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Old 09-25-2017, 04:41 PM
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Doing a pantograph and the backing is red flowers on black background.
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Old 09-25-2017, 04:51 PM
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I vote gray. That way you will have similar contrast through the quilt. White black or red will give some areas of high contrast and other areas of no contrast at all
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Old 09-26-2017, 05:47 AM
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I made a similar colored quilt last year. My quilter used grey. It let the fabrics shine and the quilting is subdued.
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Old 09-26-2017, 06:45 AM
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I am going out on a limb here...I would use a yellow. Not scream in your face glow-in-the-dark yellow, but a nice creamy yellow. It will show up on everything with out taking the limelight. I choose colors that dont disappear on some of the fabrics and stand out on others. JMHO I might consider a tan also...
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Old 09-26-2017, 07:15 AM
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Originally Posted by deriz56 View Post
Tried red thread and it screamed back at me. Picked it out. Thinking about using black or white thread, what do you think?[ATTACH=CONFIG]581095[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]581096[/ATTACH] Thanks in advance for your help.
Lemonaid (Permanent Core) is a great blending thread. Does not look yellow anywhere, not even on the white. I would not use the gray, verigated or black. They are too stark.
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Originally Posted by deriz56 View Post
Tried red thread and it screamed back at me. Picked it out. Thinking about using black or white thread, what do you think?[ATTACH=CONFIG] Thanks in advance for your help.
Lemonaid (Permanent Core) is a great blending thread. Does not look yellow anywhere, not even on the white. I would not use the gray, verigated or black. They are too stark.
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Old 09-29-2017, 08:45 AM
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I love the varigrated red idea.
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Old 09-29-2017, 08:50 AM
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If you use white it won't be visible on the white. If you use black it might scream back at you in the white and red areas. I would try gray and cream and see which one I like better. Just lay the thread over all color choices and go with your gut.
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Old 09-29-2017, 10:02 AM
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I use gray and silver a lot when quilting.
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