Originally Posted by QuiltnLady1

If I want to make sure the colors go together, I carry a small swatch like paulswalia said AND when I am in fabric store, I take the bolt to the door or window and see how they look together in natural light. I thought reds were bad, then I worked with purples and oh my...

Originally Posted by May in Jersey

I had collected many black and white fabrics for several years and when I was ready to make a quilt with them I was surprised that they all didn't go together. Main problem was some of the whites were true whites and others were off whites and also some blacks were more dark grey than black so I couldn't use many of the fabrics I had collected. Here's a photo of my granddaughters holding her quilt. May in Jersey [ATTACH=CONFIG]344981[/ATTACH]