Color of the Week... GIVEAWAY!!!!!

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Color of the Week started with my collection of fabric, Blueprint Basics, and the desire to share my color inspiration through photography. I mixed in some Kona Cotton Solids to complete the color spectrum. The 52 weeks were split into the four seasons...

Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter....

I designed a quilt for each season ending with a trip around the world quilt, Celebration, that uses all 52 pieces.

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All of these quilts are free pattern downloads on Robert Kaufman...(left to right: Winter, Spring, Celebration, Summer, Autumn)

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To Celebrate the Color of the Week I have 12 of these babies to give away, 52 fat 1/4's in each bundle....

To be entered in the giveaway just tell me what your favorite Color of the Week was? I will close the giveaway next Sunday night and pick 12 winners next Monday.

Thanks for your support!

XOXO

Valori

Color of the Week... Celestial

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Celestial

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Celestial is a luscious deep teal...rich and vibrant.

Bridge

Knit

Knitting

I love to knit with this color!

Jellybelly

Paint

City

Pottery

The last Color of the Week. This has been an adventure for me. Finding photographs that I have taken over the years that fit (sometimes I have stretched this notion) the Color of the Week has been challenging but very rewarding.  I am more aware of color and the variety of colors.

Thank you for following this journey that started with an idea for a collection of fabric and turned into a year of seeing color. Love it....so much!

I plan on continuing a weekly blog of inspiration. Leaving my options of images open to fit a variety of creative subjects...texture, line, emotion, color, etc. I love the challenge of seeing something new in my everyday.

XOXO

Valori

 

PS.... I totally forgot to put this in last weeks post...

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Color of the Week... Leprechaun

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Leprechaun

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Leprechaun Kona Solid is a very traditional green. Fits in between lime green and emerald green. Makes me think of  fresh cut grass and a late summer breeze...

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Quilt

Pineneedle

Succulents

Bamboo

Moss

Field

I hope your day is full of fresh new green sprouts as a sign of spring coming your way.

Next week is the last posting of Color of the Week....Kinda sad but at the same time so very rewarding to see all the images over the year. I will be doing a BIG give away after the final Color of the Week....stay tuned!

Have a great day!

Xo

Valori

Color of the Week... Stone

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Stone

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Stone is a beautiful grey....It leans towards the warmer side. I have a love for grey...all shades of it. It is a beautiful neutral that can make any color sing.

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Palm

Braclets

Marrakech

Rocks

Stick

Tree

Stonewater

Only two weeks until the final Color of the Week.... so many fabulous giveaways...stay tuned!

Have a great day!

XO

Valori

Color of the Week... Cactus

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Cactus

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This yummy green Kona Solid reminds me of spring green. The new sprouts of wild flowers...young grass and moss. I am so looking forward to spring and gardening...

Grass

Suculant

Chair

Yellowpot

Palm

Greensucculant

Jeanquilt

Had to show a bit of one of mom's quilts. As this green is what we call "Jean green" at the shop.

There are only 3 more weeks of Color of the Week. I can't believe it has almost been a year since I started this blog series. Stay tuned as I have some FABULOUS giveaways!

I have loved doing Color of the Week and have decided to continue with a weekly blog of Inspiration! 

Have a great day!

XOXO

Valori

Color of the Week.... Black

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It is always amazing to me how many different blacks there are. You really see the difference when you look at all of the different black solids out there each company is a little different.

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Horse

Table

Fire

Lights

Sunflower

These beauties were in my garden this year. I didn't know they would be almost black. So beautiful....

Have a great day!

XOXOX

Valori


Color of the Week... Orange Spice

 

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Orange Spice

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Orange Spice...

There is something about this orange that makes me think of winter... warm fires and hot cider.

Coasters

Pumpkin

Beets

Moss

Sunset

Pottery

Flower

I think I am finally on the up side of the flu...This time of year is so hard with the kids and the germs...

Hope you have a great day!!

XOXO

Valori

 

Color of the Week... Steel

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Steel... soft greys.. beautiful sun aged wood.

Even though the name implies metal...

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Metal

Building

Cat

Duke

Rocks

Trees

Sticks

This time of year is very grey in Central Oregon...so I love to try and find some simple beauty within Winter. The sage brush stalks on a wet morning hike stood out beautifully along the side of the trail. My husband and dog patiently waited for me to snap some photos.

Have a great day!

XO

Valori

 

Color of the Week... Chinese Blue

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Chinese Blue

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One of my biggest challenges is naming colors and designs... I named all of the Blueprint Basics a couple of years ago and I have no idea why I came up with Chinese Blue for this Stacked Books design. I love the color....I saw a lot of it in Morocco. So, so, many blues in Morocco, which is one of the colors I struggle to find in my library of photographs. I now look for blues all the time...

Door

Mts

Chair

Curtain

Landscape

Cage

Sweetpaul

Painting

I normally only use my photography in the Color of the Week but this painting really spoke to me and I thought it was a perfect example of Chinese Blue....

Have a great day!!!

XO

Valori

Color of the Week... Starry Night

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Starry Night

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Starry Night.... dark blue grey... the color of early night.

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Snags

Glass

Design

Sky

Peacock

This last image is from Morocco, the Peacock Pavilions....every night we would walk past this pool and to the left of the lights to a path that lead to our rooms. This sight was different every time I walked by. To say the lease I have tons of images of it.

Have a great day!

XO

Valori

 

Color of the Week.... Basil

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Kona Cotton Solid

Basil....a dark, rich green.

A great color to use as a dark in quilts rather than black or dark blue. Sometimes it is good to take a look at our common go to colors and push your comfort zone. Of course it makes me hungry for Tomato, Basil and Motzerella on a warm sunny afternoon in August.

Basil

Bushes

Gourds

Poppypods

Forest

Grass

Suculant

Have a great day!

Try something out of your comfort zone today...

XOXO

Valori

Color of the Week... Charcoal

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Charcoal... I think is my favorite piece of Blueprint Basics. Black and white photography is my first love. When I am desiging either a quilt or fabric design I use a gray scale to see what my color values are up to...

Door

Beach

Reflection

Zinnia

Hand

Lights

Flowers

Once in a while turn your camera to black and white and see what the world looks like.

XO

Valori