Monday, February 27, 2012

Color Inspiration & An Aurifil GIVEAWAY : :

Tangerine &

My creation
Via Pinterest or

Tangerine, oranges, and coral really are everywhere these days, aren't they? I love it! It's such a happy, vibrant color. I am especially loving it paired with purple! When putting together this new mosaic, I had to search for another colorful house. That purple one was pinned just a little less than a million times I think! Thanks Michael!!

This week, I'm loving the oranges in my stash!

Orange &

So bright and pretty!

Orange &

With all this gorgeous color, I thought today would be the perfect day to giveaway some lovely, very colorful threads!

I have been enjoying Aurifil threads to use in my own projects for a couple of weeks now. I can honestly say, that threads really do make a huge difference, especially when they come in colors as brilliant as these!

Aurifil Giveaway!!

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Aurifil sent me five Sampler Packs of colorful threads to giveaway to my readers, each having 5 spools! I'm so happy that there will be FIVE WINNERS this time!!

My creation

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Enter to Win!

Here's how,
 
1. Simply leave a comment here in this post. I'd love to know what your very favorite thread color is, besides white of course! (one entry)
2. Follow Aurifil on facebook. Just let me know that you did by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (one entry)
3. My followers get a third entry! Whether you follow me here or on Facebook, just let me know that you do by making a separate comment here to record that entry. (one entry)
 
That’s 3 possible entries! Enter now through Wednesday, February 29th. Mr. Random will pick the winner and I will announce their name in a new post here on the blog.
 
* Note * This giveaway is open to EVERYONE! If you're a "no reply" or anonymous commenter, please remember to include your email address in your comment so that I can contact you should you win!
 
Good Luck everyone!!!  I will be away for the next couple of days to deal with some personal issues. I wish you all a wonderful start to another new week! Take care!!

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Jen said...

Ohhh beautiful! I love all blues & hardly ever have any in thread stash because that must be what I use most often! This is a great giveaway thanks!

Jen said...

I also follow your site through blogger!

Jen said...

Just went over to facebook and liked both Aurifil & you! (I thought I had liked you over there before...bad me for not! :-)

Evie said...

I want to live in that orange house. NOW!
My most used thread is blue.

Catherine said...

My favourite colour is blue!

Maroesja said...

Lovely! If I have to sew something visible and I don't have a matching color tread, I use something contrasting, often enough black. But I'm adding to my treadstash ;)

Maroesja said...

I am a follower

Catherine said...

I follow you on Reader!

(and hope all goes well for you.)

Catherine said...

and I already follow Aurifil on FB.

Wivi said...

Mostly I use beige thread but those Aurifil look great.

Wivi said...

I'm a follower of your blog.

Betty said...

I love to use beautiful threads for plying my handspun yarn, especially variegated threads. Neutral colored variegated are my favorites- the hand dyed colors still shine through.

Irina said...

My favorite color thread is red. I'd love to try some of these Aurifil threads, I hope I'm lucky!

Irina said...

I like Auriful on FB

Irina said...

I also follow your blog. Thanks for the chance!

Shirley said...

My fave thread color is purple! Not the most used, but definitely most fave! What great sampler packs! Thanks to both of you for the giveaway.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

I love the varigated threads..

Shirley said...

I am a follower of your blog.

Marjorie's Busy Corner said...

I am a follower of your blog..thank you

Debbie said...

My favourite colours are orange, pink, and green! I love bright colours! Black thread is probably my go-to though!

Shirley said...

Liked Aurifil on FB. Thanks again to you both!

Debbie said...

AAF of yours on FB!

Debbie said...

I follow Aurifil on FB! Thanks for the nice giveaway!

Ginette said...

Love this post... orange is my FAVORITE color!! My favorite thread color is a variagated pink.

Ginette said...

I follow you here and on Facebook!!

Laurie Taylor said...

My favorite color of thread is blue ... but winning a package of these colors would encourage me to be a bit braver!

Aylin said...

I love purple most!

Aylin said...

Yes, I am a follower of your blog and your flickr acount ;-)

Tara said...

WOW that orange house is amazing! I've been using a lot of yellow thread lately :)

craftytammie said...

i love hot pink thread!

