Originally Posted by
Billi
To me the bottom in the light pile looks too dark. Try using photo shop or simular program and make this picture black and white to see how they actually read. I see no problem with mixing solids in like Lynnie said your strips are narrow and your going scrappy it will be very pretty.
A lot simpler method to see color "value" is to simply squint at the picture until it's all blurry. Then you can clearly see lights and darks. Yes, that bottom one looks like it might need to jump over into the darks pile, unless it's actually lighter than it photographed.
I LOVE the yellow for the centers and see nothing wrong with using solids and prints together. Love your fabrics.