Botanics by Carolyn Friedlander ( winner announced)

Clean lines, bright colors and a fresh feel can be felt from everything that Carolyn Friedlander creates.   This young architect turned away from the traditional to find a way to express her inner artist without boundries.

carolyn-friedlander-photo_largeCarolyn grew up in Lake Wales, Florida on a cattle and citrus ranch, where she spent much of her free time immersed in various creative activities such as drawing, painting, and sewing. She pursued a formal design education in college and graduated with a B.A. in Architecture from Washington University in St. Louis in 2006. After a stint in the professional architecture world, Carolyn sought a different occupation, one that would allow her to be wildly creative, utilize her design background, and work with her hands. It so happened that later that year, 2009, she learned to quilt. Though she had long known how to sew, quilting was a revelation to her, as it entailed a whole new set of tools, materials, and, most importantly, creative possibilities. She quickly recognized quilting as a new passion and set out to learn everything she could about the craft. In 2010, she founded her business, Carolyn Friedlander LLC.

Carolyn’s custom machine quilting has received recognition at local and national shows. As a young quilter with a design school background, she was drawn to bright and bold fabrics and saw a need for clean, modern patterns. Thus, she began to create her own patterns. In 2011, she diversified her line by developing a line of art quilt stamps that offer makers new creative opportunities for surface design, and her first fabric line with Robert Kaufman debuted in the fall of 2012. Carolyn’s designs have been featured in many magazines, including Stitch, Love Quilting and Patchwork, Generation Q, and American Patchwork and Quilting.

Carolyn’s newest fabric line for Robert Kaufman Fabrics Botanics is filled with a full spectrum of colours to tonals that can be incorporated into any quilting project.

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Carolyn’s love of designing also has been used to create quilting patterns and fun, one of a kind paper piecing patterns like local.

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Her booth at the International Quilt Market in Houston was filled with her unique designs that truly reflect her origins.

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( booth photo courtesy Katie Blakesley from Swim Bike Quilt)

To compliment her free spirit and her personal design style Carolyn’s Aurifil colors were chosen for a few reasons.

“First, many of them are colors that I go through spool after spool of–like the orangey-reds, blues, grays, yellows and creams. Second, I also incorporated colors that match the colors in my Botanics fabric line. When I first started quilting with this line, I already had the perfect reds, creams, blues, and grays, but what I lacked were the right greens and turquoises to match. Since getting my hands on those, sewing has been super easy, and I wanted to include them in the set.

To sort of wrap things up, it’s the perfect set to work with Botanics, as well as a grouping of my favorite Aurifil colors that I use all the time.”

 

This lovely collection will be offered in two sizes:

The large spool collection is 12, 50wt spools containing 1422 yards each of lushious color!

Colors included in this collection:

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The small spool collection has 10 spools of 50wt containing 220yds each

This collection includes:

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To celebrate this new addition to the Aurifil family, we will be giving a large spool collection away to one lucky winner! And to make this giveaway even more spectacular, Our friends at Robert Kaufman are adding in a full fat quarter bundle of Botanics!  Thank you Robert Kaufman Fabrics!

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To enter for your chance to WIN the Aurifil and Robert Kaufman Botanics by Carolyn Friedlander bundle please answer the question ” What is you favorite color to use in quilts?”

For a second entry, like the Aurifil Facebook page, post here that you liked it.   If you already like our Facebook page, thank you so much and please post that in your comment.

For a third entry, follow our Aurifil Pinterest boards, comment here that you follow.  If you are already engaged in all the inspirational pinnings, thank you and please post here that you do follow.

Three possible entries to win this wonderful prize!  This giveaway will close March 31, 2014 at 11pmEST.  A random winner will be chosen and announced on this post on or about April 2.  If you are a no reply blogger please leave your email  in one of your comment posts so we will be able to contact you.

 

 

Thank you so much to everyone for entering the contest!

Congratulations to Elizabeth Timmions who said:

andpins on March 28, 2014 at 8:09 pm said:
I love using gray in my quilts! If I had to pick and actual color, lately it is blue.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1,688 comments

    1. I Have changed my color palate over the past couple years and love to add teal or a funky green to add pop to my quilts now. Add I see a couple colors in the new collection that would be perfect for quilting just those colors! Love the new collection.

    2. I love pastels, especially blues with a dab of yellow. I LOVE aurifil thread which I follow on Facebook as well.

  1. My favorite color for almost anything is RED, especially the darker shades.. I think red goes with all colors, including those in the giveaway bundle! =)

  2. OMG, I think this is the best prize ever! Her fabrics have quickly become high on my favorites list. And, who wouldn’t love some Aurifil goodness 🙂 I love orange in quilts and blue follows in close 2nd.

  3. I tend to use lots of different colors in my quilts depending on who the quilt is being made for. If I’m making a quilt for myself to enjoy then my favorite go to color would be different shades of Purple. Thanks for the chance to win a wonderful giveaway.

  4. I have to say I love white- does that count as a color? It always makes all the other colors look fresh and clean!

  5. My favorite color is most likely black. If you look at my quilts black is what you find most often. But if I didn’t look, I would have send red. Love red in my quilts which is probably why I use a lot of black. They always wow me together.

  6. I’d be hard-pressed to pick just one colour — I love colour! But lately it’s been turquoise and orange that have been sneaking their way into my heart and stash!

  7. I love orange and blue, so this Botanics range has become a firm favorite already, I hope it stays in production for a long time.

  8. My favorite quilt color is blue, but I use most all colors where needed. I’m already an Aurifil Facebook fan, too! Thanks for this opportunity to win

  9. My favorite colors are just about any blues or mixes of blues and green, and blues and violets.

  10. my favorite color is any shade of purple, but I really love the way “Turquoise” pops on a quilt!

  11. What a beautiful collection! I really like using blues (aqua is my favorite right now) in quilts. Thanks for the chance to win!

  12. I love to add a bit of yellow in my quilts. I love red quilts for myself. I have followed you on FB for awhile. Thanks for such a great giveaway

  13. I like to use light sand and a light grey (2615). I do need to branch out and use more colors when I quilt.

  14. I like to use blue, its emotional, evokes a sense of calmness and being a colour I think its makes you feel cold and so youll want to snuggle up under a quilt! I follow on fb and pininterest too!

