LavenderBlue

I am beginning a jelly roll quilt for my 88 yr. old Mom's birthday the end of January. Her favorite color is pink so I'm using various shades, mostly very colorful/bright hues, and eliminating very light pink fabrics.

If I ever make myself such a quilt, I plan to attach a 2.5" black solid square on both ends of the jelly roll strips as accents. I've seen very attractive pink/black quilts.

I don't think my Mom would like black in hers, so was wondering if solid white squares would look good. Using the white is why I would not use VERY light pinks. Any opinions?

pocoellie

I think pink and black would look nice, but since you don't think your mom would like the black, don't forget that a dark brown would also look awesome. Either way, I'm sure that she'll love it.

sushi

White would work, but why not use pale pink (since most of your fabrics are "very colorful/bright hues")? I think it would be lovelier but still give the eye a place to rest.

beauford

Lime green

lynnie

I love pink and white together. look in my closet, everything is pink and white, summer or winter. go for it

DebraK

I agree with sushi, in that pure white may be a little stark, but I think you know your Mom's tastes best.

dunster

White would be fine, but I agree with sushi - if you have the pale pink, it would look great.

LavenderBlue

So many options. Now I'm wondering about a medium gray.

DebraK

medium grey sounds lovely too.

zozee

Grey with pink is classy and restful. I also like green with pink as long as it doesn't look juvenile for your mom.