ColorPlay: Pumpkin Pie

ColorPlay: Pumpkin Pie
ColorPlay: Pumpkin Pie

In honor of Thanksgiving, I chose a picture of my pumpkin pie filling in process. I make a maple pumpkin pie. I found the recipe in a Bon Appetit magazine when I first contributed to Thanksgiving about a zillion years ago. Nobody has complained so I keep making it that way.

We remodeled our kitchen in about 2007 and it has red accents. We are very strict about what color appliances and accessories come into the kitchen. As a result, I received this food processor as a gift one year. I use it for all holiday food prep and it works really well.

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, default
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, default

I found out very quickly that the tight composition of the shot made for a very limited palette. The default palette, as we have found over the year, has a lot of neutrals. However, I found this to be a very warm palette.

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.1
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.1

I wanted to try and get more reds, more different reds, so I tried again.

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.2
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.2

n.2 has more reds, so I succeeded in that way. I am not that fond of Kona Caramel on its own, but with the reds, it does add something – perhaps a place for the eyes to rest?

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.3
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.3

I was able to get even more red tones in.3.  I also changed the Caramel to Kona Latte for a slightly different look. I might like Latte less than Caramel, but I haven’t decided. As with Caramel, it does add something to the heavy red palette.

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.4
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.4

I kept a red, but tried out a dark neutral palette. The buttons of the food processor are grey, so I was able to add in Kona Mocha, which I think might be off in terms of names, but it is a nice addition to the palette. Kona Ruby comes from my spoon rest (made by the YM) and I kept it in to keep the palette from becoming too neutral.

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.5
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.5

I tried an even more neutral palette for n.5, building on n.4. I, again, kept some red, but changed the specific red from Ruby to Kona Cotton Wine. I wouldn’t make a quilt from this palette, but can see it being used for a very chic house sale.

ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.6
ColorPlay: Pumpkin, n.6

Finally, for the last palette, I went for broke with the reds. I was pleased to see a Kona Lipstick show up! I love the name of that fabric. In this palette, the grey (Kona Mushroom) is the only neutral, though the Kona Mahogany could go either way in terms of it being one of the reds or a neutral

I know the differences are subtle between the palettes above, but it is interesting to see the changes one can make by moving the circles around a picture. As I have said before this is a good exercise.

What palettes have you made?

 

Author: JayeL

Quiltmaker who enjoys writing and frozen chocolate covered bananas.

2 thoughts on “ColorPlay: Pumpkin Pie”

  1. This is great to see the play of so many neutrals with all the reds. As you say, alone they might never be considered, but together they are all more interesting. Especially, I’m intrigued with the Mahogany.
    I did a guild challenge with the Lipstick a couple of years ago. I made it background for 30s greens.

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