Paula Nadelstern‘s Deep Gems collection for Aurifil was prepared as a representation of the vibrant and rich colors typically present within her kaleidoscopic fabric designs. Oranges, reds and pink offset the cool blue and green tones, creating a truly fantastic range. Though these colors work particularly well in partner with Paula’s unique quilting style, they would also be the perfect complement to a variety of quilt projects. The collection features 12 unique colors of the highly versatile 50wt thread.
THREAD COLLECTION DETAILS
Deep Gems
12 Large Spools, 50 wt, 1422yds/each
2145 – 2150 – 2270 – 2260 – 4020 – 2545
5022 – 1147 – 2870 – 2810 – 2735 – 1200
To view this info on our website, click the image above. For purchasing, please contact your local Aurifil Dealer.
THE INTERVIEW
Can you tell us a bit about yourself and how you first got started in the world of quilting and textiles?
I’m a New Yorker wrapped up in the fabric of city life. In fact, I make my quilts on the same block in the Bronx where I grew up. I settled into full time quilt making by way of the playground park bench. That’s where moms on hiatus from previous lives (I was an Occupational Therapist) hang out and share ideas—like organizing total non-sewists and quilt novices into making a raffle quilt for the local cooperative nursery school, the same one I’d gone to as a toddler. One good group quilt led to another and another. By the time I gave up my place on that bench to the next generation of moms, I had the expertise and repertoire for a comprehensive book on group quilts (Quilting Together, Crown Publishers 1988) and was stitching my way toward a new career. And to this day, over 40 years later, the Nursery moms make an annual raffle quilt.
Who or what has been your greatest creative inspiration?
My interest in things kaleidoscopic began in 1987 when I was struck by a bolt of fabric–a sumptuous, sinfully-expensive, bilaterally symmetrical Liberty of London cotton. Little did I know that purchasing a quarter yard would change my life forever, leading me three years and four quilts later to purchase my first actual state-of-the-art kaleidoscope and join the Brewster Kaleidoscope Society, The BKS is a society of artists who design and create kaleidoscopes, galleries and shops who sell kaleidoscopes and collectors and museums who appreciate and enjoy them.
The insight from this anecdote is obvious: buy that piece of fabric no matter how expensive it is. As I peer through the many incredible kaleidoscopes I have garnered over the years, like a sleuth searching for clues, I discover my design inspiration all over again. Who knows what the next turn of the scope will reveal to me or to you?
With hindsight I’ve realized that another factor played strongly in the development of my personal design and technique strategies. Historians have suggested that the block-style method of making quilts evolved in response to the cramped quarters of early American life. My family’s living arrangements in an urban environment created similar considerations that, unwittingly, I resolved in much the same way.
When I started making kaleidoscope quilts, my workspace in our two-bedroom apartment was the forty-inch round kitchen table. (I’m the only person I know who taught her family to eat in front of the TV). I think the reality of limited space helped shape my idiosyncratic style. Instead of the traditional square-shaped-block, my block-style method is based on a triangle because a kaleidoscope is a circular design composed of identical triangular wedges that radiate from a center point. Throughout the design stage, I’m working on a single full-size triangle that is drafted on graph paper and patched from fabric using templates. Whatever I do to one triangle, I simultaneously do to all 6 or 8 or 16. I don’t see the final gestalt until the last seam is sewn.
Do you remember the process of creating your first quilt and how you felt once it was finished?
Lots of teachers on the circuit will tell you about the important female in their early lives who taught them to how to sew, insisting (kindly or not) that all imperfection be repaired. I grew up with a mom who prided herself on not being “fussy”, mended a lot (a habit left over from the Depression) and generously appraised every attempt of mine as either great or good enough. I am not complaining. When, as a young teen, I borrowed her much revered but temperamental second-hand, brand-name sewing machine, the bobbin would jam within minutes. Although this led me to suspect I wasn’t very good at sewing, I returned to it again and again because there is something optimistic about a palette of colorful, tactile fabric.
