Annya

If I am on my own I ask my friends at the LQS to help. They always help me out but I usually do the final decision and it usually works out right.

GrannieAnnie

Would it be of any value to you to look at some larger prints--------any fabric content-----------and see what colors a designer has put together to produce a pretty flower or an eye catching geometric? For that matter, how about going to an art gallery and looking at the paintings that catch you eye. In a landscape you might find colored flowers that make a picture stand out. In an abstract you might find two opposites and a third color to reallty pop--------such as black and white with hot pink (or lime, or orange, or red or ......)

Suziuki

If I am unsure about a color combination I take a photo with my mobile phone and have a look, this way I don't have the distraction of other bolts of fabric to confuse the issue.

suern3

Hi Tweezy, I live in Nebraska,also. Wondering in which part of the state you are living. I'm near Omaha. I struggle with color selection and usually just follow the colors of the pattern I am using. Although, at my first quilting class they did point out the little dots in the selvage and that does help. You can look for a focus fabric that catches your eye and then use the dots for coordinating fabric. One day when I was complaining to the LQS shop owner about my trouble with color, she said to me, well, did you dress yourself this morning because you seem to look OK. LOL. I do try to remember that.

Annya

I do that with my digital camera. That way I am not wasting fabric if it doesn't look right.

tweezy50

I'm near Omaha too!!!!