Blonde Colors
R. E. Wicker
Beautiful that was going around probably fifteen years ago? Anyway I
am a Brownette and the colors I look best in and navigate toward are
Bright Winter colors. Blonde people look best in pastels and spring
and autumn colors, generally. No fixed rules on this.
So Sarah is a blonde and she sent a palette of her color choices for
her new quilt. I am calling upon several of my blonde friends to help
me coordinate the materials because I seldom deal with spring and
autumn colors. These colors do not look good on me, and I don't use
them to decorate my home either. I don't believe I have ever made a
quilt using these colors. There has to be other quilters out there
besides Jinny Beyer who make "COLOR" a major part of life.
Perfectly simple to me, but I can see by the queries, not to every
one. So I could have said spring and fall colors and then you all
wiould have understood. However, I feel no need to apologize for
this.
Thanks for asking.
Rhoda
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Tricia Rawski
"R. E. Wicker" wrote:
> Hi! Have you ever had your color analysis done? Like the Color Me
> Beautiful that was going around probably fifteen years ago? <some
> gentle snipping here>
According to Color Me Beautiful I am a spring (a red-headed spring, but a
spring none the less). This doesn't surprise me as the only time of year
I truly feel alive and whole is when the winter starts to break and spring
is in the air (that is until my allergies make my life miserable) but
anyway to get back on track....
If I understood correctly you want soem advice for what colors to pull for
a spring?
Pastels are wonderful for springs.....avoid "pure" white and black (if you
wanna be technical about it). A clear unmuddled Navy is the usual neutral
of choice that works best, although a camel like tan is also very good for
lighter choices.. Peach, Coral, mint green, pale yellow, soft pale pink,
lavendar and baby blue are good choices.....
Basically, the way I tend to pick the pastel part of my wardrobe is -- "Is
this a color you'd put in a baby's nursery?" If the answer is yes, it's
usually one of the spring colors.
My recommendation -- Find a Spring that you know and take them into a
fabric store.....Theoretically we are all supposed to automatically
gravitate towards our own colors (although knowing I'm a spring doesn't
keep me away from black so it doesn't always work) Failing that, head to
the local library and check out CMB (nearly every library I've checked the
related isle in has it) and take it to the fabric store with you.
I don't know if this is what you were looking for or if I'm still in a
half asleep daze and answering something out of context, but that's my two
cents worth...
Tricia
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Roberta Zollner
look like death warmed over. But for quilts, anything goes. Seldom keep them
for myself.
Roberta in DK, where most people seem to be Springs
"R. E. Wicker" <REWi...@att.net> wrote in message
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> Hi! Have you ever had your color analysis done? Like the Color Me
MAmadurk
>Basically, the way I tend to pick the pastel part of my wardrobe is -- "Is
>this a color you'd put in a baby's nursery?" If the answer is yes, it's
>usually one of the spring colors.
>
<chuckiling> Oh Tricia! I do that for baby clothes/quilts, but being a
Winter, I end up with loud primaries and black and white and red and....LOL!
MAmadurk
Tricia Rawski
MAmadurk wrote:
>
>
> <chuckiling> Oh Tricia! I do that for baby clothes/quilts, but being a
> Winter, I end up with loud primaries and black and white and red and....LOL!
> MAmadurk
LOL...well, my theory can't work for everyone I guess ;)
Tricia =)
Smeggey
>There has to be other quilters out there
>besides Jinny Beyer who make "COLOR" a major part of life.
Of course color is important to me! I only use the colors I like. ;)
Smeggey
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