Ditto on the dark.
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Ditto on the dark.
I prefer the dark green. Provides more contrast.
The darker green popped out at me more. But I wasn't sure if it would overpower your focus fabric. So I snagged your pictures and popped them into a word document so you could get an idea of what the quilt would look like. After viewing like that I definitely stand by my first impulse of the darker green. See if you can view the attached file, this may help you with your decision
Hopefully you have enough of your focus left that you could use it in the border too.
Last edited by feline fanatic; 11-05-2014 at 09:49 AM.
Well, how nifty is that! Thank you so much for going to the trouble to do that. I will be studying it carefully, as I need all the help I can get with this decision. And yes, I do have enough focus fabric for borders.Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Now, you'd think this was my first quilt, the way I am stewing about it. But it is my 81st. (I know because my sister started quilting 12 years before I did and insisted I count how many quilts I had made, as she wished she knew how many she had made.) I know that I really won't know if I like a quilt until I have the top finished. And your picture is just right, so that I am closer to knowing what it will look like.
For now I am going to leave it on my design wall all day and decide tomorrow.
Thanks again!
Dina
Darker one looks great
I also vote for the dark green. I think I'd cut the focus squares a little bigger, of course you would then need to cut your green a little longer but not wider. I know clear as mud. LOL.
True4uca
I do with the darker green. Would be much easier in person. I usually don't have a problem coming up with something to go with a quilt.
Another Phyllis
This life is the only one you get - enjoy it before you lose it.
Darker green, definitely. The lighter green isn't enough contrast with the white and just washes everything out.
I agree with this. It's a beautiful print.
One step at a time, always forward.
That is a really nice pattern, and your former quilt turned out great!
I think your choice depends on what effect you want from your focus fabric. To me, the darker green completely changes the look of the focus fabric, bringing out the blues and the background. It no longer looks very warm or very green, to me. The lighter green makes the focus fabric seem much greener, and gives everything a very spring-like feel. I'm partial to spring greens, so I like the look of that combination better. With the other choice, you're going to have a much higher contrast, cooler quilt.
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