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Old 09-24-2014, 04:44 AM
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I agree that those two fabrics would overwhelm the others. Perhaps you could use them for the back and make the binding from these two fabrics.
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I can understand that the existing Purple and Red are a bit too bold but I don't really care for the brick red at the side the lavender is a bit to gray for me. Good Luck.
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Old 09-24-2014, 06:27 AM
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I think the trouble is that the detail on the focus fabric is on such a delicate scale, but it is surrounded by large areas of solid color (that is, they read as solid from a distance). Though it might seem counter-intuitive, you might get a more balanced result using more fabrics like that second purple and that green and beige floral (which I think works better than the others with the focus fabric).

I also did a quilt using Asian fabric and a modern quilt pattern. I was surprised to find that I needed to surround the focus fabric with busier fabrics than I would have imagined, in order to get a good effect.

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