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Need HELP with coordinating fabrics with BEAUTIFUL butterfly print

Need HELP with coordinating fabrics with BEAUTIFUL butterfly print

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Old 01-27-2014, 11:50 AM
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Blue with yellow!
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Old 01-27-2014, 12:58 PM
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I vote #1.....
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Old 01-27-2014, 01:41 PM
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They are all pretty but I like #4 the best!
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Old 01-27-2014, 08:36 PM
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I'd go for #1 or #4, not at all #3, but definitely audition the actual fabrics, as there's such a big difference between EQ representation and actual fabrics. The butterfly fabric is so beautifully dramatic that I'd be reluctant to make it anything less than the star of the show.
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Old 02-01-2014, 12:49 PM
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You know what I might "audition"? Surrounding that beautiful fabric in black, and then the bright red or yellow in between for the smaller strips. I think it's really brave of you to cut into that fabric-it's gorgeous!!
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Old 02-09-2014, 04:01 PM
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Well I thank you all for your wonderful feedback - I finished the quilt top you can see it here - http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...k-t240741.html
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Old 02-09-2014, 04:04 PM
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#1 is my vote.
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Old 02-09-2014, 06:34 PM
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I love the butterfly fabric, but the block design doesn't seem to show it off enough. The gold fabric might work better for you if it's more of a frame around your butterfly block. I would use a larger block for the butterfly and frame it with a narrower strip of the gold. Using two bright colors in your alternating block takes a lot away from the butterfly. You want people's eye to be attracted to the beautiful colors in the butterfly when they look at the finished quilt.
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Old 02-11-2014, 08:26 PM
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Number 3, and change the yellow out for the orange with the smaller blue strips.
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Old 02-11-2014, 11:27 PM
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I go with bearisgray. You are loosing that beautiful fabric.
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