What's your favorite color? š July 25 2023 8 Comments
Above:Ā Sherry C with her quilt in the barn quilt special exhibit at theĀ Road To CaliforniaĀ Quilt Show.
Have you ever noticed at quilt shows that when the quilter stands next to their quilt, award winning or not, they always seem to be dressed to match it?
Iāve always wondered if the quilter planned to do that or if it happened by chance or maybe subconsciously.
ItĀ made me think, when it comes to our fabric stash (and our wardrobe), do we tend to love one color or one color family more than others?Ā Ā Does our preference for a particular color define a part of who we are?
If you google personal color preference, a host of results are displayed discussing mood, personality and behavior traits associated with color preference.
The following are generalities, of course, but if we just look at ROYGBIV (you knowā¦colors of the š) and some colors in between, we see the main personality traits associated with each color below.
RED
- Bold
- Thrill-seeker
- Adventure-lover
- Can be a little impulsive
- Can be perceived as intimidating
PINK
- Fun
- Playful
- Maybe a little naive
- Wear your heart on your sleeve and arenāt afraid to express your emotions
- Love and family are important to you
ORANGE
- Fun and playful energy that people admire
- Social, perhaps an extrovert
- You nurture things
- Enjoys deep conversation
- Cheerful
- Loves to play the host at parties or events
- Dives right into work and get things done
YELLOW
- A positive spirit
- Optimistic
- Cheerful
- Adventurous
- Calming for those around them
- Infectious smiles and happiness that spreads to each person they encounter
GREEN
- Practical
- Down-to-earth
- Loves to give advice
- Loves to help others
- Enjoys the outdoors and finds balance in life important
- Likes to analyze the situation before diving in
- A problem solver that finds creative ways to think outside the box
TURQUOISE
- Friendly and approachable, easy to communicate with
- Compassionate, empathetic and caring
- Heightened sense of creativity and sensitivity
- Speak from the heart and love sharing your inner most thoughts
- Highly developed intuitive abilities
- Seek spiritual fulfillment, and you are often an evolved or 'old' soul
BLUE
- Dependable
- Trustworthy
- Gentle
- Compassionate
- Peaceful
- Loyal
- Strong
- Likes to strategize the best way to handle a task and can adapt when obstacles arise
PURPLE
- Quick-witted
- Craves own identity
- Loves unique things and wants to stand out from the pack
- Dances to the music no one else can hear
- Ā Thrives on creativity and inspiration strikes you randomly, allowing you to tune out the world and focus on it
BLACK
- Bold
- Risk-taker
- Perhaps a little impulsive at times
- Serious (maybe a little too serious)
- Youāre strong and command a sense of respect from your peers
- Youāre trustworthy
- Perhaps a little intimidating
WHITE
- Calm
- Peaceful
- Innocent
- Perhaps a bit naive
- Likes things clean and orderly
- Likes the thought of a āfresh startā or a blank canvas
BROWN
- Honest, down-to-earth and wholesome, salt of the earth people with both feet planted firmly on the ground
- Steady and reliable and quietly confident
- Friendly and approachable, genuine and sincere
- Keen sense of duty and responsibility - you take your obligations very seriously
Interesting..when I think about my own wardrobe, I always have Blues but love to throw in Yellows and Oranges although they donāt suit my skin tone as well as the Blues do.
As I went through my personal fabric stash, I realized I also had lots of Blues, Yellows and Oranges but Reds were notably missing.
When is the last time youāve taken note of your fabric stash?
Iād love to knowā¦Leave a comment below.Ā Ā Do you love one or more colors noticeably more than the others and do those colors dominate your fabric stash?
Yours in stitching, Jen
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Comments
Arlene on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
My quilt stash says. ā HELP!! It is too tight in hereā
Helen Reimers on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
For me, red, black, and orange with some yellows. Been collecting more blues, greens, and purples. It used to be browns.
Mary Hohlfeld on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
I have a lot of Blues and a lot of Christmas fabrics.
Debbie Toole on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
Blue is my favorite color so my wardrobe and stash is full of it. I have a few yellow and orange fat quarters which are used for accents only, and I have no browns. All the other colors are pretty much equally represented in my stash. The blue traits are spot on for me, and interestingly, the orange, yellow, and brown donāt describe me at all!
Ruth Neelans on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
I guess the only colors I avoid (unless Iām forced into it by a round robin charity quilt) are brown and orange. Iām a brightly colored batik girl. I do use blue and gray quite a bit. Letās just say my stash and my wardrobe are all over the spectrum of color!
Theresa Olson on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
The personality traits of the colors are interesting.
Robinās Egg blue and turquoise are my favorite colors. I love working with blue, turquoise, orange, yellow and a little green ā all together in a quilt.
Have used brown or black with bright colors. I do not use much red, purple or pink. The red I have used has been just a two color quilt ā red and white. Or use red in a Christmas quilt.
Denise Bowie on August 08 2023 at 09:50AM
My stash is largely browns and shades of brown. Your brown description fits me exactly, but I never wear brown! I wear all other colors.
Joanne Burnett on July 26 2023 at 11:20AM
I seem to be partial to blue, green and purple both in solids and batiks. I donāt do brown.