My matriarchal aunt’s gift to sixteen-year-old me of a steadfast Singer Featherweight©, purchased for $25 at a yard sale and fitted with a single hole throat plate, changed all that. (I used to call it an old machine until I learned it was a year younger than I am.) Together we made my first quilt (a comforter cover really) in 1968 in my college dorm, ripping up my old clothes into 10” squares and sewing them together. I was exceptionally proud of it and so was my mom. Today I work in a 15-by-10-foot studio revamped from my daughter’s former bedroom. Picture ceiling high cupboards stuffed with fabric, drawers overflowing with the paraphernalia quilters collect, 6 feet of design wall, and a Bernina poised for action on a 4-by-6-foot counter.
Your book, Fabracadabra, was just released with C&T Publishing. Can you tell us a bit about that process and what you loved most about it?
I’ve been told that I write books pretty much the same way that I make quilts. Fabric by fabric. Choice by choice. In a word, slowly.
The truth is, I’d rather be working on a quilt than writing about it. But it’s not until you write about something that you understand it really well. Breaking down your own creative act, first by identifying your personal strategies, and then by dividing them into a sequence of steps, forces you to reflect on what things aren’t as well as what they are. This exploration steers you in lots of valuable directions. It leads you to the vocabulary needed to articulate your private visual language. It helps you recognize the kinds of mistakes students are likely to make and head them off in class. And sometimes, when you are very lucky, it awakens new ideas, pushing you, the artist, further along your creative path.
The book demonstrates how quilts made of simple shapes can be transformed into complex-looking quilts that are easy to piece using gorgeous, intricate fabric. Some, but not all, of the quilts are traditional patterns, gift-wrapped with charismatic fabrics.
Do you have a favorite project from the book?
One of my favorite quilts from my new book FABRICADABRA, Simple Quilts, Complex Fabric is the quilt called An Agreement of Butterflies.
I was waiting to give my lecture to the Prairie Quilt Guild in Wichita, KS when a traditional butterfly quilt held up during Show & Tell captured my attention. In a flash, I recognized a kindred pattern capable of showcasing a gazillion symmetrical prints all at once. Choosing the fabrics bewitched me into a flow state, the name for those glorious moments when you’re so energized by the task at hand that time seems immaterial. I made many more 5” x 5” squares than needed.
The collective nouns for various groups of animals and birds amuse me. A shrewdness of apes. A murder of crows. I assumed there’d be one for butterflies but when I couldn’t find it, I made one up. Assembled from forty-nine different fabrics (plus a common butterfly belly and black background equals fifty-one) from my first thirteen fabric collections for Benartex, these diverse colors and prints seem to be in accord — that’s why I called it An Agreement of Butterflies. So, color me speechless when a second internet search, six months after the first one, revealed labels for a multitude of butterflies. A rabble of butterflies. A flutter of butterflies. An equally appealing quilt title, a rainbow of butterflies. But the perfect coincidence, the goose bump laden karmic moment was the phrase: a kaleidoscope of butterflies. It must be true, I Googled it.
In your work, you herald the kaleidoscope, a word you say promises ‘surprise and magic, change and chance’. How has this informed your quilting style?
For almost forty years, the kaleidoscope has not only been my design inspiration, it’s also been my classroom. Analyzing not only what a scope is but also what it isn’t has steered me in lots of valuable directions, including toward the fundamental principles of design. I’ve learned to manipulate physical properties like focal point, rhythm and line to inject a feeling of motion into an otherwise static image. But it is the unique qualities synonymous with the kaleidoscope personality that I’m always trying to get to know better. Surprise. Magic. Change. Chance. I’ve learned that to conjure an instant of luminous and fleeting spontaneity, I’ve got to trust in symmetry, rely on detail, commit both random and staged acts of color and understand that the whole will always be greater than the sum of its parts. No matter what my quilts look like in the future, this personal design vocabulary, gleaned through the eyepiece of a kaleidoscope, will take the journey with me.
When did you first discover Aurifil threads and what do you love most about them? Do you have a favorite color/weight?
I’ve been using Aurifil 50 weight for years for piecing. My larger quilts can end up with thousands of seams. I like that I can rely on the combination of delicacy with strength because it helps keep the multitude of seams thin and not bulky.
I’ve used Aurifil 12 in many of the beautiful colors for embroidery and for a big stitch echoing a hand quilting stitch.
