color study: cheery yellow

The first time my daughter wanted to match me, even with a bun (the one and ONLY time she's worn a bun)

The pandemic has made me nostalgic for the blogs of the early 2000s (RIP Design Sponge). Not the completely sponsored or annoying-backstory-before-the-recipe or click bait "10 _ you need right now" kind of blog articles. The genuine and thoughtful ones, people sharing real stories, providing good inspiration or teaching me something new. I personally liked blogging as a way to process my thoughts and express myself creatively through writing. (There's a few bloggers who still get it right. I love Adam Kleon, Emily Henderson, and Tom Froese. I'm currently reading a fascinating one on why the Renaissance was worse than the Middle Ages.) So I'm thinking about starting the habit again, just for my own amusement (not saying it will be any good, or inspirational, or regularly written). One of the serial blog ideas I have is to put together and explore color combinations, mostly for me to gather inspiration for fabric collections and quilt pattern designs. 

A current illustration of mine, click to read the post

I cycle through color obsessions and right now it's bright yellow. I *think* I've bought 5 yellow dresses during the pandemic and at least 2 yellow shirts (but only kept...most of them).  Both of the two fabric collections I designed during COVID lockdowns heavily feature yellow. Maybe I am looking for more joy and sunshine? My first super-poor-newlywed purchase at Pottery Barn was a yellow lamp on  sale that currently sits on my sewing table. I also went with a yellow kitchen aid in 2007 and never regretted it. I always say my favorite color is red-orange, but yellow is a close second.

My faithful yellow Kitchen Aid

My first splurge purchase--the yellow lamp

One combo I absolutely hate? Yellow and gray, the Pantone colors of the year. It makes me cringe. Like I hate it so much. SO much. Tune in later this week when I share two yellow color combinations that I love!

I MUST make a yellow gingham quilt now. Isn't this gorgeous? By Projeckityyny.