  15. It may be boring, but I love using grey in my quilts – it sets off other colours and isn’t as harsh a plain white!

  16. My favorite color to use in a quilt is gray – and I love the grays in the Botanics line. Thanks for the wonderful giveaway chance!!

  17. Blue is my favorite – from pale sky blue to deep denim blues. Love the vibrant colors in this thread collection, and beautiful tones in the fabrics. Thanks for the opportunity, I “liked” you on Facebook quite a while ago.

  18. I am most frustrated when asked about a favorite color…..I love all colors as long as they are bright or rich! No pale pastels for this gal! I do love to set off all colors with black! Very striking!

  19. My favorite color to use in quilts is purple – any shade from lavender to deep purple. Thanks for the awesome chance to win this wonderful thread and fabric!

  20. I’m a long-time Facebook follower. I appreciate all the eye candy and inspiration you provide! Thanks!

  21. For some reason, I am always drawn to any hue of blue. It is always my ‘go to’ colour. Hence, I have a LOT of quilts with my favourite colour in them 🙂 I have been following of Facebook and Pinterest for quite some time now 🙂

  22. Grey is my favorite color to use right now in quilts…followed closely by orange, then purple and lastly pink.

  23. What a beautiful, springtime bouquet! A summer quilt would be wonderful out of the fabric. Love me some Aurifil. I also follow Aurifil on Facebook. (I also love your Lana thread. It is like stitching with butter.)

  24. I do love blues but try not to stick to just blues. Adding other colors can make the blue pop out more and make the quilt/quilted project look stunning. I do have Aurifil liked on facebook and will be following you also on Pinterest. Thanks

  25. Would have to say reds… not sure why except it’s boldness and that I make a lot of school related items and most of them have red as one of their “colors”

  26. I like browns in quilts – neutral yet rich and warm. My house has a lot of wood trim so everything I make with brown in it fits in every room!

  27. I love using blues and grays! And I’m already liking you on Facebook (that’s how I found out about this contest)! Please please please pick me!

  28. Green seems to be in all my quilts, so I guess it would by a favorite. I do like the aurifil Facebook page

  29. My favorite colors are oranges and teals. Yes, I do follow on Facebook.
    Thanks for this opportunity to win.

  30. Thread and fabric in the same giveaway? Count me in!!!! I always have to include at least some RED in every quilt.

  31. I’m a fuddy duddy. I use natural on everything but the colors in your collection are gorgeous!

  32. I’m usually doing quilt tops for teens so black is probably my most used color. but I am really wanting to do a grey & teal colored quilt.. maybe soon.

  33. My favorite color to use in quilts is blue. I like on fb and follow on pinterest. Thanks! Gorgeous fabric!

  34. I always seem to end up with blues in my sewing. However, oranges and greens tend to show up a lot too.
    I would love to try the Aurifil threads offered in this collection. I have never used it before but hear so many great things about the thread.

  35. I adore a gorgeous aqua in quilts, but the reality is, I adore the fabrics I am working with at the time….The Instagram photo is amazing and the first thing I saw was a ton of flying geese in a quilt with these colors!!! Didn’t even know about the Pinterest board, but I will now go and follow….Instagram is Yardgrl60

  36. My favorite color to use in a quilt right now is an ocean green-blue. I like the Aurifil page on Facebook and I follow Aurifil on Pinterest

  37. I love using creams to quilt the quilt together, but to sandwich the quilt together I love many colors to quilt with depending on the quilt. Right now I am working with greens golds and pinks for a wall hanging cross for Grace Place which is a street front church for the very poor and homeless.

  38. I love a splash of lime green, it goes with every other color and a little goes a long way.

  39. Pink has been my favorite color lately. From baby quilts to lap quilts it is just so bright and happy. I already like Aufil on FB and love your threads. This would be a wonderful collection as I like to use bright colors. Thanks for the opportunity to win.

  40. What a wonderful prize ! I love burgundy. I have “liked” and “followed”. Thank you!

  41. My favourite color to use in quilting is grey. There are so many shades, it will go with anything.

  42. I find that I use a lot of yellows in my quilts but I love using grays and purples! I follow you on Facebook and Pinterest.. Love Aurifil!

  43. I wish we didn’t have to pick one color, but right now my favorite color would be Oranges, light, dark, and any shade love it. I’m a follower on Aurfil’s Facebook book page and signing up for Pinterest right now!!! I love the fabric and the thread a lot….

  44. I love to use orange on my quilts. It’s very bright and cheery. Thank you for the opportunity to win such an amazing prize! And I already follow Aurifil on Facebook 🙂

  45. My FAVORITE color to use in my quilts is white! Why white? Because the use of white can change the look of a block with negative space or help to emphasize your other colors! It adds freshness but doesn’t beg for attention. 🙂
    P.s. (I followed your Pinterest board! But sadly I do not have Facebook :/)
    mirandaccombs@gmail.com

  46. I have never used Aurifil thread before. It is not sold in our only fabric place… Wal-Mart. I usually use a cream color in my quilts depending on the quilt. Would love to try the Aurifil.

  47. My favorite color to use in quilts is blue. It is so calming to me and is my second favorite color.(Pink is my first.)

  48. I tend to use lots of blues. All the variations: navy, light blue and even leaning towards teal :). Thanks for the giveaway!! I’m in love with these fabrics

  49. I am now following Aurifil’s Pinterest page. I hadn’t seen it before. Now I know what I’ll be doing with a good part of my evening tonight!

  50. I have been relying on a lot of greys lately with some pops of bright color. These would work wonderfully!

  51. Love to use orange (pumpkin type) in quilts, something about fall colors. Have liked you on FB and in Instagram, will be going onto pinterest next; 🙂 Would love to work with these colors and fabric! Thank you for the chance to win.

  52. 2015 is a great blender as are all the greys. My favorite color of Auriful right now is 5022. I can’t wait to try it. If I won this prize I think you would hear me screaming all the way in Italy.

  53. Blue is the color I always end up with in my quilts! I have Liked Aurifil on Facebook and followed you on Pinterest! So many wonderful ideas! I would LOVE to win this prize!!

