Color Names

Patchwork Plum

Faded plum, the color of a well-worn quilt square, stitched into a larger whole.

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Patchwork Plum is a warm grey, close to mauve.

It can be described as warm, muted, greyish and dusty.

Set in white, because white reads best on it.

Patchwork Plum

Patchwork

Patchwork or "pieced work" is a form of needlework that involves sewing together pieces of fabric into a larger design. The larger design is usually based on repeating patterns built up with different fabric shapes. These shapes are carefully measured and cut, basic geometric shapes making them easy to piece together.

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Plum

A plum is a fruit of some species in Prunus subg. Prunus. Dried plums are usually called prunes.

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Plum (color)

Plum is a purple color with a brownish-gray tinge, like that shown on the right, or a reddish purple, which is a close representation of the average color of the plum fruit.

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patchwork

Noun

  1. A work, such as a blanket, composed of many different colors and shapes, sewn together to make an interesting whole.
  2. Any kind of creation that makes use of many different aspects to create one whole piece.

Verb

  1. To create a patchwork from pieces of fabric.
  2. To assemble from a variety of sources; to cobble together.
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plum

Noun

  1. The fruit and its tree.

Adjective

  1. Of a dark bluish-red colour.
  2. Choice; especially lavish or preferred.
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