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Old 05-27-2013, 03:45 AM
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If you have a yard or so in the colors you are considering, I would lay the yard of fabric on the floor and place the blocks on it to see what colors you like best. Like I did with my mod mosaic blocks here:

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Old 05-27-2013, 03:48 AM
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I think periwinkle blue would like nice...
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Old 05-27-2013, 03:54 AM
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I would lay a few blocks on larger pieces of fabric in different colors and see which one pops. You couls also take a picture of each selection to get a better view. Good luck with your choice and your block are great!
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Old 05-27-2013, 04:20 AM
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I too vote for Black. Very nice work on your blocks!
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Old 05-27-2013, 05:09 AM
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A red would highlight them but may stand out more than the blocks. A blue would make the blocks the center of attention. Great job!
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Old 05-27-2013, 05:26 AM
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How about a pale lemonade yellow. Not white and it would make the yellow in those squares pop. It would also make this a more spring or summertime quilt. I'm really not into this 'darker' trend that some quilts have. While they are beautiful, I find that the 'lighter' tones make me feel happy when I look at them.
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Whatever color you decide, you might want to use your blocks in the corners of a D9P. I think you might get a great effect. I would use the those in the 4 corners, a red in the centre and black for the sashing pieces (even tho I know you would prefer not to use black I think it would really show off your blocks) imoho )

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The first color that came to mind when I saw all of your great looking blocks was red!
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Cheddar, my go to color. It looks great with scrappy blocks. Check out Bonnie Hunter's Cheddar Bow Ties quilt
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Old 05-27-2013, 04:13 PM
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Originally Posted by kaelynangelfoot View Post
If you have a yard or so in the colors you are considering, I would lay the yard of fabric on the floor and place the blocks on it to see what colors you like best. Like I did with my mod mosaic blocks here:

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Wow, the purple really makes the colors pop, while the grey washes the colors out!
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