KALEIDOSCOPIC XXXVIII: Millifiori, 82“x 82“, is my first quilt using only fabric from collections I’ve designed for Benartex and the first one quilted by me on a long arm machine courtesy of APQS. In 2013, I spent Houston Quilt Market in the APQS booth, quilting this extremely patterned piece, mentored by the delightful, generous staff. I think the choice of an olive Aurifil thread was brilliant. I’m fascinated by the effect, the impression that the thread changes colors, chameleon-like, against the multitude of hues in the quilt: golden, green, dark, light.
How did you go about selecting threads for your Aurifil collection and what excites you most about the range that you are presenting?
My intent when selecting the colors for my Aurifil collection was like my goal when I design fabric for Benartex. I want to offer beautiful stuff that can be used in a myriad of ways for anyone’s piecing adventure, not just to be used to make kaleidoscopic designs. I welcome color and motif inspiration whenever I’m lucky enough to notice it: an elevator door, a set of Italian dishes, a painting at the Met, the arabesque patterns in the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque on a teaching trip to Abu Dhabi.
These charismatic and luminous jewel tones tickle my imagination. In fact, I plan to use DEEP GEMS as the inspiration for one of the colorways in my next fabric collection. I can’t wait to see what happens.
THE GIVEAWAY
To enter-to-win 1 Large Deep Gems by Paula Nadelstern for Aurifil Thread Collection + 1 copy of Fabracadabra by Paula Nadelstern for C& T Publishing and 2 bundles of Kismet by Paula Nadelstern for Benartex , click here to head to the Rafflecopter entry page, or simply click on the image above. You do not have to complete all the options to be entered but the more options you choose, the more entries you have! Entries will be accepted from now through 11:59pm Eastern Time on Wednesday, December 14! Winner will be randomly selected and announced here on Thursday, December 15. Good luck!
Update: This giveaway is now closed. Congratulations to our winner, Niraja Lorenz!
ABOUT PAULA
Paula’s quilts have achieved international recognition for the innovative and complex designs inspired by the bilateral symmetry of kaleidoscopic images. Honored by inclusion in the Twentieth Century’s 100 Best American Quilts, her designs have inspired products including the vast carpet in the Hilton Americas hotel in Houston, TX and were showcased in the American Folk Art Museum’s first one person exhibition highlighting the work of a contemporary quilt artist (2009). In addition to numerous awards, Paula was a recipient of fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and The Bronx Council on the Arts. She is the author of FABRACADABRA, Simple Quilts, Complex Fabric, Kaleidoscopes & Quilts, Snowflakes & Quilts, Puzzle Quilts: Simple Blocks, Complex Fabric, Paula Nadelstern’s Kaleidoscope Quilts: An Artist’s Journey Continues, and Kaleidoscope Quilts: The Workbook. She designs textile prints exclusively for Benartex, Inc. and lives in New York City with her husband, Eric. her daughter, Ariel, lives a block away.
Learn more about Paula on her website — http://paulanadelstern.com/
The Deep Gems color will make my quilts shine.
These vibrant colors make me want to get to my sewing room and start quilting.
Incredibly beautiful, what a gifted eye she has! I’ll be buying her book!
Caltexgal@aol.com
Love the fabrics! They need a special pattern to showcase them.
Stunning colors and quilts! The deep, rich and vibrant colors grab me every time! Some of my favorite tones!
I love brights and Deep Gems certainly fits the bill. Gorgeous. Beautiful fabric, beautiful quilts.
The colors are encouraging me to start a new project. They are beautiful and make me think of summer (That might be because it’s snowing right now) Thanks for the chance to win. Kerry-ryan(at) att (dot)net
The colors inspire me the most. They remind me of summer and warmer temps and make me want to pull out bright colors to work with!
The gorgeous , vibrant colors.
Love your quilt and designs in fabric you have created-you have a true talent! Not only am I impressed by the vibrant colors, but the way these threads will stand out and add wonderful accents to an already color-filledl quilting, thank you, Susan
I love the colors and designs in the quilts shown. It is amazing what can be created with fabric…
Joanie
The amazingly beautiful colors in Deep Gems have a vibrancy,… an *excitement* about them that inspires me to explore!
I want to use them to push past “familiar” and “done-that-before”, to venture out into new-to-me territory!
Pat T.
The depth these fabrics give a two dimensional fabric is amazing!