  54. I have been enthralled with red and cream this winter! I already liked Aurifil on FB. I followed the pinterest board!

  55. Reds and fall colors – although I never get too much of any color – I love them all! I already follow the Aurifil Facebook page and really appreciate your posts. I will also start following you on Pinterest, and want to follow this designer – I like her work very much!

  56. So far either white or gray, but I have one coming up that I will be doing in red and I’m pretty excited.

  57. Love love love purples and oranges, I love/like/follow your Facebook page and your Pinterest pages!

  58. Just started following your boards on Pinterest. I’m now off to go look at it all. Thanks for the chance.

  59. My favorite color to use in quilts is light blue (reminds me of the ocean). I already follow Aurufill on Facebook and I just followed all the Aurifill Pinterest boards.

  60. I have liked and been following the Aurifil on Facebook for at least a year. Love your thread!

  61. I love to put blue in my quilts! Usually country type blues. I have already liked your Facebook page and know that I know you have pinterest boards, I am off to follow those!

  62. My favorite colour is purple! I have already liked Aurifil fb page long ago, and just added the pinterest board. Thank you! 🙂

  63. I love the ocean colors and anything sunny and brite. Already follow Aurifil on Facebook and Pinterest.

  64. Favorite color in a quilt? Hmm… I’d have to say pink, red and blue. I use those colors a lot. That said, I use a pretty wide variety because I love rainbow and contrast. I can definitely think of plenty of projects to use this Botanics set of threads for! Thanks for the giveaway chance : )

  65. I don’t have any one colour that overrides the rest .. but having said that.. my collection is VERY girly .. all pinks, and reds, and flowery blues 😐 I’m gonna have to rectify that seeing as I’m pregnant with my second boy lol

  66. The color I seem to use the most of in my quilts is blue. They are different shades and values, but blue is used a lot. Thank you for the chance to win your thread and this great fabric bundle.

  67. Lime green is my favorite color…if I can’t work in a fabric, I try to sneak it in with the thread… 🙂

  68. I love using grey! I have a hard time choosing my favorite-est color of all, but grey always gets in there and complements anything I use!

  69. I am already a follower of Aurifil on Facebook! Since I’m a new quilter, I am using a lot of white so I guess that is my favorite “color.”

  70. My favorite color to use in quilts is green. Green fabric, deeper green FMQ design!!
    I follow aurifill on fb

  71. My favorite color changes from cream to purple to green to orange.
    I already follow Aurifil on Pinterest and like on Facebook.

  72. My favorite colour is purple, but have been thinking about challenging myself to play with blue colours for a change..I have lived Aurifil on Facebook, and am now following on Pinterest..

  73. I have loved using yellow lately, but I think my favorite color for is orange. Thanks for the chance to win.

  74. Grey is my favorite color to use in quilts. It can be elegant and subdued or bold and modern and it pairs well with everything.

  75. I love bright primary hues for many of my quilts….though I have a lot of browns and greys for my animal portraits. Love following Aurifil on FB, of course! 🙂

  76. I follow on Facebook. I am a beginner quilter and in my class we are doing different blocks in our classes, my predominant color in my blocks is blue. I would love the chance to win this thread.

  77. I like to put in a pop of orange. I think it is an undervalued color! Lol. This is a fabulous new collection, too. I love Aurifil thread! I follow you on facebook and pinterest!

  78. I like pastels especially blue with a dab of yellow. I LOVE Aurifil thread which I follow on Facebook as well.

  79. I love a rainbow of colors in rich hues but turquoise is my favorite and I seem to be drawn to this color. I’d love to add some beautiful peach and beige tones to compliment this color.

  80. Does white count? I find myself really enjoying the use of white in quilts. Otherwise, blues and purples!

  81. I love red and like to add a bit for a splash of color, or black where you wouldn’t expect it. I also previously liked Aurifil on Facebook.

  82. I would “like” or follow Aurifil on Facebook, but I do not have a Facebook account.

  83. My favorite color to quilt with is ocean. That is, I enjoy all the blues in the spectrum.

  84. Already like the Aurifil facebook page. And Pinterest too.Love orange, especially how it pops, next to turquoise!

  85. Lately my favorite color to use is a variegated brown… I includes oranges red and browns and it matches almost every project I have worked on lately… But I have a project I just started using some of the Botanics fabric line so this box of threads is just what I need!

  86. I would have to say that black is my favorite color to use in quilts. I love working with bright colors and love using black to make the colors pop.

  87. While I do love and use all colours, just about everything has some shade of grey in it! Thanks for this amazing giveaway

  88. I have to say that fall browns/golds would be my favorite…but in reality, whatever color I am working with is my favorite at any moment 🙂

  89. I love orange tone on tone fabrics… never used to like the color but once I started using it, I found I wanted to keep using it!

  90. My favorite Aurifil color is med. grey # 2605 and I use it almost always for piecing quilts. It is a chameleon and blends with whatever color fabric I am working with. I already like Aurifil on FaceBook.

  91. I love working with many different colors….purple, blue, yellow, grey. I would enjoy working with the beautiful fabric and your thread.
    I follow you on Facebook and Pinterest.

  92. I discovered that red is my favorite color when I noticed a couple of years into my quilting craze that all my quilts had a lot of reds in them

  93. I love working with all kinds of colors, but I usually like to find a way to use yellow or orange in my quilts. Pink finds its way in pretty often too actually. 🙂

  94. I seem to use a lot of green in the quilty projects that I make. Thanks for the chance to win this unbelievable giveaway!!!

  95. My favorite color to use in quilts is green. I admit I hoard green fabrics.
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  96. Being very new to quilting, I can’t say what color I use the most, but my favorite color is red.

  97. I am stuck on blues and teals. Can’t help it, I’m drawn like iron shavings to a magnet! I’ve been following Aurifil on Facebook, but hadn’t known about all the fabulous Pinterest boards! I just got ’em all!

  98. Outside of the neutral black and white fabrics, I love using turquoise – it plays well for warm tones and cool tones and is just so versatile.

