the way all the colors play off each other.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color to try to use in all quilts is Turquoise ( and Aqua) !
ReplyDeleteSusie
Blue, no purple....no blue! Or maybe red. I love primary colors!
ReplyDeleteMary
I always add a bit of my favorite color, yellow. It always puts a happy place in a quilt.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color for quilts is hodge-podge scraps. I am working on a king-sized quilt with each window made from a different color of fabric. Blue is my favorite color, but haven't made a blue quilt yet.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color in quilts is warm gold or yellow.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite color in quilts is warm gold or yellow.
ReplyDeleteRobin's egg blue
ReplyDeletePurple for sure.
ReplyDeleteI seem to be drawn to orange - especially red-orange in my quilts. Depending on what it is paired with, it can work for a fall quilt (eg. paired with golds and browns) or it can be happy and fun if it is paired with blue or lime green.
ReplyDeleteI love using Blues!
ReplyDeleteend to use a lot of blue and green but lately have been working in coral and aqua.
ReplyDeleteI love using blues…especially colors found in the Caribbean.
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Red is always my go to color -- it just makes me happy!
ReplyDeleteIt's blue for me. It calms a quilt down.
ReplyDeletePurple for sure!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chance to win :)
Rachel@quiltineering.com
My favourite colour is blue. Thanks for the giveaway x
ReplyDeleteIain.ross30 at gmail dot com
I love *Blue* so, I try to work it into my quilts or even the back of my quilts.
ReplyDeleteI have been using teal blue a lot lately and it gives the quilts a gorgeous "pop"
ReplyDeleteMy favourite colour of the moment is all shades of brown. Of course this changes from time to time depending on who or where the quilt/wall hanging etc. if for. Thank you for the chance to win your giveaway.
ReplyDeleteJanet
My favorite colors in a quilt right now are white and aqua. They seem to go with everything!
ReplyDeleteIt seems as though turquoise is my go to color now. But I seem to be always running out of Kona Navy too. Thanks!
ReplyDeleteNavy blue is my favorite color to use in quilts right now. I love using it as my neutral background. Thanks for the giveaway!
ReplyDeleteRed! Love these books! Congrats on a great idea.
ReplyDeletegreen is probably dominate in most my quilts then would be red. I like all colors though
ReplyDeleteRight now I'm drawn to different shades of blue and gray. Thanks for the giveaway.
ReplyDeleteI tend to use a lot of blues and aquas, but I would really like to try to incorporate more yellow. Its such a happy, bright color!
ReplyDeleteI love red. Thanks for asking.
ReplyDeletePurples and blues with greens are some of my favorite quilt colors.
ReplyDeletebjkaup(at)huntel(dot)net
Blue for me especially if its for our house.
ReplyDeleteI like all colors. However looking through my quilts and projects, red seems to be in all of them..
ReplyDeleteI love all things blue!
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