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Old 06-09-2013, 12:45 AM
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Apparently colours shouldn't be too highly contrasting. Blue is soothing and peaceful. I like soft pinks and greens together, but that might be too contrasty...
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Old 06-09-2013, 03:28 AM
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I do love brights - they make me smile and I gravitate towards them when I want so do something to make someone smile. I just made another baby quilt - white on white background with lots of brights interspersed here :

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t223238.html

another one - much older post but same types of choices in fabric here:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t134673.html
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Orange, yellow, and white made me smile while DS was going through his divorce.
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Old 06-09-2013, 08:45 AM
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Now, I'm gonna tell you something here that most people don't like. Qrange is considered the happiest of colors by people who do these kinds of studies. I iind it weird that most people don't like orange but used in the right way, is a fabulous color to add to a scheme of happy colors. Yellow, orange and white are fabulous together.
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Old 06-10-2013, 05:27 AM
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I seen a log cabin quilt the other day made in really nice bright colors. Each block contained a variety of solid reds, yellows, greens, orange blues, lt blues, lime green, red w/white dots, green w/white dots, red and white checks, and green and white check fabric. Each block had a white border with a white outer border with a yellow binding.
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Old 06-10-2013, 05:31 AM
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Originally Posted by eparys View Post
I do love brights - they make me smile and I gravitate towards them when I want so do something to make someone smile. I just made another baby quilt - white on white background with lots of brights interspersed here :

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t223238.html

another one - much older post but same types of choices in fabric here:

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t134673.html
I really love your quilts and they are so cheerful. Thanks for showing them.
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:03 AM
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I ran across this quilt doing a google search on pink lemonade. Someone even commented on that thread how "happy" that quilt looked. I quite agree!!

Down further on the first page is a close up and a cute picture of the grand baby on the quilt.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...d-t210113.html
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:10 AM
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A zinger is orange or lime green. I use all colors together. Each day I like a different color. Hugs
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:16 AM
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Another good one I found recently is this one:

https://www.shopfonsandporter.com/pr...t/new-arrivals

It has such a simple 2 block design that I was able to graph it myself without the pattern. I was able to find the same fabric as that in the image and it is very bright and happy.
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Old 06-10-2013, 11:38 AM
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I think all "Warm" tones are happy...cool colors are calming. I think any shade that matches white instead of tan would be a happy color. The exception to that would be neon colors...those make me nervous.
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