  99. oops, for got to mention I am a Facebook fan… gonna go check out pinterest boards

  100. I like so many colors. If I look at my stash it appears that bold solids and anything with a simple daisy will win my heart. I am surprised how much bright pink and orange can be found in my fabrics.

  101. My favorite color lately is greys and neutrals. I just love the way botanics uses these crystalbluern at onlineok dot com

  102. I love red and just about every quilt I make has some in it. Sometimes bright and sometimes muted but it’s a great color.

  103. My favorite color to color to quilt with blue, wait, make that purple, no, maybe green…

  104. I love the blues. I love the aurifil threads and I recommend them all the time. I follow you in Facebook and Pinterest and the pages

  105. My favorite (non) color I like to add to my quilts is black & white prints. They add the lightest and darkest elements to the quilt design and seem to work with anything and everything.

  106. I love to use orange – it’s so happy and bright! And I follow you on Facebook and Pinterest

  107. My favorite color when quilting is turquoise. I just discovered the Aurifil variegated thread and really love it!

  108. I like so many colors, but a perpetual favorite to use is green. (Those paper piecing patterns look awesome!)

  109. It would depend on what I am quilting. I do use a soft gold and a light grey on many of my quilts.

  110. Right now, my favorite Color to quilt with is green. I already liked aurifil on FBI, and I follow aurifil on Pinterest.

  111. My colors change with every quilt. I piece everything with 2021 white, then depending on if I want the quilt or the quilting to shine I choose either a matching or contrasting Aurifil threads. At this time I working with blue for my son’s quilt.

  112. My favorite color to quilt with is pink. I already like aurifil on Facebook. Thanks for the chance to win!

  113. I follow Aurifil on Facebook and I follow all thier pages of Pinterest. Great giveaway, fabulous colors. Thanks for a chance at it.

  114. I love red–all shades from cherry red through to orange-red–and I use it whenever I can. Thanks for the chance to win this amazing giveaway.

  115. Grey is my favorite.. I know it’s really a shade and not a color, but It goes with everything! Liked and followed

  116. I love the color black. But it isn’t in all my quilts however white is.

    I like your facebook page. And I will follow the Aurifil pinterest board. I am still relatively new to pinterest and didn’t realize all the cool sewing and quilting boards available. Excited to follow and be inspired!

  117. Chartreuse is one of my favorite colors to work into my quilts. It’s striking and reminiscent of nature. I happily follow Aurifil on Facebook and Pinterest.

  118. I already like the Aurifil Facebook page. Thanks for the fantastic giveaway. I’m keeping my fingers crossed!

  119. I’ve liked the Aurifil Facebook page. Blue is my favorite color to use in quilts and decorating. Thanks so much for the opportunity to win these beautiful threads and fabric!

  120. Love to incorporate greens lately. I like the Facebook page and follow on Pinterest 🙂

  121. Favorite color to use in quilts is blue. Liked Aurifil’s Facebook page. Follow them on Pinterest.

  122. My favorite color is any shade of turquoise. It blends so well with the “newer” collections of fabric that are available.

  123. Green is the color I’m using the most lately because it’s Spring. Botanics looks like a great collection of colors and designs from nature. Thanks for a chance to win the Aurifil thread and fabric quarters.

  124. My favourite colour that I work into my quilts is white and secondly blue. I suppose white is not a colour but it is in most of my quilts. Blue however not being a primary colour is my stepping stone for everything about my life which I love. I also follow Aurifil on Facebook.

  125. I love purple but then use green with it. Peach is always nice. Don’t do Pinterest so much but will follow on FB.

  126. I think my most favorite color to use in a quilt is blue, teal, aqua… I like my quilts very artsy, or very bright. I love Aurifil. We only have one place local that I can buy it. I really love the verigated. colors. I am already a fan of Aurifil.

  127. I follow Aurifil on Pinterest and I was so delighted when I got a notification that Alex Veronelli follows ME!

  128. Love color, all of them. If possible I add a little yellow (my fav).
    – Been a Facebook fun for a long time.
    – Following on Pinterest

  129. I love blue colours in my quilts, like the water and te sky.

    I liked you on facebook an follow you.

  130. I am addicted to blues but I am trying to break out of that by now being more of a green person.

  131. I use blue the most in my quilts because it is my favourite colour.
    I love your fabrics and would enjoy making something with them!
    I follow Aurifil on both Facebook and Pinterest. It is great thread.

  132. I tend to change from time to time at the moment it seems to be pink a colour I thought I would never use lol

  133. Oh wow yes please, I would be over the moon if I won this. My favourite colour to use in quilts is grey

  134. My favorite Aurifil color is 2314 beige. I love neutral backgrounds and it goes with almost everything.

  135. It use to be red, but now I seem to be doing a love of pink and green quilts. Thanks for the giveaway.

  136. I love the colour yellow, it is a happy colour and it reminds me of the sunshine, but quilting allows me to be bold with colours.

  137. Opps my last post should have said “doing a LOT of pink and green”… I guess I do love it too! I follow you on FB (Linda Goulty)

  138. My favourite colour to use in quilts is orange. Which always surprises me when I’m drawn to them, because I’m not a massive fan of orange normally! Great giveaway!

  139. I love all bright colors. I find myself using orange more than I ever thought I would, but I love yellows and reds too. Guess I am a warm color person.

  140. My favourite colours are dusty pinks and blues. I follow Aurifil on facebook and love using Aurifil threads.

  141. I prefer white: it embraces and it lets stand out and shine the coloured ones. Like on their own stage!

  142. I am not sure I have a “favorite” color. Probably blue, but my first quilt was green, and I’m working with turquoise and coral and black now. I like them all! I already followed Aurifil on Facebook and follow on Pinterst now too.
    What and awesome giveaway! Beautiful fabrics and thread to match. I’ve had my eye on theBotanics line.

  143. my fav color to quilt with usually depends on the quilt but that was until I discovered the grey variegated threads by aurifil

  144. Oh my gosh, favorite colour…. how to choose. I love all colours and each one used well is perfection. Looking back over the dozen or so quilts I have completed doesn’t help me to determine my favorite, so I will tell you my favorite colour right now. It’s a pale blue-green accented with dark brown.

