Originally Posted by JoanneS
I'm amazed that you had enough LIGHTS to make the quilt. I NEVER have enough and wind up buying more when I need contrast. The last 'use up the scraps' quilts I made were crumb quilts, because I didn't have to worry about lights and darks. It's the one I'm currently quilting.
Lights are always a problem for me too. This time a friend who does a lot of hand applique on light backgrounds had given me a bunch of strips that she had cut from the sides of her quilts. That really helped. And I mixed in some of the lighter mediums.