Kona Color of the Year – 2025

I love seeing the “colors of the year”!

Yesterday we looked at the Pantone Color of the Year for 2025…..

Now let’s check out the Kona Color of the Year…..

Isn’t that a rich and wonderful color!!

Here is one of the palette suggestions that Kona makes….

I spent a few minutes looking thru my “Color Cube”….

…and found several other possible palettes…

And it might even pair nicely with the Pantone color….

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Okay…..now I have LOTS of inspirations!!

How about you?

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Mocha Mousse

A few weeks ago Pantone released their 2025 Color of the year.

Meet MOCHA MOUSSE…..

Which reminds me that I have a marvelous Mousse recipe that I haven’t made in YEARS…..must get on to that!!

To remind you, last year’s color was…..

….which frankly did nothing to inspire my creativity.

But, this creamy chocolate color has so many options!!

As they say on the website….

For Pantone Color of the Year 2025, we look to a mellow brown hue whose inherent richness and sensorial and comforting warmth extends further into our desire for comfort, and the indulgence of simple pleasures that we can gift and share with others.

They also have a few suggested color palettes including these two…..

Both of those have some possibilities!!

I am hoping to play with this some more in the future and do a fabric pull from my stash…..

Doesn’t that sound fun!!

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Cataracts or Inspiration?

This past week, my husband, Michael, had cataract surgery, and as I sleepily walked into the Doctor’s office at 6:55 am, this was what met me…..

OKAY…..NOW I’M AWAKE!!!

Isn’t this a fun design and (of course), wouldn’t it make a wonderful quilt???

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Paradise Inspiration

I have taken photos of “Bird of Paradise” flowers from all over the world, and I finally realized why I like them so much…

IT’S THE COLORS!!!

Wouldn’t an orange/yellow/purple quilt be wonderful??

AND…..as I just walked past my deck, I realized that I have the same colors out for Halloween…..

Maybe it’s a sign!!

What would you make with these colors??

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Undulating floors

I recently saw this photo on Facebook……

This was the explanation……

One of the largest Roman mosaic floors ever discovered was unearthed during the construction of a hotel in Antakya, Turkey. This massive mosaic, dating back to the Roman period, features intricate designs and colorful patterns.

What’s most striking about the find is the unusual rippled effect across its surface, caused by centuries of earth shifting and earthquakes in the region. The result is an impressive, almost wave-like appearance, as if the mosaic were a giant, rippling blanket.

Despite this natural warping, the mosaic has remained remarkably intact, providing a glimpse into ancient Roman artistry and the impact of geological forces over time.

While that is all very interesting, wouldn’t it be fun to make a quilt that projected that type of movement.

It could even be something like this……