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    Old 05-27-2013, 04:25 PM
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    Originally Posted by Jennie and Me
    Wow, the purple really makes the colors pop, while the grey washes the colors out!
    Yep, I'm going to go with the purple when I put it together. Its currently been relegated to the Realm of UFOs...lol
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    Old 05-27-2013, 04:30 PM
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    Hi Pyffer3,
    I have been making similar blocks. Ended up with enough "new material" for a few different projects. One quilt has 90 of the scrap blocks--sashed with a medium purple in a 1 inch finished strip. Went with purple because that is my favorite color. Another quilt has huge sections of the scrappy material--made three rows, each row finishes to 36 by 72, half the row is scrappy and the other half is made up of six four patches made from 6 inch finished blocks. The last project is going to be a lap quilt, using 42 blocks just sewn together with a 1 inch and a 2 inch finished borders--one set of borders is light blue and dark blue and another lap quilt will have a small dot and a red border. Love to see pictures when you finish!
    Good luck!
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    Old 05-27-2013, 04:31 PM
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    If you really want to go scrappy you might frame each block in a different color and then sew them together.
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    Old 05-27-2013, 06:31 PM
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    Yellow with red cornerstones....or even scrappy cornerstones!
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    Old 05-28-2013, 03:07 AM
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    What is wrong with the color it is laying on? I think that looks good. Second choice is whatever color scheme you are wanting to match with it.
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    Old 05-28-2013, 03:26 AM
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    Nobody has suggested just piecing the blocks together. They would look like the quilt I had on my bed when I was a little kid. Just plain old time crazy.
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    Old 05-28-2013, 03:43 AM
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    Using black would give the effect of brilliant stained glass with the sun shining through it. Whatever you choose, your quilt will be a joy to look at.
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    Old 05-28-2013, 03:49 AM
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    I know you said you want to avoid black, but I think black would really make you blocks pop. Separate each block with a 2-inch strip, put a 2-inch black border, then add a wider 4-inch border in a different color.
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    Old 05-28-2013, 04:24 AM
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    Red first choice, then a blue of some shade, like a dark turquoise. Very pretty blocks, good job.
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    Old 05-28-2013, 04:24 AM
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    Where are you going to be using it? Cheddar is a great neutral and I love those dark browned reds - that would be a calming influence I think. Gosh I love crumb/string blocks. Also eggplant is a great neutral for this also.
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