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Worst colors: a bilious green, sorta like vomit or sick baby poop ... with some yellow.
I thought it would make a great OBW but couldn't make myself cut into it, let alone sew with it. It did make a great bowl and my friend absolutely loved it. Go figure. ali |
Originally Posted by Barb44
Originally Posted by Jan in VA
"What are the worst colors you have sewed with and did you get a total headache while doing it?"
Anything brown and with ditsy 1970s calicos, UGH! No headache, but it was a force to the finish. Good luck on your own headache. Jan in VA Isn't it good that we are all different? If we all like the same fabrics our quilts would all look alike. |
I do not like traditional baby blue or pink. The worst piece of fabric was "Dora the Explorer". It gave me such a thrill to sew over her head.
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Originally Posted by TonnieLoree
I do not like traditional baby blue or pink. The worst piece of fabric was "Dora the Explorer". It gave me such a thrill to sew over her head.
Now I am giggling. I would not for love or money make a Dora quilt. (Well maybe...but not willingly). You have totally cheered me up...at least I like the jungle animals I chose. :D |
I'm cracking up at these responses!! LOL
Mustard and olive do sound ugly to me but you just never know! I hope you post a pic. I bet you'll do something just fine :D |
THanks Susan, I am eagerly awaiting the material, it;s the first time I have done an all flannel quilt, so at least I will get some experience with that.
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I would not enjoy the olive and mustard colors you're contending with, but at least they are close to the greens and yellows that are common in nature. Maybe you could think of them as parts of trees and other plants and find some fabrics with animal characters that would coordinate with the "jungle" colors? That way a little sky blue could be justified, too.
My own least liked colors are the dusty rose/mauve and grayed out orange and blue that were popular in the 1980's. I've just about purged those from my stash because every time I used one in a quilt I regretted it. |
Originally Posted by willferg
I recently made a blanket for some neighbors who are expecting their third girl. I figured maybe they were feeling done with pink, so I inquired about colors to the grandparents. I was told the nursery was yellow and green with a bit of purple.
I was so uninspired, and it was actually hard to find fabric that would work with those colors. I finally managed, and it came out far better than I would have thought, but I'm glad it's done. Here's a pic: |
Can you maybe use colors that would go with but not be as displeasing to you? Perhaps browns & creams would go well or something like that? Even a tree has a brown trunk, & maybe a light yellow or cream the other end of their spectrum.
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Well, I know what it's like to sew something you hate, but I would love olive and mustard yellow! A lot of the things that are so popular these days I hate though. I can't stand batiks, for instance, or novelty prints, or some of the patterns that are written about a lot on here, like D9P, so to each their own. Bottom line, do whatever you want for the baby quilt. There's no reason you have to stick to the parent's color scheme.
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