Fabric Palette Friday #12: Rosy Rainbow

Happy Fabric Palette Friday! Expanding on last week’s chat about building on an inspiration color, this week’s palette was built from an inspiration print. This is such an easy way to build a palette and a wonderful way for newbies who aren’t confident in their color sense to get started. I began with the fabulous flower print from Rifle Paper Co. on the left in the picture below. The first colors that jump out are blush pink, maroon, and shades of olive green, so I started looking for those in my stash.

I found a few solids and Essex yarn-dyed linens, a peppered cotton, and a few prints. Then, it’s always a good idea to try expanding from the palette in the inspiration fabric but filling in missing colors from the spectrum, so I pulled in the grayish teal solid, as well as additional prints that were less exact matches to the colors in the flower print. To add interest and keep the grouping cohesive, try to include a range of saturations, textures, and print scales.

I like this palette so much that I might just have to figure out a project to use it in. Leave a comment and let me know what colors you’re working with this week. Then join in on Instagram using #fabricpalettefriday to share your own creations!