I love the deep rick colors of the Kismet fabric. There are lots of things I could do with that fabric. Would love to have a bed quilt using that fabric.
Love the idea of making Kaleidoscope blocks for a quilt. Of course, I also love Aurifil thread.
So winning the fabric, book & thread would be a bonus.
Thank you for the chance.
What beautiful quilts. Thread colors are gorgeous.
HI,LIKE GEM STONES, HER QUILTS, REALLY SHINE! THANKS FOR SHARING WITH THIS BLOG+GIVEAWAY!
Such vibrant colours – i itch to get started!
Wonderful, bright happy colors. Bring a good punch to a quilt.
Those deep gem colors inspire me because of the depth and vibrancy of the colors. Those reds and oranges, especially make me want to reach through the screen and use right away.
The depth and combinations of all the colors is inspirational!
Thank you.
The beautiful depth of the colors included inspires me!
As always the intensity of the colors is amazing.
The colors are deep and rich, even intense. “Jewel Tones” even.
i have always been fascinated by Kaleidoscopes and butterflies; these colors are amazing.
I am a big fan of jewel tones and I have always loved the cool kaleidoscopes formed by patterned fabric. Never tire of the patterns formed!
The deep colors radiate warmth.
Bright colors always make me happy. My quilting friends know that I am biased in that direction and tease me about it. But those threads would go with practically every fabric I own.
I’ve always like the intense colour of jewel tones. All of these colours can be found in my fabric stash, except the hot pink. But I think hot pink thread would look great with orange fabric.
Love Aurifil, Paula’s designs and all colors.
Fantastic and very generous giveaway, thanks for giving all you do.
Love the jewel tones of the fabrics, and the designs are so inspiring.
Wow, what gorgeous colors ! I would love to have these to quilt a jewel toned top that I just finished. Thanks for a great giveaway.
Love the colours. They scream ‘scrappy quilt’ to me.
The very first class I took as a beginning ng quilter was a cass with Paula. She inspired me to be creative. I am a bright color person so I love Paula’s new thread .
I have an abiding love for gem tones and would have to leave these thread spools out just to see these colors every day and gently pat them as I walk by.
The deep gem fabrics inspire me to make the kaleidoscope quilt I’ve been dreaming of! 😀
The saturated jewel tones make me want to play!
The deep saturated colors inspire me.
The vibrant jewel tones are so inspiring!
I just love these colours. They absolutely glow!!
Kaleidoscope images remind me of when I was a child and we would look through the viewers all day. The patterns are so much fun.
I’ve been fascinated with kaleidoscopes all my life, and kaleidoscopic quilts when I started qulting. Ms. Nadelstern’s creations are always inspiring as well as her fabrics. Her collection for Aurifil is glorious!
I’ve always loved saturated hues.
The colors are beautiful — and I love the kaleidoscope designs. The quilts appear to be
so complex when finished — a treat for the eye.
Swoon! I absolutely love gem colors, and they inspire me to try something more arty in my quilts. Thanks for this awesome chance to win!
The bright colors are singing happy.
The colors impart enthusiasm and life to the fabrics; they are a bit intimidating in that I’d want to make the most of them.
The vibrant color add lots of sparkle
I absolutely love Paula’s work- I have been a big fan of hers for many years. I love her color choices and this thread is so vibrant looking. I am sure that the winner will be thrilled with these fabrics thread and book. Thanks for the chance to win it.
Regards from Albera Canada,
quiltmom Anna
quiltmomedm@gmail.com
I have always loved Paula’s quilts and fabrics. I am looking forward to trying my hand at some fancy stars ala Paula’s new book.
The gorgeous colors inspire me to make a jewel tone quilt.
I have admired you, your quilts, your fabrics and techniques for many years.
Thank you; your comment means a lot.
Paula
I love, love, love, how deep these colors are. Aurifil makes beautiful threads. These colors will make my quilts pop with extra elements. Thank you so much!
I love the richness of the colors.
I love these vibrant colors all year long, but especially now in shivery Minnesota!
The wide range of beautiful colours inspires me. They are so rich.
These colors totally radiate Happy ..Warmth…& Sunshine!!! Inspired by their Sparkle!!! Loooove them!! Thank you for chance to win your Give-a-way too!!😊
bearpaws9(at)copper(dot)net
Luscious rich colors are so yummy–I would love to quilt with them!
