Fabric choice
#31
A method I often turn to is fashion fabric, the clothes in my closet or the clothes I see other people wearing.
When I'm in the store and not sure if the 'green' I'm looking at will play nicely with the 'yellow' I'm in love with --- I browse the fashion fabric and can usually find the 'yellow' in a print that includes other colors --- I may base the 'green' I buy on the shade that is in the fashion fabric. Does that make sense?
I also look at the clothes I own and the colors other people choose to wear. That is how I figured out that lime green and navy blue look awesome together. And that red and black is a severe look, but red and dark brown is a softer look.
My husband thinks I'm a rude people watcher, but I'm not being nosey, I don't care what they are doing, I'm checking out the patterns and color combinations in their clothing!
When I'm in the store and not sure if the 'green' I'm looking at will play nicely with the 'yellow' I'm in love with --- I browse the fashion fabric and can usually find the 'yellow' in a print that includes other colors --- I may base the 'green' I buy on the shade that is in the fashion fabric. Does that make sense?
I also look at the clothes I own and the colors other people choose to wear. That is how I figured out that lime green and navy blue look awesome together. And that red and black is a severe look, but red and dark brown is a softer look.
My husband thinks I'm a rude people watcher, but I'm not being nosey, I don't care what they are doing, I'm checking out the patterns and color combinations in their clothing!
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i have a terrible time buying fabric for a specific quilt so this is now how I decide..i buy fabric and take it home. i buy more fabric and take it home..eventually something has to go together!! :lol: :lol:
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