marymay

I like the 2nd one the best. But then I don't like working with red.

bjchad

I like the red best of what you showed. If you have brown perhaps a very narrow brown border and then the yellow for a wider border. Or if you have enough of the red use that for the narrow border.

quilterpurpledog

I really like your blocks. I would prefer the red. I think the yellow conflicts with the beige. I would think brown for a border would be nice. How about another color for a flange or piping to separate the border from the blocks? The big, open blocks invite a big quilting pattern like wreaths, feathers, etc. Great quilt and worthy of being finished.

quiltmama22

Fine tune that red. Try for a reddish-brown but not that yellow---its too pale.
I agree with Chaney Ranch---don't settle for something you have in your stash just to get it
finished. Hang on to those blocks until the right thing pops up someday.

cherrio

ditto and you can make a solid or a snowball block to go with the others if you need to expand

wildyard

I like the red. It would look nice with some brown added, but it's great just plain too.

cowgirlquilter

I personally like the first option but either one would be awesome!

charlottequilts

If you want a dark color coming up to the light edges, how about a dark purple-red or a tamped-down eggplant color? Personally, i wouldn't want big, dark squares in between, but the thin sashing some have recommended may just set the gold/tan off perfectly. Of course,that doesn't exactly solve the alternating blocks. With a thin, dark sashing in place, i'd go find a cream with a fine gold stripe or something similar to go with the gold and white print ( or tan and white, whichever it is). That should be easily found. Maybe even with the christmas fabrics.

hugs, charlotte

suzanprincess

How about blue? Brown and blue is a classic combination, and if hubby hates red he probably likes blue.... The paisley looks to me like it would go with a (muted, not bright) blue very well.

Lara122

Well, I read the first set of comments, and decided against the red and yellow. had to grocery shop yesterday, and while I was at Walmart, I cruised fabric. Picked out a dark purple, and a medium brown. they both looked good with the paisley. I did not have an entire block with me! (Smacks head) I did not purchase the brown, just the purple. hmmm.

I need to put it on my design wall with the purple. But, I think Charlotte may be right about having big, dark squares. Maybe big center squares of purple, surrounded by that brown? Sigh. This is progress, though . . Right?! ;0))


ManiacQuilter2, you really do have more of the paisley? wow . . . if you're willing to let it go, I can pay you for it, or trade you some red/yellow! ha ha. Maybe surround those with the purple?