Love those deep clear colours and Paula’s work!
I love jewel tones so of course I love these new Deep Gems threads!
The Deep Gems Threads are so crisp and beautiful and as Aurifil threads that makes them even more appealing.
The Deep Gem Threads are looking awesome love all the colors they look like they are live colours
Like stunning gems these glowing threads reflect the vibrant colours of the seasons. Warm and welcoming, cool and sparkling – a splendid selection!
I love the rich colors. Great choices, and the fabrics are stunning.
The make me want to use them to pull fabrics from my stash!
Wow. Just wow. Your sense of color and pattern is so brilliant! This play of pure color to be therapeutic and invigorating — I just love it! My quilting group here in Accra (expatriates from around the world) love playing with colors and patterns that are far more vivid than I have encountered in the US. I can’t wait to show this to them.
Stunned, awed, and inspired by all the beautiful colors and designs.
I love the rich, jewel tones of this line, and the beautiful Kaleidoscope designs!!
Love those deep, gem-like colors! I’m happy to have taken classes from Paula a couple of times thanks to Colorado Quilting Council.
These colors inspire me to do my own kaleidoscope. I’ve already won, just by seeing them.
I see these colors and think I am deep sea diving. They are wonderful.
The vividness of the jewel tones really catch my eye and my imagination. Thanks!
I love that the colors seem to glow on the black backgrounds.
All the ideas that pop into my head when I read this are crazy! So many possibilities to make a great with the rich colors. Thank you for sharing!
Amazing colours.
The colors just glow!
I love jewel tones and use them in my machine embroidery to provide a pop of colour to many designs I sew for my quilts. I want to learn more about kaleidoscopes and how to use them in my quilting.
I love intense, jewel colors.
The name of the collection reflects the gorgeous fabric–“gems” is perfect.
Love the colors!
The colors make my muse sing and now she wants to create magic!
Truly inspiring! I love all the rich colors and have always wanted to make a Kaleidoscope quilt!
I love the vibrant colors, that pop in her fabrics.
Love the vibrant jewel tones.
Half of my fabric stash is Paula Nadlestern fabric. Nearly all of my machine thread is Aurifil.
A great combo together at last. Love love love the colors Paula chose! BRILLIANT COLLECTiON!
How lovely, thanks!
Paula
They are such saturated colors and would definitely both blend and stand out on quilts.
Paula, I love the way you write and express yourself!
Simply beautiful! I saw an exhibit of Paula’s quilts a few years ago and fell in love. Thank you for the interview and the chance to win!
Absolutely gorgeous fabric and designs. I cannot wait to see and read this book. Aurifil is my favorite thread, thank you for the opportunity!
I’m inspired by the bright lustre of these threads; they call for bright fabrics and dark backgrounds. That would be quite a party!
LOVE these colors in quilts… black or white!!!
I don’t know if Paula will remember, but i was in a class in Chicago with Pam Holland. Paula took Pam’s roo and held it hostage………LOL
I remember when my students kid napped Pam’s blow up kangaroo in Flagstaff but not Chicago–it wasn’t me, I promise!!! I was the laughing bystander!
I have always admired Paula’s work, love the fabric line.
I love Paula’s fabric and those threads are gorgeous – will look beautiful together!!!
The patterns and colors of the fabric are fantastic! The thread is lovely.
Paula’s fabrics are so spectacular with all the beautiful designs and great colors.
Just beautiful. Wondering if my stash has hidden potential? Probably some, but not as much as Paula’s does! Would love to own this book!
Deep Gems is the best group of colors I’ve seen in a long time! So Vibrant! Deep Color! I want them now!
The colors just speak to my heart!
These are so vivid. Would love to make something I would use every day as the colors are just HAPPY
Such beautiful colors and amazing quilting!
I love the vivid, luminous jewel colors!
Beautiful colors
that draw me to
their cool tones.
My kind of colors.
Carla from Utah
Love her books, and I have started a couple of her quilt patterns. LOVE her fabric.
Gorgeous new line of Aurifil thread and your new fabric line is so bright just love them. I’m new to quilting but slowly learning, I could already picture the quilt I would make out of your new line of fabric.
