Glide Thread 42562 Periwinkle Blue Lavender Polyester 5500 Yards
The 42562 Periwinkle Glide Polyester Thread — 5,500 Yards King Spool is a medium blue-lavender longarm quilting thread with the classic, sophisticated quality of periwinkle flowers. Periwinkle sits at the specific crossover between blue and purple — clearly more blue than standard lavender, yet clearly more purple than any standard medium blue — providing precise tonal coverage for the periwinkle-toned backing fabrics popular in romantic and vintage quilt collections.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What fabrics does Periwinkle complement?
- Classic periwinkle blue-lavender, medium blue-purple, and any backing at the specific blue-purple crossover point that is distinctly periwinkle. Popular in romantic, vintage, and garden-palette quilts.
- How does Periwinkle differ from Lavender (42577) and Haze (47452)?
- Periwinkle is more blue-influenced than both Lavender and Haze — it is the most distinctly blue member of the lavender-purple family. Lavender is a cleaner light purple; Haze is muted; Periwinkle is the medium blue-purple crossover.
- Is Periwinkle appropriate for vintage and romantic quilts?
- Yes — periwinkle is a classic romantic and vintage palette color, evoking garden flowers and nostalgic cottage aesthetics.
- What bobbin pairs with Periwinkle?
- A light-to-medium purple Magna-Glide Delights bobbin (purple jar) provides a reasonable tonal back match.
- Is Periwinkle a specialty or production color?
- For studios regularly quilting romantic and vintage quilts with periwinkle backing fabric, Periwinkle fills an important specialty position.