My quilting thoughts and inspirations sprinkled with a glimpse of life down on the farm

Wednesday, September 28, 2011

The Colour Orange

There is nothing wrong with the colour Orange - look what I found on my walk around the farmyard this morning......
It's a beautiful colour isn't it?
SO, WHY have I been so scared to start on my border for my hexie-garden?--read on--
With a lot of help from my friends, I selected a border fabric for my hexie-quilt several months ago. After much trial and error, we decided this (below) really was the best fabric - it made my quilt top and all the flowers SING
And the little flowers on it suited my hexie-flowers really well.



AND I bought metres of it - enough for a backing too!
BUT I have been so scared to use it!!
I'm just not usually an 'orange' person (for evidence, look at my other blog posts - it's not really a colour you see very often!) and using it seemed to be quite a bold move...
But today I'm being brave - One Flower Wednesday has come around and I need to move along on this project....
I had a sugar-fix and a strong coffee, took a deep breathe and --CUT--
Ahh - I've made a start; I've prepped my first hexie for the border!
This feels good, I'm over my hurdle and raring to go!!
Happy Wednesday everyone!

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26 comments:

  1. You're right - I think it will make your quilt sing. I'm anxious to see it finished, so keep on stitching!

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  2. I LOVE the fabric, and orange.. well, it's one of my favorite colors! Looking forward to more pics of the progress.. :)

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  3. Oh yes I do like! It does make the flowers pop

    How are you doing the borders?

    Love Leanne

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  4. Great choice....glad you took the plunge...it will be beautiful....

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  5. You are really brave :-)I don´t think that I would be strong enough to choose a colour which isn´t one of my favorites. But You are right : orange makes the flowers sing :-)

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  6. Yes I have to agree the ORANGE is the perfect colour for your border. I love it.And all your flowers.

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  7. ohhh I have to agree with you re orange and yellow too - NOT top of my fav colour list! But that orange WORKS !! Go with it Do it !!!

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  8. these are beautyful colors, nice fabrics

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  9. I agree, the orange makes your beautiful quilt sing!

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  10. Der orange Stoff sieht doch total toll dazu aus! Hätte ich genauso gemacht, nur zu!

    Liebe Grüße!

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  11. Just perfect. The orange make the flowers pop. Great Choice. Lovely flowers,too.

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  12. A delightful choice! That border fabric is joy incarnate! Color is so much about what it is sitting next to... A lot like us don't you think? Certain company can really make us shine.
    Looking forward to seeing your finishing technique. I only began a couple of months ago, so way behind you! Looking forward to your trail blazing finish o most brave, creative one!

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  13. I've never been an orangy person either, until we moved to a town where the school colors are orange and black. Then I went to work for OSU, where the colors are orange and black. I now like orange. LOL

    I think this is a great border fabric for your flowers! It's going to be very pretty.

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  14. Lovely, the orange hexie, very nice.
    Gr Annemieke.

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  15. Sing,Sing,Sing you flowser will sing with the color of orange print love it.

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  16. No, there is nothing wrong with the colour orange and I just LOVE your border fabric! Also love the furry little head in the first photo. :)

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  17. The Quilt is coming along beautifully ;)

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  18. I think it's a great color for the border. Looking forward to seeing it finished. What size is it going to be?

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  19. LOVE IT!!! I must show you a pic I found of some quilting on a hexie quilt.....tomorrow.

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  20. Good for you, I think it's perfect. I just love your collage of orange all around. Interesting what you found because I'd felt the same about orange too! Have fun with your border!

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  21. I think that is a great fabric for the border.
    I love the photo of the your orange cat.

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  22. I look forward to seeing more orange sweetness!

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  23. You go girl!! Every journey begins with a single step.

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  24. hi Raewyn,the orange picture is great!!!!
    I think that orange is a very special colour, but it the colour of the sun so I wouldn´t miss it an it looks terrific as a boarder to your flowergarden.
    liebe Grüße
    Bente
    and I wish you a nice weekend ☺

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  25. Raewyn, I think that fabric will be a perfect border because it isn't a bright orange, but it is a reddish orange. I think with the small flowers in the fabric, it will just look great.

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