  145. I’m a fan on facebook, and I’d like to thank Aurifil and Robert Kaufman for the very generous giveaway. I love to quilt with Aurifil.

  146. Thanks for the link to your Pinterest page. I’m going to go have a peek right now. I’m a new follower.

  147. I enjoy all bright pure colors. Consistently I use white (not a color I know) because it makes all the others pop.

  148. I love to use gray in my quilts, it adds a fresh dimension! I also have 4 different shades of gray aurifil threads that are my go-to favorites. I do follow you on Facebook.

  149. I’m partial to greens! I like anything from the bright, electric greens to the more natural tones you’d find in nature.

  150. Aurifil has been my choice of thread for years. I piece with light gray 2600 almost exclusively. I am a Facebook fan already.

  151. I love the Botanics collection and am thrilled you’ve made a matching thread set! I follow the Aurifil Pinterest board. Thanks for the chance to win!

  152. Love the fabric. Thanks so much for sharing. I alternate between blues and reds depending on my mood and the season.

  153. I’m into reddish oranges, particularly, the rusty tones. Thanks for the beautiful giveaways. svonfumetti at yahoo dot com

  154. I use yellow a lot. I love stars! And I use red and black a lot, because of firefighter quilts and red is a favorite color.
    reillyr2(at)hotmail(dot)com

  155. I love all shades of blue, but use mostly tones from aqua to teal.
    Thanks for this generous giveaway!

  156. Most recently I have been using yellow and orange tones in my quilt projects. Thank you for a chance to win this most generous prize.

  157. My fave color is ORANGE!! And ‘orange’ you nice for having such a great giveaway!! >^..^,

  158. Oh my, my first thought is purple ~ it’s my all around favorite color. And yet, if I really think about it I don’t include it in every quilt. The color that consistently seems to be in almost every project is actually green ~ any shade!

  159. Favorite color? Hmmm, lateley it’s been gray. Soft shades of gray. But orange and green and also standards.

  160. My favorite color to use in a quilt is red. Sometimes I use it sparingly and other times it is the main color.

  161. Already liked the Aurifil Facebook page! LOVE Aurifil thread!! And I would be thrilled to win a box of these luscious threads! These are the colors I lilke!

  162. I just followed all the Aurifil Pinterest boards. Yeah!! There’s sure to be lots and LOTS of inspiration there!

  163. I like cream, it goes with everything! Is the giveaway is open internationally? I’m in the UK.
    jen dot barnard at btinternet dot com

  164. I don’t have any one particular colour that I like, but I do really enjoy working with deep jewel tones, blues and grens especially

  165. I would love to use all of the oranges from the Botanics line. Also, liking your Aurifill FB page.

  166. My new favorite color to add to my quilts is white! It is fresh and clean and makes the other colors even prettier!

  167. My fav color has always been blue. This is a beautiful collection of fabrics and threads.

  168. I like blue, orange, and yellow together. It only took me making 3-4 baby quilts with the same palate before I realized that I really like it. I think my most common color type used is in the tan/yellow/gold spectrum. Thanks for the chance to win!

  169. Thank you for such a generous giveaway! I’d have to say that my go-to is a very light grey. Thank you!

  170. Teal, or cool colors in general. I have such a hard time making a quilt of only warm colors. I always throw in some teal or end up with a teal binding. Loooove Carolyn’s fabric! Wish it stayed in print longer!

  171. I tend to use a lot of blues and purples but the most common color is white which I always gravitate towards as my background.

  172. My favorite color to use in quilts lately is curry or mustard – it really seems to make other colors pop! I follow you on Pinterest and Facebook. Thx for the chance!!!

  173. I’m loving grey as a new neutral at the moment. I love Carolyn’s fabrics and the social tote which can be seen in the photo of her booth. I’ve made two as gifts so far.

  174. I like to use shades of brown as a neutral addition. If I could, I would use bright fabrics such as orange, purple and green because they are my favorite color!

  175. I love to use a light aqua shade in a lot of my quilts. This is such a lovely give away I do so hope I win – I will put it to good use 🙂

  176. I love blue in my quilts! I’ve followed on Pinterest and Facebook! Thanks for the opportunity!

  177. I love a great orange – and they seem to be hard to find. Not neon, but more of a orange toward the red side.

  178. I always use blue or blue/green and lately I’ve been using a lot of corals and oranges.

  179. My favorite color to use at this time is grey. I have liked Aurifil on fb and I am a follower on pinterest! Great giveaway…thank you.

  180. “” What is you favorite color to use in quilts?””

    WHITE! Can never get enough.

    I also follow you on Pinterest.

  181. I love orange! Maybe it’s because I’m a huge Halloween fan or because it’s reminds me of my favorite season, fall!

  182. i like Aurifil on facebook and am a huge fan of using their threads for my quilting & piecing. so smooth!

  183. That’s tough because I love a lot of colours in quilts and it depends on the mood I’m in, the effect I’m trying to achieve and for whom I’m making the quilt. Purple is always my personal favourite colour, followed closely by vibrant lime green, but I love all of the bright colours.

  184. I love to include anything from the orange to gold family of colors… always adds a certain “pop”

  185. Green is my fave color, but I’ve prob used more grays in my quilts than anything! Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Aurifil is awesome stuff, and I love everything Carolyn does!

  186. I love putting yellows in my quilts. Yellow isn’t even my favorite color, but it is just warm and happy, which is how I feel bundled in a quilt! 😀

  187. I always say it’s aqua, but then I find myself using more reddish colors than anything…who knows…giggle.

  188. I follow Aurifil on Pinterest already!! I’m hoping to see something I’ve made show up on one of your boards! Hint, hint… Follow me back! I’m Peace, Love and Quilts!

  189. Love love love aurifil! My favorite color to use just about any shade of aqua, as aqua is my favorite color to use for fabric! I love the Botanics line as well. Thanks for the giveaway chance!

  190. As an archi on maternity leave myself, I’ve just begun my sewing/quilting adventure! So at the moment, grays are my go-to.

  191. Most of my quilts seem to have a touch or most often a lot of red. Red is my happy color. I would love to have this multi-colored bundle of fabric and branch out a bit.

