Need color suggestions
07-17-2014, 03:22 AM
#11
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I like all of the top photo selections except for the orange fabric. It's the pin dots that don't thrill me; I actually like the orange. I would use the fabrics in the top photo, but substitute the orange batik-like fabric in the bottom photo for the pin dot orange in the top photo. If you need an extra fabric, I would add in the middle gray flowers in the bottom photo.
07-18-2014, 05:14 AM
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I would ditch the orange pin dots, not for me in a modern quilt. Add the three fabrics on the bottom right and the mid size gray floral, not the large one. The orange in the second picture will work better in your modern quilt. Solids are always good in a modern. If you have any steely blue gray that would also. Have fun, don't stress and enjoy the process.
carliy in sc
carliy in sc
07-18-2014, 07:15 AM
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You have a very good eye for combining fabrics and you are spot on about the fabrics in the second photo being too juvenile in comparison. the lineup in your first photo is terrific, except for that pindot orange - it is too bright and intense. Perhaps a more earthy orange would do the trick. I really love the floral that introduced the orange.
07-18-2014, 07:21 AM
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I say skip the oranges and in the second pic use the wavy fabric and the two others it is sitting on. They are not too juvenile. I would introduce black and white before the orange. Just my opinion.
07-18-2014, 09:25 AM
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I like all the top fabrics but would use very small pieces of either orange if you must. However I like the yellow with the raindrops on the bottom far right with the top fabrics and it has a little orange in it so would use it before either of the brighter oranges. I also like the center one in the bottom photo-the grey background with modern flowers---and think they would also be a great filler with the top fabrics. It will be beautiful. Oh I also agree with some black--it always adds drama to a quilt.
07-22-2014, 06:08 PM
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If It was me I would go with a much, much softer orange to go with the cats and flowers that are next to the orange. The orange seems too bright to me. Then I would put a very small black border in to repeat the black. It looks to me on my computer that you could use3 or 4 of the bottom pieces too. Just my opinion.
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