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janedee 05-21-2011 09:58 PM
Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
take a scrap of your fabrics to a photocopy machine and copy in back and white. Make sure the colors are in the correct order as to intensity or darkness (pardon my word retrieval issues at the moment). I am concerned that it should possibly be 2,3,1,4... I would also remove#16 and #15. In my eye, they don't quite fit in. I like B, F, G and H to replace anything you take out of your original line up.
no need to take them to the copy show you can do it on the computer here are you fabrics in black and white.

I agree with the 2,3,1,4 switch but I also think 18 and 19 need to be switched so 18 would become 19 and vice versa! I don't know about 16 but I think 15 is more of a tan color when the rest of your fabrics come with a more red/pink hue.
that is so clever would never have thought of changing them to black and white - have learnt something new today :thumbup:

adorabowe 05-21-2011 10:37 PM
Originally Posted by hopetoquilt

no need to take them to the copy show you can do it on the computer here are you fabrics in black and white.

I agree with the 2,3,1,4 switch but I also think 18 and 19 need to be switched so 18 would become 19 and vice versa! I don't know about 16 but I think 15 is more of a tan color when the rest of your fabrics come with a more red/pink hue.
I second this completely!

justwannaquilt 05-22-2011 12:45 AM
Originally Posted by cmagee84
How did you turn them to black and white???!!!
I did it with photoshop HOWEVER. you can do it in windows paint program, open the picture you want to turn black and white. then hold CTRL on your keyboard and hit the E button. This will bring up a window called Image Properties in this box there are a couple of options to change things, under color click on Black and White. Once you change it and click on save it will give you a warning message that the color change can't be UNDONE just click on ok again and there ya go, your picture is now black and white. as long as you A) don't save the changed photo or B) save the black and white photo by click on SAVE AS, and renaming it, it will NOT change the original photo.

heather1949 05-22-2011 02:18 AM
Originally Posted by bgullett
I dont' think #2 fits at all, maybe try c. and I think #15 has to much brown in it.
Yes I quite agree with this.

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hopetoquilt 05-22-2011 02:32 AM
As far as getting different depths of red without going pink, there is another quilt in that quilt book done in reds that should give you some ideas. Look at page 36-43, page 59 and 88. I like page 88 the best.

pieces 05-22-2011 02:54 AM
Great pattern and great fabrics. Its always hard to choose fabrics when you need so many. But it is your quilt, use the fabrics you like. What helps me the most is taking pictures and then viewing the color combinations, move a few fabrics, take another picture, for some reason you 'see' the colors and patterns better when looking at a picture. (?) :thumbup:

ube quilting 05-22-2011 04:21 AM
Originally Posted by justwannaquilt
Originally Posted by hopetoquilt
take a scrap of your fabrics to a photocopy machine and copy in back and white. Make sure the colors are in the correct order as to intensity or darkness (pardon my word retrieval issues at the moment). I am concerned that it should possibly be 2,3,1,4... I would also remove#16 and #15. In my eye, they don't quite fit in. I like B, F, G and H to replace anything you take out of your original line up.
no need to take them to the copy show you can do it on the computer here are you fabrics in black and white.

I agree with the 2,3,1,4 switch but I also think 18 and 19 need to be switched so 18 would become 19 and vice versa! I don't know about 16 but I think 15 is more of a tan color when the rest of your fabrics come with a more red/pink hue.
Very good catch here. Good eyes. good call! Good B&W tip!

caspoohbear 05-22-2011 04:37 AM
I think you could switch 1&2 and drop 15 and add H somewhere at the end. Also switching 18&19. Eventually I hope to work up to something like this. I am working on a squares in strips quilt, but just 4 alternating, not having to pay a lot of attention to the pattern.

nabobw 05-22-2011 05:09 AM
I think # 9 & 11 look like the same fabric and replace 2 with g 15 with b

Just-Lee 05-22-2011 05:30 AM
I agree with 2,3,1,4..and 6,5. From my end, 7 appears to be purple and yellow to me, but maybe you need the contrast?? 15 looks brownish-green to me and doesn't work.

I am no quilt expert at all, but I was a custom color matching specialist for Sherwin-Williams for years....back before they computers to do it! lol I believe this is where my love of color was born :)

I may have no idea what I am talking about, when it comes to the bargello quilts, so feel free to dismiss this opinion..lol


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