papagrandma12

Please help me! My granddaughter is getting married in a year and I want to make her a Dresden Plate quilt. She wants orange, tan, yellow, teal in the quilt. I need a 5th color for the Dresdan Plate and a 6th color for the center. Also what would you suggest for sashing and cornerstones. I'm asking for advice from you. Can you help me find the fabric. I am terrible at picking out fabric. I love making quilts but am terrible at picking out the right fabric.
Thanks for any help you can give me.

dakotamaid

Do you already have some fabric that you are thinking of using? If so pictures would be helpful for those helping.

OR:

If you have access to a local quilt shop go there. The ladies that work there are usually very good at helping.

ManiacQuilter2

WOW, those colors are going to be a challenge. I would go down to your LQS and see what they have in stock. Good Luck. Keep on a schedule and you will have it done in time for the wedding !!

Nammie to 7

You will do fine -- pick out a focus fabric with those colors and make the rest of your choices from there. That is a fun quilt to make.

Old_Rosebud

How about doing each dresden block in one color but different shades? So you would have an orange dresden, but each blade would be a progressively lighter shade. Then you could do the same with the teal, tan, yellow etc. I wish I could draw you a picture of what is in my head.

dd

I like that idea. I was just going to say that I think the centers are supposed to be yellow but you can use any color. As you know.

Jackie Spencer

I would pick 2 of the same colors you have already picked, only in a different shade. I have seen Dresdens with all colors in the centers.

Sandygirl

Chocolate brown as the 5th color. Let your LQS help.
sandy

PenniF

This really sounds like your best option for these colors....you could also do different patterned fabrics of the same color - one color per plate - rather than graduated shades.

nativetexan

You could decide on a yellow or orange background. I've seen backgrounds with yellow, orange or red backgrounds and they look wonderful. Good luck.