as i have been pondering the green thing with regard to the quilt i am making – there was a narrative nature to my thoughts and i felt compelled to sit and compose another post. i found myself thinking back – for those who are as old as i, you will recall when the pairing of blue and green was a fashion and decorating ‘sin’. even as a small child i had to wonder – i mean, clearly God had not gotten the memo! how could He/She have chosen that lovely blue background on which to place all those beautiful green trees?? and, exactly who were these folks and where were they. obviously cloistered in a room somewhere – with no windows! and probably across the hall from the ones who were telling me how long (& then short) my skirt should be. oh, and at the same table with the ones who declared i must never wear my plaid shirt with the stripped skirt i just got! lest someone might think i was either mentally retarded or a begger! was that a covert way of putting those unfortunate folks in ‘uniforms’?? you know, to keep the rest of ‘us’ safe??
i clearly remember the day we went to see uncle dick’s and aunt mae’s ‘new’ house. oh, YES, i thought when i saw the kitchen – i love it!! and finally!! i seem to recall my mother’s opinion a tad different from mine. ^_^ it was turqoise and olive green and beautiful to me. i was in my teens.
and now, we flash forward to today. much has changed in the world of color and pattern and print – a very gross understatement! ^_^ and here i am fully engaged in the world of color as it applies to fabric and quilting. a small world in which i seem to have acquired a reputation for having “a good sense of color”. hmmm i think what that means is – for the most part, what i do/how i combine colors, appeals to most people – even when it tends to push them a little outside their comfort zone – “i never would have put those together, but i really like it/love it”. i have never taken a course, have made a point of not learning the proper terms with regard to the words folks who claim to know use – shade, hue, tone – etc. oh, and then there’s the handy dandy color wheel thingy. not for me!! truth is, don’t want to interfere with the natural process! those who know me know very well i am a control freak (the nicer term) ^_^ i prefer to keep my mind/brain out of the process and just let my heart/gut/feelings run the color show!! so far, so good. ^_^
so – my concern about that green is not about the current rules – i just can’t do what doesn’t feel good for me. seems a good way to live in many ways – maybe??? i am confident my client and i will reach a mutual agreement. i know the finished piece must both please her and fit within her home ‘decor’ – it’s not something purchased as a wal-mart special. if you spend good money, you need to get something “good” for you!!