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Vicki1212 01-26-2016 04:48 AM

Help me choose a colour.....
 
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Hi Everyone

I have these three fabrics in my stash and I want to use them in a baby quilt. The main colour is not quite orange but also not quite yellow, sort of a cross between the two. What other colours do you think I could use that would go well with these?

margied 01-26-2016 04:55 AM

it would be easier to see the color it's going with in same picture

Tartan 01-26-2016 04:56 AM

Fabrics look nice together. If you can find a solid or strip in that orange/yellow, I would add that. I would say the kind of tan in the flower fabric but that might look too heavy for a baby quilt.

marand 01-26-2016 05:15 AM

Something to make it broghten and pop. HOw about fabric with complimentary colors (blues/violets). Look at your color wheel for ideas.

quilter2theend 01-26-2016 05:24 AM

If you want a quiet quilt then I would add a light beige. If you want a brighter idea then a solid yellow like the flower fabric.

toverly 01-26-2016 05:27 AM

I'm with Marand, go for opposite of the color wheel, cool blues or greens.

ManiacQuilter2 01-26-2016 06:24 AM

Yellow and gray seems to be a popular color combination.

Jeanne S 01-26-2016 06:28 AM

I think teal would add a nice pop to this quilt.

Sammie1 01-26-2016 06:38 AM

You're kind of set up to do sort of a monotone. You take the same color and vary the shade. Some get very dark which gives you contrast but also is the same color.
Go to a paint store or home depot with a sample of your fabric and select a paint card that matches your fabric and gives you the variations in shade. Then find colors that match the different shades on that card. I think it could be really neat.

What color is the middle of the flowers? I'm hoping it's a warm brown. You could use that color. If it's black, you could use it. But I'd be afraid it turn into a Halloween quilt unless you use another color, say...a soft pink?

Nanax4 01-26-2016 07:06 AM

Some variation of the tan flower center. Doesn't have to match, just be in the same color family.

A very tiny border of some other color....teal maybe?

It kind of depends on what you want. I like the idea of all the same colors, makes it seem peaceful.


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