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I prefer the dark brown tonal. It grounds and anchors the quilt.
The other fabric looks too busy to me. |
I like the roses although the other will work well too.
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Roses gets my vote.
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The roses add dimension and are more interesting.
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I vote for the gold roses.
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the dark purple in the first picture is it. beautiful
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Originally Posted by sewTinker
okay. I give up trying to decide this on my own. I change my mind every day and am unable to move forward! yikes.
I am making an on-point quilt for my mom using the sandy gervais pattern, Sticks & Stones. I can't make up my mind for the setting blocks - One is a dark brown tone-on-tone, with bits of black in it. The other is a richer, but busier, brown with non-metallic gold roses etched into it. Our camera is with my husband in the truck, so I had to use my cell phone - pictures are ok, but could not take distant shots so did a lay-out on my cutting table. Thanks so much for your help. |
I like the gold roses also.
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I like the roses. Also, if the white is not stitched down, I would use a pink instead of white as it stands out too much. Only my two cents worth.
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Definitely the tonal, the rose pattern is too busy and distracts from your other fabrics which are very pretty.
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thank you So Much, everyone, for your input. And I apologize for the colors being "off" on your monitors. (The brown did show as Brown on mine.)
Here's the score: brown tonal: 18 rose etched: 29 My decision: The brown tonal makes the body of the quilt Float; however, it is a bit stark. Although the keen suggestions that beautiful quilting would balance that starkness are spot on. The rose-etched fabric is beautiful to the eye, but does offer competition for the body of the quilt. The squares which read as White are actually a pale yellow moda fabric. Except for the outer blocks, they are all written on with fabric pens, as this is a signature quilt for my mom's 80th birthday in October. If this quilt was destined to be Displayed or used on a bed, I would go with the dark brown fabric. But it will be a large lap quilt seen in close-up by mom snuggled underneath (it's Cold where she lives), or folded into a basket by her chair in the summertime. For that reason only, I am going with the gold-etched roses, as up-close it will be more visually interesting for her. Thank you All for your help with this! I'm so glad I took the plunge and posted these photos. I'll be posting this again when it's completed (and I'll use our Real camera!!!) This was fun! |
Gold roses!!! The other fabric is too "heavy".
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I just feel the tonal frames the blocks better, IMHO.
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maybe I am not seeing the color right, but the white, solid blocks (which I see you now say are pale yellow) are just too stark for the rest of the printed fabric. that's where your eye will go--straight to the outer edge of the design. just my opinion, you have to go with your gut feeling.
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I love them both but I'd go with the solid for a more subtle background for the busy center. Good luck.
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They look purple to me too. I think the roses add a lot more "kick" than the solid. Richer-looking.
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definitely the roses.
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Roses.
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I like the one with the gold tones.
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Tonal :-D
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