Granddaughter getting married NEED HELP!
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I saw a beautiful Dresden plate done this way: each plate contained only two fabrics for the "petals"--a focus fabric and a solid fabric. For example, one plate was a focus fabric (a chevon stripe of different colors) combined with orange. Another plate was the same focus fabric with teal- another plate was the same focus fabric with tan, etc. THen you could use another color for all the centers.
Clear as mud? Hope you understand what I'm trying to describe.
Clear as mud? Hope you understand what I'm trying to describe.
#12
How about Bali Blenders? I just looked up quilt fabrics and saw how pretty they are and they progress in color as well as texture - mottle. Yellow as the center would be pretty. As another mentioned, brown is the only other color I can think of that would go with the tan, teal, yellow and orange. Although, if you used teal as the center, I'd use that as the boarder too. I'm not sure what the cornerstones would look like - can't picture that, so I'm no help there Perhaps a different shade of teal? That way, the quilt would seem like Fall with a bit of water around the edges.
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I did my centers the same as my background. I wanted it to look like an antique on I had seen with no appliqued center piece.
If it were me, I'd take her shopping if possible and at least but a few pieces in colors she chooses. You can take those pieces and do the big shopping yourself. If she can't shop with you, send her a link to an online store you like. Have her put some items she likes in the "cart" and send the link from the cart back to you. That way you will have a really good idea of what she likes to work from.
If it were me, I'd take her shopping if possible and at least but a few pieces in colors she chooses. You can take those pieces and do the big shopping yourself. If she can't shop with you, send her a link to an online store you like. Have her put some items she likes in the "cart" and send the link from the cart back to you. That way you will have a really good idea of what she likes to work from.
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Check this out: http://www.pinterest.com/quiltinspir...-plate-quilts/
Also, the plates made with Kaffe prints would work without much trouble trying to match colors. Would be a gorgeous quilt. (Where's my bucket list!) lol
Also, the plates made with Kaffe prints would work without much trouble trying to match colors. Would be a gorgeous quilt. (Where's my bucket list!) lol
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