I love the jewel colors – so rich and vibrant!
The colors with the black. So pretty!
The deep, bright, rich colors are so beautiful and are my favorite color types.
I have always been drawn to kaleidoscopes and the colorful snowflake designs they create.
The richness of the colors makes me want to create
beautiful colours especially the golds.
The warm tones inspire me! I am a lover of red!!
Wonderful lively colors.
Deep describes the words of the color. Deep and rich.
monica(at)icanquilt2(dot)com
The richness of the Deep Gems. Exquisite
Beautiful colors…so rich!
Lcve the threads, fantastic colors, and great fabric concepts, looking forward to seeing the book and the fabric!
These colors make me think of summer, colorful & vibrant flowers, fruits – and I can’t wait for winter to be over! Thanks so much!
Those colors are so pure and bright, they would really make a quilt shine. It makes me want to make a quilt that’s all about the thread!
I love the richness of the colors. I am always drawn to bright shiny objects!!!
These colors would be great to do some FMQ on white!
love the bright colors – makes me want to match fabric with the thread colors before starting a project. I hope to dive into the landscape and art quilts in 2017 – these threads would be a good jumping off point.
Love these bright happy colours. I especially like the pink in the second row and the second green in the third row.
I love to use vibrant batiks in my quilting these would add an additional element to my quilts and make them shine.. I would be such a happy camper. dhardenburg (at) prodigy (dot) net
The tones intrigue and delight a viewer offering a punch. Quilters are always looking for zingers in both fabric and threads.
The rich jewel tone colors are fabulous!
Believe it or not, I have never had the pleasure of quilting/sewing with Aurifil Threads. Yet, after reading this post and seeing the selection of Gems I will definitely be purchasing some to try! The collection of Deep Gems are absolutely stunning and make me want to do projects of Free Motion Machine Embroidery and just paint with the thread whatever scene comes to the surface of my mind! Like the Dragon I did for my Father. He loves it!
I love how rich and elegant these colors and fabrics look! The jewel tones against black are spectacular.
Love the deep colors. Can always tell when it your fabrics. All the symmetry!
The colors in Deep Gems give me the feeling that there is more to be revealed.
The colors remind me of stained glass!
These are such beautiful colors.
Those jewel-tone colors inspire me to make a quilt – a kaleidoscope of butterflies for my living room would be a real conversation piece.
As I grow more confident in my quilting I want to use more ‘stand out ‘ colors instead of blenders. These colors fit that bill beautifully!!!
The cool deep tones of the threads are very inspiring and complementing to Paula’s gorgeous work.
I like the special effects The quilt is getting to shine. Like stars in the noght
I like the special effects The quilt is getting to shine. Like stars in the night
I am inspired to create something with deep jewel tones to use these gorgeous colors! I’d like to make a mini quilt for our guest room since the bedspread is a deep blue color…would match very well!
I love the jewel tones, especially the blues and purples.
I have always been drawn to rich saturated colors, and Deep Gems are just that. They are deep and rich, loved them all.
I love these colors. And when you love the colors you’re working with, it enhances the whole experience!
I really like to make quilts with a lot of colour and this range is awesome – I can’t wait to work with such gorgeous colours and fabric designs.
Pauline
perry94022 at hotmail dot com
My colors are so rich, and outstanding. I think a quilt made with this thread would be unique and special! It would definitely be a treasure!
The beautiful, rich colors.
The colors are so rich and vibrant that you can’t help but want to create something with them. Such beautiful fabric and thread!
I love rainbows in general and making quilts using a rainbow of colors. Deep Gems will fit in my rainbow filled world quite nicely.
dragonfly9716(at)yahoo(dot)com
Love the rich, vibrant colours and the prints are so intricate and complex…. absolutely gorgeous collection!!!
Beautiful gem stone colors and fabrics. I’d use these threads for hand quilting and applique.
Absolutely gorgeous colors!
Love the deep rich colors it inspires me want to be a better fiber artist be more creative and never be shy with color
I’m inspired by the intensity of the colors and hues in Deep Gems!
I love the jewel tones! They make me feel happy.
The beautiful, rich colors just inspire you to make something with them!
Love the fabrics and the thread. The book looks great. Would love to win this package! Thank you for the chance!
