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Autumn in Color: 4 Palettes for Quilters

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Hello Quilty Friends!

Happy Thursday to you!

I was originally planning another fun new autumn quilt tutorial, but sadly I ran out of time. Again. So, instead, I came up with a really cool idea that I hope you will enjoy!

Well, there’s no time to lose – let’s dive right into our topic for today – Autumn Colors!

Autumn in Color: 4 Palettes for Quilters

Close your eyes a minute and imagine the colors of autumn/fall. I bet at least one of the colors is orange, right? But orange isn’t the only color we associate with autumn. Reds, golds, browns, greens, and even purples represent autumn/fall. But guess what?? There are literally tons of colors that can evoke that autumn feeling.

With that in mind, today we are going to explore 4 different color palettes that you can use right now for your next autumn quilt project.

Palette #1

Classic Harvest

These are the colors that we often associate with autumn. Warm, cozy colors that wrap around you like a quilt, a pile of leaves on a warm afternoon right before you jump into them, a hayride with friends, a mug of steaming apple cider at the pumpkin farm. Autumn is more than a season, it’s a feast for your senses – colors to see, scents to smell, textures to touch, yummy things to taste, and sounds galore.

Below is our first palette, Classic Harvest. These colors make me want to wrap up in them, curl up outside on a sunny afternoon, and just watch the leaves drift lazily down from the trees in all their glorious colors.

If you haven’t guessed yet, I LOVE FALL!

Color palette titled 'Classic Harvest' featuring nine colors with corresponding names and hex codes, surrounded by autumn leaves and pumpkins.

PSST! The number/letter combinations under each color name are the hex numbers so you can find these exact colors in your favorite graphics program.

Now we have this gorgeous traditional palette, let’s see what happens when we pair these colors with some great VRD patterns!

Quilt #1

Allspice 56×64

Geometric quilt pattern featuring alternating star shapes and squares in warm autumn colors like orange, green, brown, and yellow.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #2

Autumn Leaves 60×72

Pattern featuring various colored leaf shapes including orange, yellow, green, and brown on a light beige background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #3

Saffron 56×70

A geometric pattern featuring alternating squares in shades of red, yellow, and cream, arranged in a checkerboard style.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #4

Dulcie 41×57

A geometric pattern featuring vertical and horizontal blocks in shades of red, orange, and yellow, framed by a dark border.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #5

Maple Grove 15×47

A decorative quilt design featuring geometric patterns in shades of orange, yellow, and cream, with a symmetrical layout of leaf shapes and blocks.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

WOW! Aren’t these awesome?!? Which one is your favorite? I must admit I’m leaning towards Dulcie as my favorite in this group because it reminds me of stained glass with a Midcentury Modern (MCM) feel.

This is really fun! Let’s check out the next palette.

Palette #2

Woodland Walk

Take a walk in a forest in the autumn. Can you feel the crunching leaves underfoot? Do you see the birds overhead and hear their song? Can you smell that earthy rich smell? Autumn is all around you when you walk in the woods. From little mushrooms poking their heads out of the leaves on the ground to the chattering of squirrels as they hurry to store their nuts for winter.

The colors of our Woodland Walk palette add a slight twist to the traditional autumn palette – they are a a bit earthier and rustic with just a touch of coolness. The dark blue-green really adds a deep richness to Woodland Walk.

Color palette titled 'Woodland Walk' featuring eight earthy tones with corresponding color codes. The colors include Mushroom, Sage, Moss, Fern, Ochre, Copper, Cranberry, Bark, and Forest, surrounded by nature-themed illustrations.

PSST! The number/letter combinations under each color name are the hex numbers so you can find these exact colors in your favorite graphics program.

Are you ready for some awesome Woodland Walk quilts???

Quilt #1

Yorkshire 45×64

A colorful textile design featuring vertical stripes in maroon, green, orange, and yellow against a black background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #2

Enchanted Forest 55×66

A minimalist pattern featuring stylized octagonal trees in various colors arranged in a grid on a light background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #3

Triple It 42 x 50

A colorful geometric pattern featuring blocks of green, burgundy, orange, yellow, and cream, arranged in a grid with vertical white stripes.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #4

Fall Windmills 48×60

A colorful quilt pattern featuring star shapes in various earthy tones like green, brown, orange, and cream arranged in a grid layout.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #4

Family Fun-gi 17×45

A digital illustration of stylized trees in warm colors, featuring various shapes and a green border.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

WOW! What do you think about the Woodland Walk palette in quilts? Don’t you just love it? Which quilt is your favorite in the group of designs? For me, it’s a toss up between Enchanted Forest and Fall Windmills.

