At first I thought the Dark Blue, but the bright blue, sure brightens it up. So my choice is #2.

Aw, I surely will, thank you SO much Rachel *HUGS* *sniff* *sniff*

Hmmmm ... another vote for going w/the brighter look. Thank you for that! :D

I'm quite a bit older than you. My grandmother died in the 70s, I always wonder what she would think about my quilting. I am the only one in the family that is a quilter. I know she would be amazed but I am sure she would be proud as I know you grandmother is as well.

awesome, thanks for sharing

I like the blue # 2, but you decide,

Aw, thank you so much for that *HUGS*. I am was her first granddaugther and we spent a LOT of time together when I was younger and like you, I'm the ONLY quilter in the family!

Dark blue gets my vote!

I like the dark blue color the best, but I do think the print is so busy it competes for attention with the plate. I would find another fabric in that color but with a subdued pattern so it reads more like a solid.

Your earlier reply cracked me up! I was like, "WHAT?! That's IT? what about which colour?! waaahhhhh" and then you posted this :lol: Thank you so much!

Thank you for that, Sharon! :D

All of them look nice. I believe I like the last one the best. What is important is which one you like the best.

1st one - dark blue... :-)

That's what I was doing at the fabric store today but had no luck so will head to the bigger stores in town to see what I can find. I agree, it's too busy but the colour is right.

Stay tuned to see what I come up with ... it may be a week though :lol:

Thank you all so very much!

I love #2, it gives the lovely old blocks a modern twist.

#1, 2, and 3 in that order!! ;) Nice job on the plate!! :thumbup:

I love the blue flowered one best!

DITTO!

Kyia

If you want the dresdan plates to be the focus, I think the dark blue is best.
If you want an allover "bright" quilt, the light blue would be best.
The green is my least favorite. I don't think it does the dresdan plates justice.
They are beautiful by the way :D

I agree,, the blue,,! makes it "pop"!!! I knwo ti is hard w/o her,, but smile with each stitch and remember her,,,

I think you need to go with the dark blue(first one). Your DGM will be sew proud of you for carrying on what she was teaching you! Looking forward to seeing pics of your finished quilt.

I think the first one looks great. I can see that Granny is still with you because you are doing a great job! :thumbup:

I think a less busy navy for the background and using a yellow circle in the center of the plates will really pop it all out.

Aw, thank you so much I have been and I really hope she's proud, when I'm finally done. I tell you one thing though, we always hand stitched everything and my hands will just not do it anymore, they get too stiff and sore so I'm machine quilting it all! Hope she'll forgive me that? :oops: :lol:

Thank you so much, I surelly will post pics when I'm done!

1st and sorry for your loss. Good luck

Aw, thank you Marsey and you know what? She was from Conway! :lol:

Hey, now THAT's a novel idea! Hmmmmm ... thank you for that, I'll see what that looks like!

the 2nd one!! Sorry about your grandmother too.

Aw, thank you so much. It's been 10 years now so I'm finally done enough w/the greiving to quilt again and she's with me in every stitch. I feel like I'm a grown up now, doing it all on my own like this, imagine growing up at 48 ... well not all the way, still a kid at heart :lol:

Arkansas Grannies are the best! ;-)

Mine sure was! :D

love the first one, then the second, not so much the third

I love the first one too!

I really like the green.... but they are all pretty!

Your background color is a matter of personal preference. It depends on what color you want to highlight in the plate. The dark blue makes the red and white stand out. The light blue makes only the red stand out. The green pops the gold colors. If you do a sashing, I would select the background first and then cue the sashing to the color highlighted.

I love the dark blue. It is such a nice contrast to the plate. Keep us posted as to what you decide.

WHA? WHA? WHA? HUH? WHAAAT?! *vrooom*! over my head with that! ... okay I got the background info but the sashing, I don't understand. Whatever colour the background makes stand out on the plate, make that the same as the sashing?

I surely will, thank you!

ditto!!