Design Gurus! What looks good with ticking fabric?

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01-02-2013, 03:53 PM

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wolph33

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homespuns may go with the ticking

01-03-2013, 04:38 AM

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JBeamer

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Holice

... I like to mix banana prints with the ticking for some of my crib quilts.

I visualized this and thought...oh well, different strokes for different folks! LOL

01-03-2013, 08:55 AM

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Wonnie

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For me it would be a large charcoal floral print on a cream background with a simple red binding and I would make pillow shams of charcoal, cream with a splash of red.

01-03-2013, 09:02 AM

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Wonnie

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For me it would be a large charcoal floral print on a cream background with a simple red binding and I would make pillow shams of charcoal, cream with a splash of red.

01-03-2013, 09:13 AM

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Scissor Queen

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There are so many design options that ticking would work into! New England beachy, Shabby Chic, a Cabbage Rose motif, and on and on! Think of it as a base design layer.

01-03-2013, 09:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Wonnie

For me it would be a large charcoal floral print on a cream background with a simple red binding and I would make pillow shams of charcoal, cream with a splash of red.

This would be a very elegant and understated design option!

01-03-2013, 05:54 PM

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Auntie Em

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I have used a fabric with ladybugs....the red was awesome...so were the ladybugs!!!

01-03-2013, 06:06 PM

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JenniePenny

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Check out this Henry Glass fabric. It has charcoal, cream, and tomato red. I think it would be great with ticking stripes.

http://www.quiltfabriccloseouts.com/...es=0&lastmenu=

01-03-2013, 06:24 PM

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charlotte37830

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Originally Posted by barking-rabbit

I have a red ticking bed skirt and my quilt has a red and cream toile print. I made pillow cases with a rusty red fabric with the ticking as an accent.

I was thinking a toile print also.

01-04-2013, 01:14 PM

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tropit

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Wow! Thanks to all you you! There are so many ideas out there. I love them all! I have to say that I'm a sucker for toile, so that definitely appealed to me. I also loved the homespun look, since my house is a cabin in the woods. However, I need to draw from my stash right now, so I'm probably going with a vintage, scrappy look, with lots of tomato, aqua and b&w prints. I have a "Propeller" quilt partially done, so I might just finish that up.

However, I don't need to stop at just one quilt, now do I?