Tara said...

I like Aurifil on Facebook :)

Aylin said...

and I follow Aurifil .

Tara said...

Anndddd I'm a happy follower!

craftytammie said...

i follow aurifil on facebook!

craftytammie said...

i'm a follower of you too!

Laurie Taylor said...

I follow Aurifil on Facebook.

Angie said...

My favorite thread color is blue/green(teal) but I usually use cream the most.

sandyb said...

My favorite color is some form of shade of red - I just love red. BUT this year I am drifting toward tangerines, purples and greens, so I guess I really don't know. Thank you for this wonderful giveaway.

sandyb720@gmail.com

Laurie Taylor said...

I follow you on Facebook - thanks for the giveaways!

Angie said...

I liked Aurifil on fb

Angie said...

I follow you on fb already :)

juana said...

I love the photos....so beautiful, so bold. I am usually a beige or blue kind of girl, but thinking now of doing something more bold.

songsiren said...

I'm loving the orange thread! Matches all that great fabric.

Tammi
(songsiren1@yahoo.com)

juana said...

I already follow you on FB and I just 'liked' Aurifil.

sandyb said...

I follow Aurifil on facebook.

Thank you!

sandyb720@gmail.com

sandyb said...

I follow you everywhere:) !!!

sandyb720@gmail.com

Cheryl said...

My favorite color is green ,but I use beige the most .Love your orange colors !

Cheryl said...

I follow you on Blogger

Ronnie said...

Nice colors! My favorite color to sew with is gray. It seems to blend in well.

Cheryl said...

I also follow you on Facebook.

Ronnie said...

I also follow you on Facebook!

Ronnie said...

And I am a follower of Aurifil on FB!

Gingerscraps said...

I love these! I follow you on fb and your blog and liked aurifil on fb. I think the color I run out of the most is a cream, but I love the aquas and oranges the best! Lovely colors!

Carol said...

At the moment my favorite color thread is royal purple or silver metalic.

sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com

mjb said...

I'm boring and use tan & gray, but I'm trying to branch out! Love using Aurifil

mjb said...

I follow on Facebook

Nydia Kehnle said...

I love gray thread.
nydia@nydiakehnlephotography.com

Carol said...

I follow you on FB!
The tangerine is shouting warm sunny days! Love it! Maybe it will chase away the cold damp days of winter into an early spring.

sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com

Carol said...

I liked Aurifil on FB!

sowingstitches [at] yahoo [dot] com

Linda said...

I am a follower of Aurifil on FB!

Mareenchen said...

Hmm, with the amount of teal and greens in my stash and projects.. most certainly variations of green! :)

June Piper-Brandon said...

I already follow Aurifil on facebook which is how I found out about this great giveaway. I'm not sure I have a favorite color because I think every color is fantastic. I love red, but lately orange has been a favorite ever since Pat Sloan did an orange challenge a year or so ago I have loved orange. I use grey aurifil to piece with and I try to use coordinating multicolor threads to quilt with. I just love color in general!!

Happy Cottage Quilter said...

I would love to try these threads. My favorite thread color is beige or off white. I sew mostly with the neutrals.

Happy Cottage Quilter said...

I am a follower of your blog.

Erin said...

I follow you on facebook! erin dot nath at gmail dot com

Hitch and Thread said...

My favourite colour is pink, no its definitely blue, no its yellow, or orange, maybe purple? Do I have to decide right now?! It will change by tomorrow,I love colour.

Erin said...

Pretty pretty threads! erin dot nath at gmail dot com

Hitch and Thread said...

I follow too!

justducky65 said...

Favorite thread color?? Would have to be gray for piecing a quilt together. I find it's a great neutral color.

BTW- Orange has always been my favorite color, so I am happy, happy that it's the color of the year!!

My very first sewing project when I was 12 was a button down, bowling-type shirt made of solid orange cotton. I wore that shirt proudly.

Mareenchen said...

Still following. :)

Karen said...

My favorite color is blue,any shade or even varigated.

Kasey said...

I love variegated threads for quilting. I used a rainbow thread on a scrap quilt, and is was surprising how well it disappeared!

Karen said...

I am a follower of your lovely blog.

Emilys Gma said...

