Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
Fabrics that clash *make* a scrappy quilt!!! When fabrics clash they vibrate against each other and make a quilt very vibrant. You need some good ugly fabrics that will "lay back" and some pretty fabrics that will "come forward" and some that clash to give it vibrancy.
what a great way of looking at this! I love scrappy quilts- that is about all I ever make, but I am always worried about two fabrics that are the same touching each other...