    I also liked your FB page. I use Aurifil thread most of the time.

  192. And I now follow Aurifil on pinterest…and it looks like I have some fun pins to peruse:)

  193. I like using any sort of green in quilts. It’s my favorite color.

    I’ve already liked on FB and follow you on pinterest.

  194. My favorite color to use in quilts is aquamarine/blue – it’s such a versatile color! You can pair it up with yellow and red to make boy quilts or pink and purple for girl quilts, or just with other blues for an ocean-y quilt! Plus I like blues to begin with so aquamarine/blue is well (maybe even over) represented in my fabric stash!

    I follow Aurifil on Pinterest (http://www.pinterest.com/ashley_baltazar/following/) and on Facebook (ashley.baltazar)

  195. My favorite, color to add to a quilt is actually more of a neutral than a color. Kona cotton in Bone is my go-to “off white” that seems to blend with everything! I love it!

  196. One color?? Laughing hard! Right now it’s spring, so lilac/sage green…but it’s so seasonal for me – soon summer will be here and i’ll like the crisp fresh brights – you get the idea! Thanks for the chance to win!

  197. Really love all of the Kona Cotton grays for background sashing or negative space–purply-gray slate, charcoal, coal,, steel, silver–I pick the shade of gray that goes best with the fabrics I’m using.

  198. What a great giveaway! I followed/liked both options. And my favorite color to include in my quilts changes with my mood, but I’ve really been on a yellow kick lately — it makes everything so bright and cheery!

  199. Love to use purple in quilts for that royal touch! I am a friend on Facebook and am heading over to follow you on Pinterest! Love Aurifil!

  200. What an amazing opportunity, thank you! Lately, white is my preferred neutral, but if I’m not making a quilt with a specific negative area or background fabric, one look at my stash will tell you my favourite colour is blue.

  201. I like to use gray/black as accents in my pieces. Black is always on hand, though I’ve been experimenting and leaving my comfort zone, I really like blues/greens right now. Thanks for the giveaway! Love that color palette!

  202. I love color. It depends on who the quilt is for on if I match/blend in or a good bright contrast.

    I also follow on Facebook.

  203. I like Blue.. Turquoise blue, aqua blue, sky blue.. Love them all..
    I am also partial to earth tones.. browns and tans. Love you on Facebook and pinterest.

  204. Since I’ve been quilting I no longer have a favorite color for quilts. I love all the colors and they all have a place in quilting. Even orange which I never liked before quilting.

  205. My favorite color to use in quilts is gray. If and when I get to make a quilt for myself, purple will rule!

  206. i guess for the most consistent answer i can say i use a mid-grey…thread for piecing. technically, that is in most of my quilts! and yes, it is aurifil!

  207. I just used Carolyn’s Widescreen Gray (108 in) as backing in my latest project. Gorgeous fabric! I like Aurafil on FB and Pinterest. Gray is one of my favorite colors to quilt and piece with.

  208. I have been using your thread exclusively since I started quilting! My favorite color to use in quilting is definitely blue. I don’t think I have a single quilt without it lol! All the different shades of blue seem to make it into my quilts.

  209. My favorite color after white would be soft pastel pinks to eye popping neon pink. I love this fabric line and I’ve been saving up to get them. They are so fresh and bright and threads will go perfectly with them! Thanks for the giveaway!

    tdkcarpenoctem@hotmail.com

  210. I liked Aurifill on FB and follow Aurifil on Pinterest. Love all the wonderful inspiration pinned. 🙂

  211. My favorites color to use in quilts is Blue. Lots of shades including aqua, sky and navy.

  212. Hello, shades of green ~ following on Facebook & following on Pinterest ~ Thank-you!

  213. This has to be the best giveaway EVER! I love and use all colours…can’t pick a favourite!

  214. I like neutrals right now, usually change with the weather lol. I already follow aurifill on facebook

  215. Love blue. I can’t resist beautiful blue batiks. I love this Botanical line. So fresh looking. I also liked you on Facebook and followed on Pinterest . What a wonderful give away. 🙂

  216. My favorite color to use in quilts is gray… but let’s not count neutrals as color! I don’t really consider orange to be a favorite color, but for some reason it shows up in a lot of my quilts, so I must like it!

  217. I like to use yellow in quilts. It doesn’t suit me as clothing, but I can use it in quilts and enjoy it that way!

  218. I love to use any colour in my quilts. The more colour the better. If I was to choose a favourite it would be the beautiful Jade. Thread I use with all my quilt piecing is the Aurifil medium gray because it blends so well with many colours.

  219. I don’t do Facebook etc….but I definitely follow Aurifil on Pinterest! (Awesome things there..go look!!)

  220. Based on my fabric stash it would appear to be blues and greens. The few quilts I have made have those colors, but they are also “thematic” quilts.

    I don’t do Facdbook or Pinterest.

  221. I usually use , white, a beige, black or grey. It all depends on the predominant fabric’ Love Aurifil

  222. My favorite thread color is a tan or dark khaki depending upon the colors of my fabrics. i find that I usually choose green fabrics, although lately I have been drawn more and more to the aqua family. I am now following you on Facebook and Pinterest.

  223. love to see and use teal or aqua in my quilts, often just use up what is on hand or requested or a favorite

  224. My favourite colour is ‘rainbow’ – as a little girl once said when asked that question. I have made a lot of quilts and most of them have (some or a lot of) blue fabrics.

  225. I have been using a ton of pink lately. Pink and grey, pink and orange, pink and fuchsia, mostly pink. Thank you for hosting this special event and for showcasing a great artist like Carolyn Friedlander. I’ve had the pleasure of meeting her once, and I can’t wait to see her show at the Bok Tower Gardens in her home town.

  226. Yellow is always a happy color to add to a quilt. I have chosen to make yellow a part of my color way for the designer block of the month!
    I follow you on Pinterest
    I like you on Facebook. 🙂

  227. The color I love to use (in almost all my quilts) is white—or sometimes cream. It really makes everything pop!

  228. I always add orange or yellow to my quilts for a “happy” pop of color!
    I follow you on facebook and pinterest! Thanks for the giveaway!

