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01-17-2011, 09:59 AM

#11

mom2boyz

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Posts: 227

Quote:

Originally Posted by amma

Find a piece of fabric that has a lot of different colors in it that you just love.
Then look for all of those different colored fabrics in different sized prints/designs/tonals etc...
Just use these pieces in a quilt, not the original fabric that you pulled the colors from. If they all look good together in that fabric, they will all look good together in a quilt too :D:D:D

This is a great idea! What do you think is most important, a variety of tone values or the use of different sized prints? Or must it be a combination of both?

01-17-2011, 10:28 AM

#12

AgapeStitches

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Join Date: Nov 2010

Location: Gastonia, NC

Posts: 1,021

This might help with color choices:
http://quilting.about.com/od/colorfa...lor_quilts.htm
hope it helps.

01-18-2011, 05:31 PM

#13

KarenK

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Twin Cities, Minnesota

Posts: 1,925

Quote:

Originally Posted by kateyb

Get the book "Color Magic for Quilters" . It's great and helps a lot. Check amazon for a used one.

This book on color is my favorite! I refer to it frequently. With practice, you will become more comfortable putting different color and pattern combinations together. Have fun with it!

www.ebay.com and www.half.com are 2 other places to look for good prices on books.