Blue is probably what I use most. Love the threads!

Kasey said...

I'm a follower here! Thanks for the chance to win. I've heard Aurifil is one of the best for hand-piecing.

Sherry said...

Right now my favorite thread color is teal (goes so nice with orange) or this weird mauvey purple I just picked up for no reason.
daisyquilt1 at netzero dot net

Emilys Gma said...

I follow you and Aurifil on Facebook

Kasey said...

I also follow Aurifil on Facebook (and twitter!).

Emilys Gma said...

I'm a follower

Sherry said...

I follow you on facebook
daisyquilt1 at netzero dot net

SuzyMcQ said...

Thank you for the giveaway! My favorite thread color would have to be turquoise...reminds me of the beach.

Sherry said...

I follow Aurifil on facebook
daisyquilt1 at netzero dot net

Anonymous said...

My favourite colour is blue. I would love to try some of those threads as there seems to be a lot of interest in them.
Judith
judithlynes(at)btinternet(dot)com

B Greene said...

After white (and cream), I guess I would have to go with navy blue. However, I just tried invisible thread, though, and fot that particular project, it was the right choice. I am fickle... I know!

B Greene said...

I am now following Aurifil on Facebook.

Robin said...

I am quite into orange right now also. I have an orange and white quilt to finish up and it doesn't match a single room in my house! I guess it's just such a happy summery color that makes it hard to resist!

B Greene said...

I am a very happy follower of your blog!

Robin said...

I follow Aurifil on FB!

Sally King said...

I am a follower of your blog and Facebook.
SallyKingemail@gmail.com
www.BabyStepsQuilting.com

Robin said...

I also follow you on FB!

creadientje said...

My favourite colour thread? I have really no idea... I know I hardly have any pink (but a little girl - how is that possible?) and love the whole rainbow :-)

Sally King said...

I follow Aurifil on Facebook and their newsletter.
SallyKingemail@gmail.com
www.BabyStepsQuilting.com

creadientje said...

I follow you on facebook

creadientje said...

I follow Aurifil on facebook

Anonymous said...

I LOVE all that orange fabric. My favorite color of thread is blue--Any color of blue. I would really love to win this thread. I have never had a chance to use it, but I have heard so much about it. Joyce--ccarter13@windstream.net

Sally King said...

Orange has never been my favorite color as I have red hair, however, I do really like to see orange in quilts. It really punches it up.
SallyKingemail@gmail.com
www.BabyStepsQuilting.com

Anonymous said...

I already follow Aurifil on Facebook. Joyce-ccarter13@windstream.net

Sallie said...

Rosetta. Thanks for the giveaway!

stichnRN said...

i love my aurifil thread. i use grey by the cone for piecing. it just blends into everything.

Sallie said...

I follow Aurifil on FB.

Sallie said...

I follow you on FB.

Anonymous said...

I "liked" you on Facebook. Joyce--ccarter13@windstream.net

stichnRN said...

i follow aurifil on facebook.

stichnRN said...

i follow you on facebook.

danih03 said...

I would love to try Aurifil thread!

danih03 said...

I follow your blog!

danih03 said...

I liked Aurifil on FB a few weeks back!

Jolene said...

Right now-- I love variegated thread!

Jolene said...

Right now-- I love variegated thread!

Jolene said...

I am your follower!

Crafty Newbie said...

I don't really have a favorite thread, but I have been looking more recently at threads made with Egyptian cotton because it is said that they are less dusty. Thank you!

Crafty Newbie said...

I follow Aurifil on facebook! (and you, of course!)

Crafty Newbie said...

And, I follow your blog as well, you're very inspirational to me. Thank you!

Crystal said...

Ooh, I don't have a favorite colored thread, but I tend to use brown a lot because of my fabric choices, lol!

Crystal said...

I'm a follower of your site, thanks!

Crystal said...

I follow Aurilfil on Facebook too, thanks!

Gill said...

I use a lot of grey thread!!

Gill said...

I'm a happy follower!

Linda said...

Hard to pick a favorite color, but I would probably pick purple!

Linda said...

I follow you on facebook, and am also a follower of your blog!

Mama Spark said...

