Ok - so I FINALLY finished cuttng all my squares. I was thinking I would use some kind of boarder around each square. I know there is a term for that - but I can't find it for the life of me :)

I'm just not sure of what color to use - I have some funkey ruler thing that is supposed to help with value - but I have to admit I dont' really get it.

This fabric is from a jelly roll that was given to me - so I am told they all pretty much go together. My struggle is I am pretty black and white - and as much as I hate to admit it - a bit afraid of color! So I have no idea what to do with green, pink, red . . .

Any suggestions? * look down a bit - I did get the picture in right - eventually!

Let me try that picture again . .

Sashing?

Lets try again

Grrr - I can't get the picture in....

Yes Sashing!!

Last try on the picture. . .

I would pull a darker green out of the prints to use as sashing. I think it would look pretty with all of the fabrics in that collection. Green is pretty much a universal color...look at nature, it goes with everything :wink:

I had a charm pak and a jelly roll of the same fabrics, so I just started sewing squares to the strips, then sewed the blocks together. Each square had different sashing on each side. It became a very scrappy quilt, which is not me. It was for my 1st grandchild, and my daughter loves it (and so does my granddaughter).

I agree with amma, although a solid-reading red would work too.

Did you use the preview function when trying to post the pictures? It does not work - you have to bypass preview and hit the Attach File button instead, then Submit.

I think the red was throwing me off the most. Thanks for the advise.

Yes, I was trying to do the preview - but I also had the format too big - then wrong . .

Thanks!!

I'd go with white.

It depends on the look you want for the quilt. White would make a nice pastel quilt, red would make it a little wild, and dark green would enhance each color.....Take the blocks to your LQS and do a preview of what you like!

I would use a white sashing. That will really make the freshness of the colors pop.

I think green would be best.

I vote green

I think green also, just make sure it doesn't clash with the greens in your blocks. (just look at them, squint a little and if it shouts at you...it doesn't fit.)
This is how I was taught many (many :)) years ago and it seems to help.

If you have some fabs in your stash in colors you may like, just lay out a piece of, say green, and place the squares on top with a little space between. That's how I audition sashing, borders, etc.

I have heard that green is the most neutral color there is!

Green is good. Look outside, see all the shades of greens in a flower garden. They all work!

I'd go green if I could find a solid that seemed earthy. Dark foresty type color I think. If I couldn't find that, I think a bright white would be a good option. It would give it all a springy look.

I think a mint or pastel green would make all the colors melt together, that would be so pretty. Like this one http://www.alderwoodquilts.com/shopp...riendshipQuilt

I agree wth this color choice. I also like green to pull other colors together. I think your quilt is going to look lovely!!

framing goes around each block and sashing goes between blocks (verticle/horizontal). Does that help? I think going to a fabric store and laying out your blocks on several different fabrics then you will love what ever you come up with. It all depends wha look you are going for. Contemperary/classic ?etc Your fabrics are really pretty, I can't wait to see it when it is finished.

I personally would like the diversity of different borders of the blocks...keep the variety going. Would be beautiful!!

Now, for the color thingie you have....here's what it is to do ...if you have a stack of picked fabrics for a project....you can look thru the cool or warmer color slide of that thingie..and, if you have too much of the same color family it will literally dissappear by viewing at it:)Really! You need differences in color..or everything would be blah...and, have had that happen in a color selection and once looking thru that viewer...it was like 'duh'! And, I fixed it:)I had 2 that were too close and by looking thru the viewer there were no definate lines to which one started or stopped..Whenever you buy a jelly roll or a line of fabric...those choices have been taken care of for you:)

I'm anxious to hear what you decide and am looking forward to some pics of that decision. Beautiful fabrics! SKeat

Looks nice to me.

I'd do green, because I really like the freshness of green. :)

Is there a reason you want to make this decision before you have the blocks done? I would at least do some blocks first, then try out some different colors. Sometimes what looks best is a color you never would have thought of. The "look" that you want isn't always easy to see until after you have a couple of blocks together. The blocks may be busier than you thought, or too calm, so at that point the sashing could change the look to more what you want.

I would also vote green AND take your pieces to the LQS; I was in a similar quandry, took my unfinished top to the fabric store and ended up going with colors I never would have thought of and was very happy with the results. :D

I vote for green, but I'm biased since that's my favorite color :oops: :)

I am going with the green. As I was talking to my daughter about it yesterday she pointed to the side of me and said "like that color?". I turned my head - to the wall and the window and had no idea what she was pointing at. Turned out to be the hair tie I had on!! :lol:

So we went to Walmart - found the exact color and I finished my first row this morning. Once I get a couple rows put together I will post a picture. I want the green above and below all the blocks as well as on each side so I started sewing the green to the sides of every other block for the first row. Well to be honest I sewed the green to both sides of every block by mistake and switched the blocks out for identical ones saved for other rows. Block - green - block - green . . .

I am still not sure how to do the horizontal green because of possible seams - but that is for another day.. and I am sure another post!

Thanks for all your help!!!!

I vote the red tone or the blue tone (red being my first choice).. there is limited blue in the quilt.. it has a very cottage feel those colors and patterns so why not keep with that? I think the blue would give it a romantic cool feeling and a red would give it a sweetheart femine feel.

i would go with a white or soft pink because when i looki at it i see pastels

I vote a medium to dark green, but not TOO dark.

I would take the squares to a quilt shop and pick various shades of green and see what works best.

I personally like white, but I think in this case, white would wash them all out. That's just my opinion.

I guess, after thinking about white again, though, it would depend upon how WIDE you are going to make the sashing. If you made it very wide, I think white would wash the colors out.

If you made it a THIN sashing, then I think white would be excellent.

Just remember - there are NO quilt police. This is YOUR quilt, so you should pick what YOU like.

To be honest, when I first started quilting, some 30 years ago, I ended up buying fabric at my local fabric shops, because they were the choice of the fabric shop owner, not MY choice, and a lot of those fabrics are still in my sewing room... unused...

Brenda

As far as the real color to use, it does not much matter. Choose the color you like best in all the squares. Then, use a "dark" value of that color. If you like green, use a dark green. It does not have to be too dark, but it needs to be darker substantially than your darkest green in the blocks. If you like Red, use a dark red. The sashing in a dark value will make the blocks "pop out"...If the sashing is not dark, your blocks will merge with the sashing and you will not be able to see them. If you choose a white sashing, that will work, but any block that is almost white will get lost also. Keep the print tiny in the sashing since the prints are tiny in the blocks. This would look great with a different color squares at the intersections of the sashing. It would even be great with small star blocks in the sashing intersections...
It will be lovely in any colors you choose. Please post a new picture when done.

I'd go green for a more updated look. A darker beige tone on tone for an old fashioned look. I'm not real big on white unless it really enhances the fabric. A lot of color choice depends on what the quilt is for and where it will be used, not necessarily just the fabric colors. Try a bunch of different colors and tones against your squares until you find the one that just says "YES - I"M THE ONE!!!" Good luck! Picking fabrics is the best part of quilting!

Green

I like white for that, even though it's out of my color scheme

Go with green!
Regards,
MaryAnna

a darker olive green color would be my pick.. although I have some lovely dk green with cream uneven stripe that might be interesting.

I agree with the green! A darker version of what is on those 2 pieces in the picture.