scoobertina

I have a friend who I wanted to make a quilt for but he is color blind. He can see yellows.

I don't want to make an all yellow quilt. So I am looking for some ideas. I was hoping someone here has encountered this issue before. I think he can also see blues but I don't remember and I really hesitate to ask. LOL.

Any guidance is valued!

scoobertina

I have a friend who I wanted to make a quilt for but he is color blind. He can see yellows.

I don't want to make an all yellow quilt. So I am looking for some ideas. I was hoping someone here has encountered this issue before. I think he can also see blues but I don't remember and I really hesitate to ask. LOL.

Any guidance is valued!

Quiltforme

I have seen some beautiful yellow / blue quilts maybe a black/ white yellow I have not heard of this but will keep watch!

mosaicthinking

I don't think there's any harm in asking your friend.

Having said that I saw a fabric line on an online store that I liked, that was in yellow/black/white. Some were more delicate patterns, others quite bold. I think you could do a lot with that colour scheme and by using a mix of large and small patterns.

Good luck. Sounds like a fun challenge.

lindyline

Although colorblind, he can still see shades/ tones.My sil is colorblind, can only see yellow, everything else is a shade of grey, but he is terrific in picking shades, even very slight variations.

SuziC

I made a quilt for my son with yellow and blues. It was a running patch patterm and came out very pretty. I have 2 sons that are colorblind one with red/green and one with brown/black

Lady-T

I made one for my nieces husband who is color blind. And per his request, he wanted browns, tan & black....something masculine. Said all the quilt his wife made looked femine...guess he can distinguish some shades.

AlienQuilter

Isn't there something you can buy at the quilt store to look through in order to view contrasts?

Something may look beautifully coordinated to us, but if the colors have the same density(?) it might appear as the same fabric.

Maybe you can try some of that wildlife fabric that Favorite Fabrics was showing.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-67025-1.htm

It's very masculine and has some gold tones in it. Use a big piece of the fabric for the center of the quilt - like a Medallion, then put some yellow flying geese or star blocks around it.

2 Doods

I made one earlier this year.
Here it is:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-53950-1.htm

Good luck with yours.
Post pics!
2 Doods

grammyp

I would concentrate on the pattern and contrast. Use colors as usual for the non color blind, but make yellow a focal color and be sure there is a nice contrast so he can see the pattern. You could take a selection of fabrics for him to see and let him help with the contrast.