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Color Realizations {& Giveaway!}

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Many makers have a signature style, a color palette they visit again and again, or perhaps an aesthetic that just makes their heart sing and their makes shine. We all know how much I love a rainbow, but recently I’ve felt the need to dive into other color combinations and experiment elsewhere. I’ve tried color combinations that have felt way out of my comfort zone, played with more monochromatic palettes, and have experimented with predetermined colors (paired with improv, no less!). While I do love the makes I’ve created through these experiments, I’ve realized that I truly love a rainbow gradient, but more specifically, I’m drawn strongly to tertiary colors.

color star tertiary wikipediaAs a refresher, the tertiary colors are the ones that fall between the primary and secondary colors, namely: Vermillion (red-orange), Amber (orange-yellow), Chartreuse (yellow-green, or lime), Teal (green-blue), Violet (blue-purple), and Magenta (purple-red). Thank you, Wikipedia for the great graphic! Even when a project isn’t a full rainbow spectrum, if it consists of tertiary colors it still makes my heart sing. Primaries? Not so much. Secondaries? Meh. Tertiaries? Oh, yesssss! All the colors? Even better!

I’ve decided that once a few last non-rainbow projects are completed, I am going to let go of my hesitancy to creating rainbow-everything. I will embrace my rainbow-loving self and create a rainbow-filled world! I have some really fun projects on the horizon and I can’t wait to share them with you!  Do you have a specific color combination that makes your heart sing and your eyes turn into hearts? Tell me about it in the comments and enter to win a great bundle of some of MY favorites!

Giveaway Time!

turn up the volume bundle for fat quarter shopToday’s giveaway is generously sponsored by the Fat Quarter Shop. When it was time to select the giveaway bundle for the month, this lovely Turn Up the Volume bundle curated by Rebecca Mae Designs caught my eye. Can you tell why? Tertiary colors!! It’s jam packed with vibrant, stash building tertiary colors. Now you have a chance to build your tertiary color stash in a big way (20 fat quarters-big… that’s 5 yards of fabric!).

To enter the giveaway today, let me know what colors you find yourself using again and again. Leave a comment and make sure I’m able to get ahold of you if you win.  If you’re a follower of Night Quilter, leave a second comment telling me how you follow for a second entry. Tell me how you follow Fat Quarter Shop (facebook, twitter, Instagram, their blog Jolly Jabber, etc.) for a third entry.

This giveaway is open to US and international participants.  The giveaway will be open until Tuesday 5/10 at 8pm EST when I’ll select the winner randomly with random.org. Good luck! This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to Delaine!!

Thanks again to the Fat Quarter Shop! Blog sponsors help me to keep this blog going by helping cover the costs of hosting, photography equipment, supplies, and of course time. Sweet, precious time. Many many thanks to all who support me!

385 thoughts on “Color Realizations {& Giveaway!}”

  1. My favorites are deep purple, rich oranges, and I’m leaning towards ochre this year for some reason, but just in small amounts.

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  2. My favorite color palette lately has been grey ( I know not really a color), with teal green aqua turquoise mix of bluey greens. I add a little persimmon orange or cheddar too. I’m also a tertiary lover.

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  9. When i started quilting i stayed on the safe side, beige greys and a pop of black and some other colours, not a real signature yet. Now ( 8 years later) i’m much more in colour, think Fassett, but also lately the softer sisters of the brighter colours. I like olive, mustard, black, lightgrey, white, ochre, aqua greens, warm rose en soft red. And i like graphic designs, not too small scale.

    I will be over the moon, when i could win this giveaway. Thank you for this opportunity.

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  15. I lean toward earthy colors, like reds and browns; however, bright, bold colors are calling to me lately. I especially like bright oranges for some reason. I follow you via email and Instagram.

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  33. Yes! Tertiary colors are my favorite and I never realized it. This bundle is so perfect all my dream colors, raspberry, plum, teal, jade yummm!

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  46. I’m a sucker for teal and magenta. I have lots of them in my stash. Thanks for the chance to add to that!

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  50. I routinely use soft greens and pale yellows and light greys. I also enjoy low volume prints in grey and beige.

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