Hmmm favorite? Actually it is white1 LOL Maybe a gray would be next. Love the orange fabrics!!

Linda said...

I also follow Aurifil on facebook!

Mama Spark said...

I follow Auriful on FB already.

Jezibels ~ sproutbabysprout.blogspot.com said...

My favorite is Red then Orange, I rarely even use white anymore.

SusanM said...

Purple is one of my favorite colors for an accent. I have such a small thread stash that any addition would certainly be a plus. This is great!

Jezibels ~ sproutbabysprout.blogspot.com said...

I follow Aurifil on FB!

SusanM said...

I follow your blog! Love it!

Robin (RsIslandCrafts) said...

I'm a follower :)

Jezibels ~ sproutbabysprout.blogspot.com said...

Im a follower of yours Maureen!

Robin (RsIslandCrafts) said...

I like Aurifil on Facebook :)

Robin (RsIslandCrafts) said...

I like Aurifil on Facebook :)

Robin (RsIslandCrafts) said...

I love to quilt with brights and blacks. I seem to be making moire pink things lately too.

Janet Reeves said...

I follow Aurifil on FB and now you. Love your colorful page! Thank you for the giveaway opportunity. I have never used Aurifil but want to very much. I do a lot of thread painting and tend to go for earthtone colors but really like yellow, orange and turquoise and green ! I just love color !

Tracey Rampling (The Peony Teacup) said...

My favourite thread colours atm are variegated! I love the effect. :)

Tracey Rampling (The Peony Teacup) said...

I am a follower :)

Tracey Rampling (The Peony Teacup) said...

I follow Aurifil on facebook :)

Linda Dalton said...

I don't need to win the thread but just wanted to comment to tell you that I am envious of your orange stash! I have recently become enraptured with orange myself and just can't seem to get enough of it! It makes me wonder if the hues of orange have changed somewhat this year and make them more attractive to me or if its a new found love? Needless to say...I am in love with ORANGE!! Love your post and your pins! I will be following your blog and will be looking for you on pinterest as well. Have a wonderfully orange day!

annette said...

I use brown thread quite often but I love to use bright colors like green and pink.

annette said...

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Brie said...

I am in love with orange these days! Great looking thread!

Jamie Mueller @ SunFlower Seeds said...

My favorite thread color is light gray, it goes with everything! I do all my piecing with it!

Jamie Mueller @ SunFlower Seeds said...

I'm a follower!

Brie said...

I liked Aurifil on FB!

Scenic Pit Stops said...

If I'm sewing things like bags, I like the thread to be contrasting and stand out but I've never tried that with quilting - always a blending in color. I'd love to be brave enough to change that!

Anonymous said...

I love these colors, the orange, and tangerines...beautiful collection of fabrics there. Love those colors in threads too...so thats what I would want. Thanks for the giveaway contest, and thanks to Aurifil (again) for the wonderful thread....

Brenda Sutter
Angelwings72598@aol.com

Brie said...

I follow you on FB!

Scenic Pit Stops said...

I like Aurifil on facebook. Thanks for the great giveaway!

Scenic Pit Stops said...

I follow you on fb and in my reader. Thanks for the giveaway!

Melinda said...

I use white mostly but have been edging off into *shocker!* off white and light grays! But if color is called for, I have no qualms adding it!

Melinda said...

I follow you~

Melinda said...

I like Aurifil on FB!

sweet diesel designs said...

I'm all about turquoise right now and would love to win an aurifil pack...have never used them before but SO want to! :)

sweet diesel designs said...

I "like" you on facebook!

Lisa Cox said...

I follow Aurifil on Facebook

Lisa Cox said...

I follow your blog

yorkie mom said...

I follow Aurifil on facebook.

sweet diesel designs said...

I follow aurifil on facebook.

yorkie mom said...

Love Aurifil! Thanks for a chance to win some sewing candy. My favorite color to sew with is beige but I love pink!

Lisa Cox said...

My favorite color is blue. Strangely, I have never used blue thread in a project. I have used purple, black, white, and natural.

Muttmomkay said...

I follow Aurifil on FB. I have to admit that I love all colors but my fave is purple, am making a mystery quilt with purple and plan to use Aurifil (I only use Aurifil) purple to hand quilt it.

sweetrose74 said...

