Shadow Box Quilt Help
01-14-2025, 05:55 PM
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Shadow Box Quilt Help
Hello Everyone,
I am doing my first shadow box quilt. I would like your quilt expertise on what I have come up with before I start sewing. I was going to go with blackish shadow, white shashing, and a small batik border, with a larger whitish border. I would appreciate anything that you think needs to be changed.
I am doing my first shadow box quilt. I would like your quilt expertise on what I have come up with before I start sewing. I was going to go with blackish shadow, white shashing, and a small batik border, with a larger whitish border. I would appreciate anything that you think needs to be changed.
01-15-2025, 02:36 AM
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Beautiful Colors!
I looked up Shadow Box quilt pictures and found lots of inspiration. Since you have some dark colors, maybe a shade of the grey would work well in order to give the shadow effect. I have read that some quilters use paint cards to help them decide on colors to choose if they don't have the color of fabric to audition from their stash. I will look forward to seeing what you decide. Have fun!
01-15-2025, 05:12 AM
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I love special effects, and this pattern is on my list. I will be watching this for my own tips! Love your squares layout. Also love the paint cards idea. They would also work for my pixel quilts' color selection!
01-15-2025, 06:02 AM
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I've noticed that your 3 brightest yellows are all on the same side of the quilt, can you change that so the colors are more in balance? A charcol gray would work for the shadows. Personally I would never border with white, but use it as an inside border instead. Be sure to show the quilt to us when complete...we love looking at pictures!
