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I still find too many solids in large pieces make for a flat quilt (bc/ I've seen some minis that are very cute). Maybe it's b/c my quilting isn't good enough show off on a solid background. Maybe it's b/c I love the variations that come from batiks.
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I love solids. Like to mix with prints. Like solid borders also.
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Not tipically a fan of solids, prefering a tone on tone. Maybe because there was a time when 100 percent cottons were very hard to find in anything other than a slim selection of calico's and some solids. I made my share of quilts with solids and just am too facinated with the HUGE selection of prints that seem to get even better every year.
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I think I own one set of solid FQs. Everything else is tone on tone or prints. (muslin excluded). Obviously I am not a big fan.
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I LOVE solids, especially black. I think it's because I love Amish type quilts so much.
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I use solids all the time....either in a bargello where I want no print or very little....or in regular quilt blocks where I want one piece of the block to stand out.....I really am not a fan of large prints, it seems that you need a large block of print by itself in order for it to look good....but that is just me
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Using a small amount of a color saturated solid can really make a quilt pop. Think they can look especially good in a narrow border. When nothing else seems to work, try a solid
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I'm liking solids more than I ever had before. I am starting to add them into quilts but I just LOVE them as backings. It shows the quilting so well and looks like a wholecloth on one side.
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Originally Posted by beaniekins
(Post 4980857)
The recent thread about batiks inspired me to ask this. How do you feel about solid fabric in quilts? What about when a quilt is made entirely with solids? Do you find it flat or vibrant?
I find that I'm liking solids on their own more and more. I used to find them bland and boring, but now I find that I'm drawn to them whenever I go to the LQS. I really like how they come in so many shades now, though it means that I want to spend more money to buy all the different colours! |
I prefer tonals but have used some solid in applique
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