Monday, February 2, 2015

Let's Get Quilting - February 2, 2015 Edition


Good Monday morning! It is another messy commuting day in NYC. If you are able to stay home, we think that it is a wonderful quilting day. Stay safe and warm.



You should also spend a moment to enter our Let's Get Quilting Giveaway! We are pleased to announce that Joyce Mitchell won last week's Let's Get Quilting - January 26, 2015 Edition. Today we are giving away a random assortment of Folio Basics.  We have an collection of over 50 colors in our Folio Basics line. Check out the glorious colors at the link above. For the giveaway, tell us what your favorite basics color is when you are choosing fabric for a quilt.

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Good luck!

- HG

91 comments:

GranChris said...

I really like the reds 81,-82 and 88.

Kate said...

Depends on what I'm making.

Gill said...

Blue

Cecilia said...

My favorite basic color is red.

Rina Mason said...

Blue can always be used as a basic.

Quilting Jeannie said...

My favorite basic color in quilting, my go to color, is off white. I also go to small polka dots for backgrounds. They add color without detail. Thanks for the giveaway. I love your fabrics.

Denise said...

Blue or greens . Thanks for the giveaway!

Joyce Carter said...

I use a lot of white. Thank you for your giveaway.

Annmarie said...

I guess my favorite basic color for quilts would be yellow although I pretty much use what goes best with the other fabric choices.

Unknown said...

I love to use gray for the basics. Thanks for the chance to win- rosesabey@yahoo.com

Karen in Breezy Point said...

I love blue, so usually have some variation of that in my quilts. I also prefer tans and creams for backgrounds rather that white. Unless it's a blue and white quilt--lol!

martha said...

for background it would be #7755-04 and just because i always tend to put a red in my quilts #7755-88. Thanks for chance to win!

Nancy said...

I like off-white/cream, etc

Quilting Tangent said...

I like the orange/yellow and the purple.

Anna brown said...

I like white best.....But it really depends on my mood or other fabric i am using....happyness04431@yahoo.com

Anonymous said...

HI,MY FAVORITE IS 'CREAM' !
THANKS FOR SHARING!

msstitcher1214@gmail.com

Apple Avenue Quilts said...

I love yellow and it manages to make it into most of my quilts.

Debi said...

Very pretty fabrics.

Lisa England said...

I am often drawn to blues. The blue fabric second from the bottom in the photo is wonderful!

LeAnne said...

I almost always end up with blues in my quilts.

JANET said...

Red is my first choice. I would choose any of the colors in your picture, except for the lavender.

Debbie said...

Thanks for another great giveaway. I've shared your giveaway on my Giveaway List for sewers and quilters at wowilikethat.com. Thanks again. (debbie at wowilikethat dot com)

amy said...

I like to have an assortment of creams, whites and beige for basics. Also blues since I use that a lot.

amy said...

Tons of snow here. Shovelled a foot of it today!

Pamela said...

My favorite basics are green and blue and purple

teachpany said...

I love purples, but the basic or blender color depends on others in the quilt. I do use lots of whites and creams. The yellow on the pile looks really sweet, too. As for snow, I got over a foot between last night and today, and expect another 3 or 4" by Thursday, and another storm Sunday. That's what I get for living in the Poconos!

DebraKay Neiman said...

If not white, then I use a lot of beige, brown or grey. crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

Kathy Davis said...

BLUE is always my favorite basic color.
Kathy Davis
kdavis1@centurytel.net

Paula said...

Blue......any shade of blue!!

lfhpueblo said...

7755-75 is my favorite color.
Lauralee Hensley
lfhpueblo@msn.com

Betsy said...

I love Geary!

lfhpueblo said...

Suppose to get some snow this week on Thursday, though they didn't give any total amounts, because it is suppose to be too warm. So where I live we probably really won't get any snow this week. I told you this on twitter. @lfhpueblo
Lauralee Hensley
lfhpueblo@msn.com

Cathi said...

Almost every quilt I make has had some pink in it - so I suppose for me pink is one of the basics I always look to incorporate into a quilt.

Barb Neiwert said...

I really like using an off-white for sashings and such. Makes the primary colors in the quilt POP!

Kathy said...

what great blender fabrics - Thanks

Margaret said...

I think that my favorite basic is a cream color

Margaret said...

Cream is my favorite basic

Unknown said...

I love the light pink 7755-20! I really love the pastel colors and I would love to try the aqua too! Thanks for the giveaway!

tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com

NancyL said...