  229. Ooooo, the threads are so beautiful! I am on an orange kick. I just am finishing some purple projects and I am doing some orange, bright, multicolor things next!

    Overall, though, my favorite colors are greens, teals, and blues.

  230. I joined Pinterest and downloaded their app so I could follow Aurifil. Such inspiration!

  231. I’m working on my first quilt, and loving the ivory and burgundy combo. For the next project though, I want something brighter and more cheerful, so I’ll be looking at teals, pinks, and yellows. Maybe some lime green!
    I liked you on FB, and I added you to my Pinterest list of things I follow.

  232. Green….all greens are wonderful in quilts. I especially love red and green combinations. Then again, purple and green are wonderful too….OK it’s GREEN 🙂

    Kelly

  233. My favourite colour to use in quilts is a little bit of green. It seems to end up in most of the quilts I make. Blue is also a contender. Thank you so much for this fantastic giveaway!

  234. I can’t seem to help myself I as soon as I see anything green I have to have it. I think I might need help. 🙂

  235. My favorite colors to use in quilts are orange, aqua and grey. Which is why I’m using Botanics in my Aurifil BOM quilt. It’s a perfect match for my color tastes, and this thread would be a perfect match to quilt it with!

  236. I’m a color freak! As a child I spent more time rearranging my crayons into different color families than I spent actually coloring. I love all color. But I’d have to go with blue for the answer. I seem to use more blue than anything else. At the moment I’m in love with turquoise and teal. Have a super day!

  237. I love all the colors in Botanics and the thread will add so much POP to her line. My go to color as of late has been teal, aqua, and anything in the green- blue family. Thanks for the giveaway.

  238. I am a new quilter as well and discovered Aurifil through the box of Bonnie and Camille threads. I adore the teal and navy!! mommajaehn@gmail(dot)com

  239. Oh, how exciting! I am a big fan of Carolyn Friedlander. Have several of her patterns and have made three of them so far. Waiting for her book to come out this summer. I really like paper piecing. Hooked on it.
    My favorite fabrics are actually gray in different forms. Prints and solids. Mixed with other colors.But I would have to say gray.
    I use only Aurifil thread. :)I am a follower on Pinterest and Facebook.

  240. Waaaay too many to choose just one, i always have lots and lots of color but grey is a preferred neutral.

  241. Didn’t think I would ever find the bottom😃 orange and teal are favorite popping colors.

  242. I think it’s (inadvertently) green. I’m not that huge a fan of green generally, but it seems to be the most common colour I buy and use in quilting. Weird!

  243. My favorite color to use in a quilt is blue. I use different shades, of course, but lots of blue.

  244. Evidently I use blue when I think about it.
    Saw this line of fabric at my parent’s quilt store a week ago and loved them!

  245. I follow on Pinterest (name Lizzie Tillstrom)! I love all of Caroline’s work and hope to make the Local quilt someday 🙂

  246. My favorite color to quilt with would have to be “Turquoise”. I love the way it pops in a quilt

  247. I like olive, but just bought the 10″ stacker of Carolyn’s latest work, so know I need the threads to match 🙂

  248. I use pale gray for piecing but my favourite colour range is teal/aqua/mint. I follow Aurifil on Facebook, Pinterest & Twitter. I LOVE Botanics fabric & the matching Aurifil thread set!

  249. Favorite colors is orange/yellow and red/violet. In quilts each quilt is different.

  250. My favorite color is purple, but I tend to hoard that and not use it! I’m looking around my sewing area right now and I have a lot of solid red, always a good basic primary color. Thanks for the give away!

  251. When I finally got “brave enough” to move away from white, I fell in love with aqua. Did a few quilts with aqua, and then fell in love with a light yellow color. Once you start dabbling in color, it’s hard to stop. Makes a big difference in the appearance of the quilt too!
    would love to win some beautiful thread!

  252. My husband’s grandmother said every good quilt has a bit of red. I don’t know that I agree, but it’s a fun challenge to consider!

  253. I follow on Pinterest and liked on Facebook, my fave is the Pastel as well in the Aqua color preferably, as it has such a peaceful tone to it. I would be very happy to win this collection. More than you could know and thank you for the chance to do so.

  254. I love orange in a quilt…or yellow or lime green…to give it some life and energy!
    Thanks for a chance at this magnificent prize—I adore Carolyn Friedlander and her designs!!

  255. I’ve really found that a hint of a lime green has a powerful punch in a quilt. Thanks for the opportunity to participate!
    LauraT

  256. I love your FB page and always find interesting ideas to try or blogs to follow:-)
    LauraT

  257. I love to use Granny Smith Apple Green, such a little sparkle color to add to scrap quilts, that are my favorite to make.

  258. I love Aurifil and already follow on Pinterest and Facebook! Thus far my most used color is 2021! I love the earth tones!

  259. I keep going for a blue color. I need to change it up I love all colors but, I lean towards blue. Great giveaway thanks for the chance.

  260. My favorite color to work with is citron green, some how it always ends up in my color choices.

  261. i like to use different blues. they are gender neutral. i love this pack. i could get some beautiful charity quilts from this bundle

  262. I love quilting with teals and jade colors, much like the ones in Carolyn’s Botanics line of fabrics!

  263. I always seem to get a little orange in my quilts!! (could it be that it is my favorite?!) 🙂

  264. I’m following you on Pinterest! thanks for the chance for these wonderful fabrics and thread!!

  265. I just started following Aurifil on Pinterest today !!! I just love this thread with so many possibilities I can do with it!. Would love the threads and fabrics. Wish Wish Wish! Did I say Wish? Thank you.

  266. I seem to be drawn to aquas/teals. Maybe it has something to do with living in a desert!!!

  267. My favorite color is blue and I like to combine it with a little yellow and fuschia. Thanks for the giveaway of Aurifil Thread (Botanics) and Robert Kaufman Botanics Fabric.

  268. I love to work with brights but there’s a definite passion for greens – particularly lime greens! – that shows up in my quilts again & again. Heading off to ‘like’ the FB page now.

