Has anyone had this happen?
#21
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I agree with using the colors she picked although if you asked her to help you line up the colors in the quilt and kinda had a couple of other colors around she might pick one of those on her own to add with it. I do think she'd like laying out the quilt with you.
#28
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I too have a 13 yo DGD. She wanted me to make her a quilt last summer, so instead I let her pick out the fabs and then I had her put it together. We ended up just doing a jelly roll 1600, but she learned a lot about color, placement, and how one fab will accent, sometimes negatively, another. She loved the challenge, I loved the time spent with her, and now she considers herself quite the expert on quilt terminology, color, and 1/4" seams. Even if your DGD can't make the quilt, let her help you lay it out. She may then see that it needs a lighter color to help bring out the colors she selected. Non-quilters have no clue about contrasts, etc. that it has taken us years to learn.
#30
Kids are funny about only liking what they like. DON'T change it or she'll be resentful.
What you might do is to make a pillow case to go with it and add your bright/light color as the flange. Then don't say anything about the added color. She will notice on her own how much better it looks and will be able to make better decisions the next time but it will be "her" idea.
What you might do is to make a pillow case to go with it and add your bright/light color as the flange. Then don't say anything about the added color. She will notice on her own how much better it looks and will be able to make better decisions the next time but it will be "her" idea.
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