Great basic fabrics; love the colors!

Janie said...

Bring on the purple with #7755-56, beautiful!

NancyL said...

Gray is my current favorite color for blending.

Anonymous said...

I usually start first by choosing a fabric for the background of my quilt and it's usually a neutral - white, off-white, grey.

sugar_lin2(at)hotmail(dot)com

patricia said...

Cream. I love to work with it.

Cindy said...

Wow, first again. When I pick out colors for a quilt, if I don't have a feature fabric, I tend to pick bright colors in a variety of colors.

Annie said...

I tend to gravitate toward blues - always have!

Ellee said...

My favorite color for a basics fabric is black. -- soparkaveataoldotcom

Linda B said...

My basic color is blue....

Farm Quilter said...

I love black, white and grays.

OhioLori said...

Love to use cream/natural often...depends on project tho & who am making it for. May be a color or subtle print. LOOOOVE fabric & Colors!! :)

JD said...

Really, I am the first to comment. I love Henry Glass fabric. Can't wait to win.

Vicki H said...

If I have someone in mind for the quilt, I try to use colors they like. I need more bright colors in my stash.

Vicki H said...

No snow in southern Kansas this week.

Sarah said...

My favorite color to add is red. sarah@forrussia.org

Sarah said...

We won't be getting snow this week -- as far as I know! From PA, sarah@forrussia.org

Carol S. said...


I always go for the blues in my quilts!








Kathy E. said...

I'm not sure why, but many of my solids or tone on tone fabrics are lime green. I make a lot of personalized bibs and that color just goes so well for both boys and girls and coordinates with many other colors.

Finnie said...

My favorite basic color right now is grays. I love gray/grey. Thanks for the eye candies. The colors are just right for this white time of the year!!!! No snow for us- only flurries but thoughts going out to those affected by the blizzard! Stay safe and warm.

BarbaraG said...

I like neutrals in greys and taupes for basics fabrics. They go with anything!

Brenda said...

No snow ... just cooler temperatures.

Anonymous said...

Thanks for the giveaways.

Debbie Rogowski said...

I think if I had to choose a basic fabric as a 'go to' it would be the Pale yellow but my favorite color in this collection is the bright blue :) Happy Quilting!

Podunk Pretties said...

Thanks for the fun giveaway!

Karen said...

must have!

ledamewood said...

My favorite basics color is anything the the blue family.

Denise said...

Blues or greens are nice.

Deb G. in VA said...

For a background basic, I use white or cream. My favorite basic color would be blues or purples.

mlhummy said...

Thanks for the chance to win!

mlhummy said...

Oops! I usually start out with blues and go from there.

SonjaM said...

Pink or blue but I love all fabric!!!! Lol

Anonymous said...

White

Dawn said...

I love teal.

Unknown said...

I love all colors but red is my favorite is red

Donna W said...

Green is my favorite color - any color, any shade, and pattern!

Allison said...

My favorite basic is grey!
allisonpogany@gmail.com

DuAnne said...

LOVELY BUNDLE! LETS GET QUILTING....THAT'S JUST WHAT I AM DOING!

Anonymous said...

I have two favorite basics - grey and cream. Thanks!

Please click on the delaineelliott above for my email link.

Anonymous said...

I love a nice buttery yellow! Thanks! Sarah: crjandsbj(at)netzero(dot)com

Karen said...

My favorite go to color is green!

Mara said...

A basic background color would be grey, but I use a lot of light green colors too.

dortha said...

I love blue. Mall shades of blue appeal to me.

Maxine said...

I think it depends on what I am making.

Her Indoors said...

My favourite is the teal 7755-61 - thanks for the great giveaway

Her Indoors said...

My favourite is the teal 7755-61 - thanks for the great giveaway

Unknown said...

Blue!

Unknown said...

Blue or Yellow

Brenda Haines said...

I like a yellow. Thanks for the chance!

Unknown said...

My favorite basic color when starting a quilt is tan! It really helps set the mood of the quilt! :)

Unknown said...

Blue! Or red. But almost any color is good in the right combination. Thanks for a chance to win.!

Unknown said...

65-I love the olive and gray greens - they end up in a lot of my quilts! Thanks the opportunity to get some of your beautiful fabric!

mumbird3 said...

Basic black - everything else sparkles with it!
churcae(at)auburn(dot)edu

Little Quilts said...

Hard to decide - love all folio basics....how about purple!
Mary Alice Johnson