  269. My favorite color to use in a quilt is green! I “liked” the Aurifil page sometime ago. Thank you!

  270. Love! love! love! Aurifil. Need some spring input here in Toronto! Way too much winter this year!

  271. My favorite color to use in quilts is brown. I make a lot of civil war/reproduction quilts. I also like primitive. Brown is a good dark that is warmer than black. These botanicals would look great with brown mixed in.

  272. My favorite colors are the gold tones and the blues and of course I have already LIKED the Aurifil page.

  273. white…I love to pair anything with white…even though it’s a little impractical 🙂

  274. I love using grays in all shades! I already follow on Facebook and Pintrest! This giveaway is fantastic!

  275. find I’m drawn to blues & purples! already follow you on fB and Pinterest…thanks for offering the prize!

  276. I love the color blue, but my choice when I want to make a quilt will change. there are so may beautiful fabrics. love the botanicals. thanks for the chance to win

  277. A favorite color, lol??? I cannot choose just one!! I love all colors! Also, I am a Facebook fan, as well as a pinterest fan!!! Love, love, love AURIFIL!!!!

  278. My favorite color to use in quilting – such a hard question because I love them all and it depends on each quilt! I guess right now it’s teal. That seems to be showing up a lot in my most recent quilts

  279. Hit return too soon! My favorite color is yellow, I already follow Facebook and Pinterest. Love your new fabric line and Aurifil Threads!

  280. My favorite color of thread to use is light brown. It is a neutral color and works well with almost everything. Also, I liked the Aurifil page a few days ago, and I also started following on Pinterest today. Unfortunately, I am going to have to put time limits on me for being on my iPad because I would fawn over these spectacular pieces ALL day!!!!

  281. Only one color?!?! But I love using all of them! I always used to lean towards greens and blues, but since I started quilting I’ve learned to love every color – even those crazy/bold oranges – for the qualities that each one can bring to my work. To quote Spock: “Infinite diversity in infinite combinations.” Sounds like the prefect description for colors in quilting!

    Also, I had already Liked Aurifil on Facebook, but now I’ve followed you on Pinterest too. Yea!!

  282. FAVORITE COLOR? How can I choose just one? It is like choosing one of my children. I will say it this way…. whatever I am using at the time! Aurifil thread is wonderful and I would love to have one of each!!

  283. Blues have always been my favourite go-to colour, but am currently drawn to oranges and yellows! I also already like and follow your Facebook page!

  284. I would sincerely love to win this collection, favorite colors are always peach and aqua as they are serene and peaceful together.. I follow on all networks and thank you for the opportunity to win!

  285. I seem to pick pinks and purples, trying to change that, but I still include those colors in my quilts.

  286. I love to make scrappy quilts so I use a lot of different colors but my go to color for borders is all shades of green.

  287. I am currently really into teal. TEAL. It’s awesome. Although I think my definition of teal is a bit towards jade. So either will do. Thanks for the giveaway!

  288. Favorite color is blue
    I like u on FB and going to follow u on Pinterest when I leave this screen

  289. I love red!! I follow Aurafil on Pinterest and also like your fine company on Facebook!

  290. Orange. Anything orange. It is always my go to color. It is bright, cheery, happy and perfect to accompany any other color!

  291. what a fabulous giveaway. I love to work with Aurifil thread….my favorite color would be green

  292. My favorite colors of Aurifil thread for piecing are many of the neutral shades, such as 2325; 2370, 5004, 2600 and also black an white.

  293. That’s a hard question because I love colour. A lot of my quilts have green in them even if it’s not the main colour.

  294. My favorite color to quilt with is orange! I already like Aurifil on Facebook. I would Love it if they had that button! = )

  295. Blue seems to show up in every quilt I make in someway, sometimes small and sometimes the main color, all shades and sizes!

  296. My favorite color to use in my quilts changes over time. I can make a scrappy quilt or a two color quilt, but I usually fall back on off-white/tan background. I’m hoping my next quilt will be a taupe Japanese style quilt.
    I have been following Aurifil on Facebook and started following on Pinterest.

  297. I love all colors, but green probably would be my favorite. I follow aurifil on FB. THANKS.

  298. I use alot of gray or off whites mainly when I am sewing my blocks together as these colorrs seem to go with almost everything.

  299. I do already like Aurfil on fb and enjoy the posts! It would be difficult to pin me down to a favorite color or even pallete. I just completed a gradation fabric – woven strip effect which covered much of the color spectrum.

  300. Followed on Pinterest and liked on Facebook, but I already was “like” at Facebook! 🙂

  301. I follow Aurifil on Pinterest. I see that my post are showing 4/1 at 12:46 am but I am posting on 3/21/14 at 8:45 before the deadline.

  302. With each project I use a thread color that complements or accents just so. Sometime I use a very contrasting color to highlight the work on the back of the quilt.

  303. My favorite color to quilt with right now seems to be red or orange. I already like your facebook page and follow you on pinterest! I love this line; it’s so bright and cheery! Thanks for the chance to win.

  304. I like reds and blues! But I also love the colors in this collection! I already follow Aurifil on Facebook and Pinterest! Would love to win! And since I am from Bartow, Florida which is not far from where Carolyn grew up I think I should win!

    Jenny brooks in Bartow, Florida
    jennyb211@gmail.com

  305. My favourite colour for my quilts?? That’s a really tough question – I don’t think I have a favourite, but I do have a most common colour – cream. I think that I am about to change that though. I am stating to look through patterns and fabrics and am leaning toward vibrant colours set off with greys. Maybe grey will be my new favourite!!!
    I already like your Facebook page (actually I love it!!) and I am now following you on Pinterest.
    Cheers
    Judy Stapleton

  306. I can’t pick a favorite color for quilts – it depends on the pattern, the person it is for and the season.

  307. I love all colors although for some reason I migrate towards blues. But I love jewel colors, pastels, gee just about any color, really. The fabric designers outdo themselves all of the time and the latest collection is always my new favorite! sewingblogsarefun@yahoo.com

  308. My favorite color fabric is usually a blue and purple batik.
    My Bernina and I both love Aurifil. 2370 taupe is a color I often use.
    Thank you for the chance to win your beautiful fabric and my favorite thread.

  309. Yellow – it goes with almost everything! Love the interviews. Great giveaway – thanks for the chance.

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