Too dark?
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Too dark?
I am planning a batik stained window quilt for a 40ish male. I pulled 42 batiks and have them ready to go, but the stack looks too dark, even without the black 'leading'. I can't post a picture right now because I've having camera battery issues. I have mostly blues, greens and a few browns with a little yellow and orange for sunshine and color. Is it best to just go ahead and start blocks and throw them on the design wall? Part of the problem may be I'm not a fan of blue except aquas. I actually am thinking of adding a few aquas to lighten it without adding the pinks and purples that would make me like it better.
Can a batik quilt be too dark?
Can a batik quilt be too dark?
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Well I have made several quilts using black ALL with men in mind and used some colors that may help you - I included pink, purple, blues, and browns. While the pink may be a bit extreme I hope it helps but I say just start making squares!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t221088.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t238245.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t221088.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t238245.html
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Well I have made several quilts using black ALL with men in mind and used some colors that may help you - I included pink, purple, blues, and browns. While the pink may be a bit extreme I hope it helps but I say just start making squares!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t221088.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t238245.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...r-t221088.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t238245.html
#8
Check out some of these Google images to get an idea of how the batiks/black work together. If it were mine, I'd use a solid black and avoid any fabrics that are very dark like navy blue or dark brown because you will lose the design if there isn't enough contrast. A punch of red would look awesome along with a little yellow and orange.
https://www.google.com/search?q=batiks+on+black+quilt&rls={moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{mozfficia l}&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cV6IU4bLOPTSsATctIHYCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1138&bih=508
sorry, for some reason I can't get the link to work. If you right click and open the link it works.
https://www.google.com/search?q=batiks+on+black+quilt&rls={moz:distributionID}:{moz:locale}:{mozfficia l}&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=cV6IU4bLOPTSsATctIHYCg&ved=0CAgQ_AUoAQ&biw=1138&bih=508
sorry, for some reason I can't get the link to work. If you right click and open the link it works.
Last edited by katier825; 05-30-2014 at 02:38 AM. Reason: trying to fix link
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I think auditioning is helping you. Don't limit yourself. If I couldn't audition when choosing fabrics, I would give up quilting. Thinks of what a stain glass window looks like with the sun shinning through it. Hope you get your battery issue with your camera resolved because I really want to see a photo.
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