I love to use a rainbow or pastel color mix to machine applique around patches on kids clothes and jeans.

sweetrose74 said...

I follow your blog and on facebook also. Love your color combos. I love to sew but also make jewelry. The combos give me inspiration for my upcoming creations. Keep up all the good giveaways and projects. Love your quilts.

corscorp said...

My favorite color is green.

corscorp said...

Did the FB thing!

corscorp said...

I've got you on my blogroll. :D

Muttmomkay said...

I love Aurifil! Already a fan on FB. I have to admit that anything purple is my fav... I am making a mystery quilt out of purples and plan to hand quilt it with purple Aurifil of course.

Carmen said...

I just love varigated thread, no matter what the colour! Thanks so much for the giveaway!

Pam Quiltaholic Biswas said...

my favorite Aurifil color is 2600 as I can use it to piece almost anything..
Pam_biswas@yahoo.com
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Pam Quiltaholic Biswas said...

my favorite Aurifil color is 2600 because I can use it for almost anything.
pam_biswas@yahoo.com
thanks for the give a way

Sarah said...

with two girls to sew for, I seem to use a lot of pink thread for topstitching... if I had my way, there would be a lot more blue going on!

Pam Quiltaholic Biswas said...

I follow Aurifil on Facebook
pam_biswas@yahoo.com

Amy said...

So many great colors! The first spool of thread I used up was hot pink, and the second was orange - no boring white & black for me!!! =)

Melissa @ Sew BitterSweet Designs said...

I love variegated thread for quilting

Melissa @ Sew BitterSweet Designs said...

I like aurifil on facebook

Pam Quiltaholic Biswas said...

I follow you on facebook
pam_biswas@yahoo.com

Melissa @ Sew BitterSweet Designs said...

I like you on facebook

Lena P said...

I like blue thread and follow on FB

tiffany said...

the two thread colors i run out of most often (after white, of course) are dark taupe (one that blends with linen) and charcoal grey (my favorite accent color). thanks so much for the chance!

tiffany said...

i happily follow your blog!

mrs.lichner said...

So I tend to lean towards tans and creams, but it would be nice to branch out with some color!!

mrs.lichner said...

I am your follower.

Hilachas said...

What a nice giveaway. One of the colors I like to use is blue. Thanks for the opportunity to win your giveaway.

Terry said...

Aurafil is the best thread ever! I've been using it for 5 years! I love to piece quilt blocks with it. I love the colors and the way it looks when I machine quilt! My very favorite. Thread for sure!!!

Hilachas said...

I am already a follower. Thanks for the opportunity to win your giveaway.

justducky65 said...

Yes, I follow Aurifil on FB for a while now. Thanks for the chances at your giveaway :)

Liesbeth Wessels said...

I love Aurifil, the color I used most are the multipelcolors. greetings from liesbeth

Liesbeth Wessels said...

I'm a follower of Aurifil on facebook greetings from Liesbeth

justducky65 said...

I am a follower of your blog as well. I've got an obsession with the blogs and seeing all the new projects and fabrics and meeting so many new people through them.

Liesbeth Wessels said...

I became a follower of you on facebook, greetings from liesbeth

Mary W Quilts said...

Hi Maureen, my favorite color of thread to piece with is a soft pale gray by Aurifil. Thanks for the giveaway. Mary

pkrueger said...

Green is my fav thread color.

Mary W Quilts said...

I already follow Aurifil on Facebook.... Thanks, Mary

Jenelle said...

Orange is actually my favorite color, so it's interesting to see it having it's moment now! In terms of thread color, gray is pretty versatile. Thanks for the chance to win!

pkrueger said...

I am a follower of yours.
Love the oranges!

Jenelle said...

I like Aurifil on FB.

Jenelle said...

I am also a follower. :)

Lisa Blyth said...

I just bought some gorgeous orange thread. I love it. Thanks for a great giveaway! :)

Lisa Blyth said...

I'm a happy follower! :)

Mary W Quilts said...

I am a follower here and on Facebook. What will you do with the orange? :-)) Mary

pkrueger said...

I became a fan of Aurifil on facebook. Amazing threads.

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