need help with quilt color choices
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KinMinis ... I hadn't thought of a French Braid, but it would fit right in with my earlier list of suggestions. Thanks Snooze2978 for mentioning it!
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Thank you all for replying and helping me out with the color choices. I am an advanced beginner/intermediate quilter, so I love your pattern suggestions, please keep them coming! I have not used very many different patterns since I started quilting in 2011, but I am always looking for a new pattern challenge, that is fairly easy for my sewing level.
Here are a few quilts I have made. The purple one has my daughter's wedding photos embedded in it for a wall hanging. The first star quilt was my first attempt at a level of difficulty (for me), as you can see I did not do a good of laying out my blocks properly-note the same color blocks on the left side. Live and learn!
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Here are a few quilts I have made. The purple one has my daughter's wedding photos embedded in it for a wall hanging. The first star quilt was my first attempt at a level of difficulty (for me), as you can see I did not do a good of laying out my blocks properly-note the same color blocks on the left side. Live and learn!
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You're doing a great job KinMinis, as I see some lovely quilts that are well pieced, flat and well coordinated in colours and fabrics. Don't beat yourself up on that oops ..... sometimes no matter how much I look at placement, I still have a miss and shake my head later! As you said, we live and learn from those, and move on!! Good Luck in deciding what you want to do for your sister. From what I see, you are quite capable to try new/different challenges.
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How about using mixed creams, and tans with small amounts of green, peach, rust. It addresses all of the colors in the draperies and even the wall color but remains basically neutral. The mixed neutrals in the most of the quilt would be easy to work with and carry lots of texture. That would address the present color scheme without trying to overpower it.
(P.S. I love the green walls! My bedroom is kind of a sage green and I love it. It's such a nice change from the sponge painted pink that I had.)
I just had a thought. How about taking her with you to pick out the fabrics?
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I agree with the colors suggested - and would offer a different pattern choice than stars. Try looking at Jenny Doan's Quatrefoil pattern. It lends itself to blend in better with the current room decor. I think stars would be too much of a contrast.
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All of the colors in the curtains would work and if you want to add green, pick a multi-color print with green in it. OR you could go with all neutrals although I am personally not a fan of quilts without some pop of color.
I totally agree with the Quatrefoil pattern comment because it has become one of my favorite patterns. You can easily use a multi-colored print for the center petals and use neutrals for the center and background as well as sashing and cornerstones.
I totally agree with the Quatrefoil pattern comment because it has become one of my favorite patterns. You can easily use a multi-colored print for the center petals and use neutrals for the center and background as well as sashing and cornerstones.
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