Ready for the next palette?

Palette #3

Autumn Sunset

Have you ever noticed that the sunsets in autumn seem to be deeper, richer, and even bolder than any other season? Maybe it’s partly because the leaves are ablaze with color. Or maybe it’s Mother Nature putting on a show to rival the trees.

I love that I can literally step out into my front yard, turn to the left and I’m facing west. I get a front row seat to the sunset show each and every time. I love taking photos of the beautiful sunsets from my little corner of the world. Here’s to autumn and the amazing show Mother Nature puts on.

Color palette titled 'Autumn Sunset' featuring nine shades labeled with names and hex codes, surrounded by decorative autumn leaves and flowers.

PSST! The number/letter combinations under each color name are the hex numbers so you can find these exact colors in your favorite graphics program.

Let’s look at some quilts starring the Autumn Sunset palette!

Quilt #1

Ballerina 45×54

A geometric pattern featuring squares and triangular shapes in shades of red, purple, and beige, arranged in a repeating grid design.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #2

Easy Does It 43×48

A geometric pattern featuring vertical stripes in various colors including orange, yellow, green, and purple, arranged in an alternating design.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #3

Puzzled 50×62

A geometric pattern featuring multicolored plus signs arranged on a light background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #4

Hickory Ridge 41×54

A geometric pattern consisting of colorful squares in shades of red, orange, blue, and yellow, arranged in vertical stripes with dark navy and burgundy sections.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #5

Summer’s End 24×60

A geometric pattern consisting of colorful interlocking shapes in various shades of purple, yellow, orange, and blue, arranged in a square grid layout with an orange border.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Awesome applesauce! These designs for the Autumn Sunset palette are wonderful and I just love the saturated colors. Which one is your favorite? Mine is Easy Does It…….I adore the little bit of tromp-l’oeil as the vertical strips play with your eyes and the horizontal rows look like different widths! It’s fun and unexpected in such a deceptively-simple quilt design!

Wanna play with one more palette? Me too! This is super fun and I’m getting really inspired. I find exploring these colors in solids instead of prints gives us a chance to really see how the colors interact together.

Okay, here’s our last palette for today.

Palette #4

Vintage Autumn

Warm and cozy but with a little bit of MCM excitement. I must admit that I’ve discovered that my design aesthetic falls within the MCM style when it comes to colors and shapes. Have you ever thought about your own style? Do you gravitate to the same colors, season, holiday? Do your friends tell you they can pick out your quilt at a quilt show or display simply based on the colors you use, the style of fabric, or the patterns you chose? I’ve always said I’m really eclectic in my style, but you know what – eclectic is a style.

The colors in Vintage Autumn are a bit timeworn and faded, yet lovely all the same. I can’t wait to create some quilt designs using this palette!

Color palette titled 'Vintage Autumn' featuring nine shades, including Warm Ivory, Butter Yellow, Avocado, Jade, Dusty Aqua, Burnt Coral, Rust, Cocoa, and Deep Teal. Floral and autumn leaf decorations in the corners.

PSST! The number/letter combinations under each color name are the hex numbers so you can find these exact colors in your favorite graphics program.

Goody goody! Time to explore quilts created with the colors of Vintage Autumn.

Quilt #1

Escapade 44×55

A colorful geometric pattern with a grid of squares in various colors including brown, green, teal, yellow, and orange, featuring darker square accents in the center of each square.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #2

Mountains 56×63

A geometric pattern featuring chevron shapes in various warm and cool colors, including brown, orange, yellow, green, and blue.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #3

2M Junior 52×65

A colorful geometric pattern featuring interlocking squares in various hues including teal, red, beige, yellow, and green, set against a dark background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #4

Transport 49×60

Abstract geometric pattern featuring jagged horizontal lines in varying colors such as teal, green, yellow, and red against a dark background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Quilt #5

Pumpkin Hollow 16×50

A decorative graphic featuring five stylized pumpkins in various shapes and colors, arranged in a row against a light background.

Get your digital pattern HERE or your print pattern HERE

Out of all 4 palettes, Vintage Autumn is the best fit for me and my style. My favorite quilt in this group is a toss up between 2M Junior and Escapade, but all the quilts in this group are fabulous for sure. Which one is you favorite?

This was a really fun exploration of color and I hope you enjoyed the Colors of Autumn paired with VRD quilt patterns. Maybe you were totally inspired by one of the palettes….or perhaps all of them! LOL!

If you were inspired, what are you going to make? And which palette(s) inspired you?

Take care and Happy Quilting. See you right here next week!

Sew. Laugh. Repeat.

Always,

Tricia @ VRD