margecam52

I just go scrappy! Can't pick colors woth beans! Some find it easy, I hate even thinking about it. I love scrappy quilts, and that's usually what I make, no matter the pattern.

I made the mistake of asking 4 expectant moms (one is my granddaughter, the others are great grand nieces) what color/theme they want...I should have just made the quilts & they would get what they get...now, I've had to buy bright pinks and blacks (not my favorites), and my granddaughter wants her baby's dragon quilt in "Foresty, kinda muted" colors...it's for the baby...so there will be two dragon quilts, one to decorate the room, and one for baby Alex!

Colors...here are two dragonfly blocks, one is a sample (colorful), one is in the girl's chosen colors (pastels)...same pattern...and the scrappy one is prettier (I think).

jcrow

I have a very hard time picking colors still. And I found out that if I ask the person at the quilt shop, I get what they like, not what I like. So, I will take a magazine with me with a picture of a quilt and try and match that or buy a kit or find a quilt on a wall and say I want to make that quilt. That's where I am pretty much right now. And this is been going on for years. I am not great with colors still.

romanojg

This is where your digital camera will help. Put the fabrics together that you think you might like and take a picture of it and then look at it a while to see if you like it. I do this all the time; it takes longer for me to chose color and design than anything else. Good luck