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Old 09-20-2012, 06:46 AM
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TanyaL
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For someone who doesn't understand color and wants a short cut here is a very old way that still works great. Find a piece of fabric in a print with a lot of colors that you REALLY like, like a plaid or a floral or whatever. The main thing is it should have a LOT of colors Then take this with you to select colors for a quilt. The colors in the fabric swatch are already color coordinated to each other; just match your colors to the colors in the swatch. If you are buying a piece of fabric to be your swatch be sure and get a piece that includes the dots of color in the selvage. Then you can compage selvage dots to selvage dots when comparing fabric colors. Makes it easier in selecting colors. And double check your colors in the sunlight before you have them cut the bolt. Not all lighting in the stores will show the true colors.
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