Purple by any other name
Really, Radiant Orchid, really? Just like Emerald, which turned out to actually be more like the bastard lovechild of teal and jade, in my opinion. And don't get me started on Tangerine Tango. I think I'm missing the "give ordinary things fancy names" gene - it must be the scientist in me. That's not to say that I don't love the colour, however. Red-purples are my favourite - they are warm and inviting in a way that blue-purples often aren't.I had a lot of fun designing mini quilts for this challenge and ended up with five options, some of which might turn up around here one way or another in the future. I decided to go with this kind of deconstructed dresden plate in the end because I liked [Read more...]