I was visiting my Grandmother yesterday and she had asked if I had ever made a wedding ring quilt. I told her no but would love to. She looked at me and you could tell she was remembering something and then she said her grandmother made one and and it was beautiful. I would love to make my grandma this quilt. I will make it a lap quilt because the last quilt she uses as a piece of art (which i love because only she is allowed to touch :) So here is my problem. Her house is WHITE all white with a touch of color here and there. She changes her colors like we change our underwear :lol: She has some neutral tones I have never seen this quilt in neutral tones what would you suggest?

How about pale prints, less intense but with color. This pattern is on my list of "to do" and I will use less intense colors. I have a lot of white walls too and change accent colors often!!!

Soft, pale tones would be my suggestion too. Pinks, greens, blues, either yellows or beiges . . . on a solid white background. These are the colors I think of when I think traditional wedding ring quilt. Great thing about this pattern is that there is opportunity to use many colors in the rings. Best of luck!

I have seen the double wedding ring in neutral tones. It was beautiful. The background was the lightest fabric but the wedding rings were more beige and tans, each with a print in them all in neutrals but not tone on tone. I think it took a long time to find the right fabrics but it was worth the work. It was a beautiful quilt and one you could use anywhere.

I agree with sew connie....mixed colors with solid white...that way it would "go" with all the changing of colors you mentioned that she does.
Look at connie's avatar for inspiration.

white background, and then colors for the rings. Does DGM use pale colors or brights for her accents? I would choose many different fabrics for the rings :D:D:D

I've seen it somewhere too and it was beautiful!

Yes, pastels would be lovely.

What about using some repro. 30's fabrics in the lighter tones?

I too would go with the soft, pale tones. I bet it will be beautiful when done. Can't wait for a pic of this one. I am wanting to try making the wedding ring pattern myself. Next year I think I will try it..

I would try to do it in shades of creme/beige in light, med dark.. I think it would be spectacular!

This is not a DWR, but the colors are lovely and neutral!

http://my.hgtv.com/share-my-quilt/Fr...i?oid=18815351

I think some one posted a wedding ring quilt recently that was an old one and it was done in pale colors. Search it.

I agree. :) Good luck. Can't wait to see what colors you pick.

this is perfect colors she I might add some black to it and we will have a beautiful quilt!!! Thank you all for your help!!

I would go with those shades of tan and creams also with a very white background.

Browse thru these pics and see what looks good to you.

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One more question for you.... I now that this is my quilt and that I can do about anything I want but my issue with colors well lets just say Thank goodness that there was a time when plaids and strips matched!!! Ok back to the question. I have a bunch of white on white fabric that are different styles and wondered if the DWR could be scrapy or should I stick with one color for the middles of the rings? (for the melons and the weird square part) Thank you!!

I've seen one done in neutrals ranging from white all the way to gold/tan - I think some were tone on tone and some had little patterns to them. It was lovely because of the range of colors in the arches.

It's admirable that you want to make this pattern for your grandmother. I made one for one of my kids about 10 years ago made up in greens/blues/pink and white. For me it was a labor of love pattern/quilt. However, I've warned my other kids not to plan on this pattern for any of their future quilts! Of course now I'm better at quilting and who knows...

I would think that if your white on whites were all the same white, you could mix and match them. If they aren't the same white, I would go with one white. Can't wait to see a picture of the quilt when you are finished!

what about her favorite colors, in pastels? that might work.

Beiges and browns with a white center would be pretty.

I would go with what my son calls the faded fabrics. Use a variety for a scrappy look, but focus on fabrics that don't pop so much. Makes a very soft look and blends with any other colors in a room pretty good.

If she is thinking about a quilt her grandmother made, chances are todays 30's fabric would fit the bill. I'm putting one together right now and using connecting threads canning day.

Every one is suggesting white for the background of your wedding ring quilt. I agree. However, the choice of fabrics for the ringshould be a very outstand combination of pastel backgrounds. I would suggest a pale green or blue with an overall small design of flowers (blue,pink, yellows) any color as long as the prints are very small. I used this formula for one I made several years ago and it turned out beautifully. Good luck with it. It is a very rewarding pattern to work with.

I actually made one with white background and scrappy beige,ecru,tan rings and it turned out really nice....very muted. What about the 30's prints?

Use a pastel color which would coordinate with the majority of the flowers in your ring. I prefer a pale color as to not overpower the ring. I used a pale ecru and embroidered a small lazy daisy in the middle of it (with a couple of green leaf's of course.

A few weeks ago someone on this forum posted a pix of a wedding ring quilt done with the white background and the rings more or less solid in an offwhitish color with the connecting squares in light shades of tan, light gold, -- it was gorgeous and looked liked it might be easier and faster than the more traditional multi-squares in the rings -- I loved it and would like to make one like it -- I'm very impatient and want things done now! and I seem to make very big quilts

I've seen one done in neutrals. beige to tans with a very light tan for the background. It was stunning. Would go with any change of colors. You could use a white background with the tans/beiges for the pieces.

Take a look at the colors in this quilt that someone here on the board just made. I love these colors (whites and creams and beiges).

Is this the look you are looking for?

http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-76681-1.htm

This is the double wedding ring my grandmother made nearly 100 years ago. Hand quilted and hand pieced. Hers is in bright colors, but I could see these same colors done in pastels or even a monochromatic choice. I think it would be very pretty. I donated this quilt to a museum. It was too precious to use and too beautiful to be left in my cedar chest where no one could see it.

Oh, that would go beautiful with my home decor. I love the antique type quilts

Some great suggestions, the neutrals would be elegant/classic but, If you have your heart set on some color.. I'd first find out what color accents she usually leans towards, as in warms (autumn kinda colors or cools ( blues-violets etc)..I'd then chose a multitude of "muted" colors in the warms or cools that she prefers..
*If she prefers the warms= off white/cream background
*cools= white background
* or a combo of both
If she doesn't have a preference to warms or cools then I'd choose some basic Primary colors that are more "greyed" down/less bright, which would bring them more toward a neutral state..Which in turn would make them flow with whatever accents she chose in the future...
And If you don't wanna mess with any of this.. Show her some pictures of different color combos (maybe of art, so she doesn't know about the possible quilt) let her pic out what she'd prefer on her wall lol..Hope any of this helps (smile)

Vanilla pudding tones would be my choice. Alex Anderson often uses the tones in her quilts. I think she calls them Neutrals.

Check out this beautiful double wedding ring quilt in very pale neutrals:

http://phillipsfiberart.danemcoweb.c...ngs-that-bind/

I did at one time see a Double Wedding Ring Quilt that was done with a cream background and all of the rest done in beiges and tans, it was really kind of neat.

THAT is a beautiful quilt!!!

Do you take many pictures of her in her house? If so, look back on them and see if you can accurately see the colors in the accents she's put up. That might give you an even better idea of what she likes.

I posted a pic of a tone on tone beige DWR that i did for my son when he got married

That's reeeeally beautiful sewingmom3.. I'd owe my longarmer my first born grandchild to do that kind of quilting, I'm thinking lol