Hello! It’s the year of green – Pantone’s colour of 2013 is Emerald! Emerald … Smaragd … Green …
There is Emerald {a mosaic contest} going on … with fabrics!!! Jippiii – I love this contest!!! Dear Rachel from ‘Stitched in Color’ is hosting this great contest and it’s sponsored by wonderful ‘Fat Quarter Shop’!
Above you see what adorable fabrics I have chosen from the ‘Fat Quarter Shop’! I love my mosaic and I wish wish wish I win! Always when making a fabric mosaic, I have a quilt in my mind. There are different greens from emerald to lime, dark and light and few drops purple, brown and blue to brake the monotony.
To enter this contest, visit ‘Stitched in Color’ to see all the details. By Rachel’s words: “Choose fabrics to express your interpretation of Emerald for fabric lovers!” Make a mosaic with mosaic maker (I use Big Huge Labs) and add your fabric-mosaic till 15th of January in the collection at ‘Stitched in Color’.
I had a little bit {green thinking} … I like to use green in quilting and sewing … it’s a great colour to mix with almost any other colours …
I don’t wear much green … or do I? If I look out from my window, there is sooooo much green this time of the year …
I never get tired to watch that green between the stones … my favourite ceramic pot on a wooden box … green in the rain …
How I ever thought that green is not my colour … where ever I look, I see green …
In my bathroom green cat on the wall … my dear crab bag … sweet, warm Finnish home shoes … ufo-knitting from decades ago …
I guess green is my colour … like so many other colours! Green is so soft … so interesting … so exiting … so tasty …
I had a little bit {green searching} … how it is exactly this Emerald? I thought it could be more like ‘petrol’ but it’s very ‘green’! If you like to learn more about Emerald, visit Pantone … to see more Emerald, visit Pantone’s Pinterest … or to read more about colours, visit Pantone’s blog!
There is green in my quilting. I could have finished this but yesterday I ‘had’ to make something else. Perhaps you can guess from one of the mosaics? I do love colours and I enjoy colour-catalogues! Can you choose your favourite green?
Emerald is {I 9} in the middle. I think I would choose Chloe or Mint … or Olive … or Green Apple … fortunately I don’t have to choose!
Thank you for joining me today! I hope you like green and if you make your mosaic – Good Luck! Sunny and very green wishes from Crete!
TEJE
January 9, 2013 at 15:40
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January 9, 2013 at 16:23
Emerald is my birthstone! Such pretty star blocks and I love the shoes ; )
January 9, 2013 at 18:30
Thank you Carla! This may be your lucky year with Emerald! x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 18:39
I live in the land of 40 shades of green! Because we get so much rain!! Your green choices are lovely T! And thanks for your continued comments on my blog. I hate that I can’t reply to you directly, it feels like I’m being rude. But I appreciate you taking the time to read my blog and I love reading your unique english!! Jxo
January 9, 2013 at 20:28
Thank you Judith! I love your nature and gardens but my sister who lives there, says it’s raining too much! Don’t worry even I can’t get your replies – it’s the same if we change our thoughts through comments. What about my unique english! Hugs! x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 18:40
Love your mosiacs as well as the pics with green. You are so right green is a wonderful versatile colour,. It’s has a calm and happy feeling. Good luck with the mosiac competition,
January 9, 2013 at 20:29
Thank you Gail for your sweet words and wishes! x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 19:25
A few years ago my husband had a look at my clothes and he was a bit in shock; all he saw was jeans and green sweaters and shirts. Ever since I try to wear other colours, but it is still my colour of comfort. And that is exactly the feeling I got from your story, and especially your pictures today. Thank you!
January 9, 2013 at 20:32
Thank you Dorien for your sweet words and story! I’m so happy if you enjoyed my green post! I wear perhaps more white but always jeans. x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 19:39
Hi Teje, what a lovely green post. Green is one of my favourite colours. I like the spring or forest green best from those samples. I also have lots of green in my home, my hall, dining room and bedroom carpets are all green. Enjoy your lovely greeness outside too. It’s so lovely to see.
Jane x
January 9, 2013 at 20:33
Thank you dear Jane! It seems to be that green is mostly loved colour! I never had green carpet but it sound very sweet – like walking on the grass! x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 21:18
Oooo I’m with you, I’d choose Chloe too. I like lime greens. In my old house my living room was lime green. Lime greens often looks so juicy I want to lick them to see if they taste like lime too!! I can’t help it… I’m a bit strange lol!!
January 10, 2013 at 16:18
Thank you Patch! You are right, lime green is very delicious! I would love to have a couch in Chloe! x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 22:05
Lovely mosaics Teje! I love green too but, like you, I don’t wear it often. I have just quilted a green top which has lots of shades of green in it. My favourite green shade on your card would be “meadow” because it reminds me of the fresh greens in springtime (looking forward to spring) but my eye is always attracted to the left and the blues
Thank you for this very uplifting post!! Have a lovely week 
Avis x
January 10, 2013 at 16:21
Thank you Avis! Your new quilt sounds so delicious, hope to see it soon! My ‘blue’ mind is turning to turquoise. Sooner that you believe, spring is again here and there. Hugs! x Teje
January 9, 2013 at 23:29
Yippee, today my iPad opened your new site – yesterday it wouldn’t do it! Welcome to your new home xxx
January 10, 2013 at 16:21
Hi Benta, that’s great! Thanks! x Teje
January 10, 2013 at 16:44
Such a great color for the year! Love your inspiration pics.
January 11, 2013 at 08:14
Thank you Terri! I could have made so many green mosaics – lots of green around me! x Teje
January 10, 2013 at 21:21
Lovely greens
green and blues has always been my favourites.
January 11, 2013 at 08:15
Thank you Cille! Join the contest and you can win green fabrics! x Teje
January 12, 2013 at 15:44
I’m a huge fan of greens too and I love the way you use it in your quilts.
January 12, 2013 at 19:13
Thank you so much Sage! x Teje
January 13, 2013 at 07:26
Beautiful greens! And you have quite a lot around you (other than beautiful green outside too), I just took a look and we have almost no green at all in our house (and outside…buahhaaahhhah)! It’s definitely a colors for spring and summer and your quilt looks beautiful.
Happy new week soon, dear friend!
Yours,
Mia
January 13, 2013 at 18:54
Thank you Mia! It’s everywhere so green this time! Only on the mountains it’s all white and they are so beautiful when sun is making them shiny! I know how white and black your view is now. Perhaps that’s the reason, you use so much wonderful colours in your work! Have a great week, dear friend! x Teje
January 13, 2013 at 17:05
Wonderful mosaic, Teje! You’ve chosen some lovely green fabrics and I wish you luck on winning them.
Wow. So many gorgeous greens around you. ;o) Green has such a soothing quality to it. One of my favourite values of green is the colour of new foliage in the first blush of spring – to me it is the colour of promises (promises of beauty yet to be revealed! ).
January 15, 2013 at 18:51
Thank you Katherine! I like to make these fabric mosaics. Some greens I like very much and some greens not. It’s always great to mix them with other colours. x Teje
January 14, 2013 at 18:28
Now I think I found the right place
Going to have to sign up for posts again! Enjoy 2013 Teje!
January 14, 2013 at 18:31
I’m happy to see you here Kelly! I wish you wonderful 2013! x Teje