Simply beautiful – would it be possible to improve/enhance? My mind is in a whirl of possibilities… Thank you for the chance to try
I love the rich colours. Orange is my favourite colour, so that’s inspires me.
i need that book. the fabrics are so beautiful
The rainbow variety of the deeply, rich, jewel tones makes me think this collection would be set out somewhere where I could look at them often. They make me feel HaPpY.
The kaleidoscopic effect is what inspires me. I can see a slouchy bag or cross body bag quilted w/these gem tones draped across me strolling at a fast pace down a crowded street. Lots of compliments always when wearing bright colors.
Magic colors!
The range of colors inspire me. I wouldn’t have chosen some of them before seeing the collection.
I love how the colors “pop”
The colors are so rich and vibrant!
The beautiful colors are very inspirational.
The richness of the colors especially the greens and blues.
Very vibrant colors!! I love them.
I love those deep jewel colors, especially against black! They just glow!
The deep rich colors bring to mind medieval tapestries and illuminations inspiring a Celtic quilt.
The gem colors in this new thread collection will bring out the best in complimentary fabrics!
I love the thread and how it highlights the fabric quilted with it! thank you!
The gem colors in this thread collection just sparkle and add so much depth to the quilting lines.
I’d love to try the deep saturated colors of this thread collection. thanks for the opportunity to win the book,thread and fabric.
I absolutely love your kaleidoscopic fabrics! I’m working on completing a quilt where the spirals were cut apart and then reconstructed into another design. The saturated colors of the aurifil threads would work extremely well for quilting it.
The colours remind me of exotic places
The colors are so deep and vibrant! They would add rich color to anything.
I love the intense, saturated color of all Paula’s fabrics!
These colors glow! They are full of so much energy.
The special effects of the colors. Stunning!
Jewel tones have always been my favorite color way, especially in batiks. Now in your prints they are even more yummy.
The millifiore quilt is stunning – inspiration in those colors and the vibrancy of them.
Sing me the song of the butterflies. I will make room for them to arrive in my mailbox.
Lovely, just lovely. I have several of your books, and they are a joy.
I love using jewel tones in my quilting. This collection makes me smile!
Such beautiful and yummy colors! I can just imagine all the lovely butterflies together. Pretty colors of nature.
Thanks for a chance to win. HappyHolidays!
usairdoll(at)gmail(dot)com
I love rainbow quilts. The colours in Deep Gems look superb for a rainbow quilt. Thanks for the chance to win.
judybarr at iearn dot org dot au
I have always been attracted to dark jewel toned fabrics so these new fabrics will inspire my use of those jewel tones. I met Paula several years ago at her exhibit at the Akron Art Museum. I was a volunteer at the museum and since everyone knew I was a quilt maker they wanted to make sure I met Paula. She was so nice and was so interesting to talk to. The exhibit was beautiful!
I’m not a huge fan of quilts with white backgrounds. Keeping the whites white without fading the colors is daunting. I love how these colors pop against the dark background.
The deep luxuriousness of the colors makes me want to dive right into them
I love the almost tropical feel and the bold colors encourage you to play freely and not worry too much about matching shades or worrying about volume. Great insights from a great interview. So glad I got to read through and be inspired!
They are so bold and somehow they remind me of smarties, lol!
They remind me of my daughter. I am conservative, she is bright and bold!
Absolutely gorgeous fabrics and threads, these would be a dream come true to win and create with and the book looks wonderful! Paula’s designs never fail to amaze me! Thanks for the chance to win and Happy Holidays!!
I recently recieved a jewel quarter yard fabric pack from keepsake quilting. Gee your quilts have inspired me. I would love to win your book for instructions how. Happy Holidays
Win it or buy it, this book will be in my library. Always intriguing ideas.
Love deeper richer colors, just not a pastel kind of perdon. I’ll be looking for these!
I love these gorgeous colors!
The deep, vibrant colors are awesome!
The richness of the dark deep colors suggests to me infinite layers of complexity, each layer revealed when the light hits in a different way.
I love the greens, and blues, and the purple – it is so nice to see all the vibrant colours. I have your Snowfalkes book, and have been wishing for Fabricadabra for Christmas – the quilts are breathtaking!
Such a unique fabric line and I love this, very different, quilt!
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