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Old 09-07-2010, 03:58 AM
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I have been wanting to make a quilt for my daughter and her husband. However she has painted their room a dark teal green. Everything I put beside it doesn't look good and I want to stay away from browns and beige. If it was teal blue it would be wonderful with turquoise but this dark teal green just throws me for a loop. I don't have a pattern in mind either so any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much. Have a great day, early fall up here in Maine :)
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peach/orange/rust or pink/rosy red is what comes to my mind if you want to avoid tans and browns

Maybe lilac/lavender?
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A picture of the color would help..??

You could go with monochromes, like blues/greens/ocean colors.

You could go with a color triad- the dark teal with orange and pink.

Lastly, you could go with a split complement: take the 2 colors on either side of the dark teal (I would think blue and green) and use the dark teal's opposite color (peach).

If you used a good variety of shades of each color- regardless of what you make, I think it would be lovely!
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How about a Lone Star with gradient shades? This pattern is very easy, it's done with half square triangles. No Y seams.

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Gun metal gray and orange!
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I have teal carpet in my house, and love it. Teal itself can be hard to match, but I have used pinks and whites as complements. And a bit of lt. coral. Blues and greens also would work very well. Lots of options there!
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Old 09-07-2010, 05:10 AM
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Originally Posted by patchitpat
I have been wanting to make a quilt for my daughter and her husband. However she has painted their room a dark teal green. Everything I put beside it doesn't look good and I want to stay away from browns and beige. If it was teal blue it would be wonderful with turquoise but this dark teal green just throws me for a loop. I don't have a pattern in mind either so any and all help is greatly appreciated. Thank you so very much. Have a great day, early fall up here in Maine :)
Go to the paint section and look at paint chips and audition colors with the closest one to her room, if you can't get a paint chip of her exact color. Get lots of chips and take them into the room and play, play, play.
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Shades of cream with an accent color...maybe peach,with small teal border?
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Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Gun metal gray and orange!
LOLOL!!!!
Ya know I SAW that one coming!!!!
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:XD:
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Old 09-07-2010, 02:52 PM
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Try contrasting colors, if your daughter and son-in-law are in agreement. Yellow, or gold to start and go from there!
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