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    Old 11-16-2015, 09:11 AM
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    I think your colors are just right. They sure look like water. Your quilt will be lovely.

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    Old 11-16-2015, 10:20 AM
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    i love the blues but I think you need a couple of highlights - perhaps a very, very light blue and a white. This would give it a very sharp contrast line. How the pictured one uses the white and black.
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    Old 11-16-2015, 11:05 AM
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    OMG, those are gorgeous quilts!
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    Old 11-16-2015, 02:12 PM
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    I think what you have will be great. I made that one with blues/greens. I think yours will seem very much like "waves".

    Here's mine in that color scheme. All recycleds. No batiks. I can't see why batiks would necessarily cause movement.

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    Old 11-17-2015, 02:36 PM
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    bayyjayy, I made a quilt with 42 prints. I can't tell you how many ended up in the rejected pile before I got it "right". You will use them all eventually. Very pretty. justflyingin, you get the prettiest quilts from the recycleds.
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    Old 11-17-2015, 05:46 PM
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    I love seeing everyone's quilts. It is amazing how they are all the same quilt and look so different because of the coloring.

    klswift...if you look at page 4 you will see I added a white and a realllllly light blue, and a sky blue....hope they will work.

    I can't wait to get started and see the end result. You guys are all so awesome for sharing your pictures and expertise with a newbie!!
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    Old 02-15-2016, 07:42 AM
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    Best of the bunch, IMHO! You have a wonderful way with color!
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    Old 02-16-2016, 02:46 AM
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    I'm not sure there is enough contrast to make the "wave" show up. Surf song calls for two different color ways that makes the quilt look 3 d.
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    Old 02-16-2016, 05:47 AM
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    I think your selection is great. I will admit to choosing many fabrics then eliminating the ones that don't work - so go buy more. You will get the hang of it.
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