Watson

I thought I had this all figured out. *sigh*

Luckily, I did a practice piece before I began quilting my NY Beauty.

I had purchased Lilac and Charcoal Decobob to use for the SitD, which worked perfectly. I was also going to use the Charcoal for all the fill on the background, because it is so thin there wouldn't be much thread buildup if you had to backtrack, but when I did a practice sandwich, because the thread is shiny, it picks up the light and reflects it back as almost yellow in spots. Not what I'm looking for.

Plan B....I had purchased some King Tut in Obsidian that a salesperson had sold me when I asked for something dark but not black...did a test on it...it's actually a variegated thread with black/grey/copper in it! Not what I wanted.

Plan C....I have no plan C.

So, what's plan C?
Do I try to find another really dark grey? A really dark purple? Bite the bullet, buy black and squint? Other ideas?

Watson

Here's the piece, so you get an idea. [ATTACH=CONFIG]582358[/ATTACH]