When it comes to quilting, there are colors we love to use and then there are colours we rarely, if ever, use. I used to do this all the time, whenever I’d start a new project and in my head, I’d go through blues, whites, reds and pinks each time without exception.

These were always my favourite colors to work with. What I did not consider was whether my projects would look nice in colours other than this. It was in recent times that I started feeling like I was getting stuck in a groove.

After sitting down and considering what I could do to get out of it, I realized that I never truly considered using other colours. Well, I was going to change that!

Shortly after that, I determined to start a new quilt with a color I had not used before. After some deliberation, I made a decision that my next quilt would be a green quilt.

I tell you what, that was one of the best choices I had made in a while. While I made quilts in other colors, there were such a lot of different quilts that worked better as green quilts.

It was also easy to come up with new quilt ideas based around that color. I started with just straightforward green patterns and then went on to quilts that had plant motifs and even made a clover themed quilt as a tongue in cheek joke present for an irish girlfriend of mine. We had a good laugh and it remains one of her favourite quilts today.

I should know, it was covering her bed the last time I went over there.

While there are a lot of other things you can do with this color, a green quilt will not just stand out from other quilts, its certain to be a favourite amongst your collection. So give it a go today!

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