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    Old 04-02-2015, 12:26 AM
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    Default Awesome inspiration for quilt colours!

    I LOVE admiring the colour combinations other people have used in quilts but unfortunately, I often struggle to put together colour schemes myself. But, help is at hand for people like me. I found some awesome websites that make life so easy:

    http://labs.tineye.com/color/
    http://www.coolphptools.com/color_extract

    These allow you to upload a photo of your own or from the internet with colours that you love. You can then generate a list of every colour that appears in your photo and see how they work together. Landscapes and seascapes have amazing results!

    http://www.colorhexa.com/color-names

    And this one has a list of every colour imaginable. Select a colour and scroll down to see complimentary, analogous, split complimentary, triadic schemes, etc.

    http://www.0to255.com/

    This site gives you every shade imaginable of a single colour

    I'm often amazed by how colours that you would never think of putting together, actually look stunning! Now it's off to my LQS to find the fabrics!
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    Old 04-02-2015, 01:06 AM
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    Very cool tools.
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    Old 04-02-2015, 02:10 AM
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    Really neat, thanks for sharing!
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    Old 04-02-2015, 04:24 AM
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    This is awesome! I see myself taking a picture of something pretty on my iPad, do a color analysis, grab a pattern, and off I go to my LQS for fabric!!
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    Old 04-04-2015, 07:00 AM
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    Thank you for this info. Just what I need!
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    Old 04-04-2015, 08:12 AM
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    The colors of nature are often my inspiration. Just go outside and look around. Great sites thanks for sharing..
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    Old 04-04-2015, 05:28 PM
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    These ARE awesome, will help so much to add borders to quilt centers!
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    Old 04-05-2015, 03:17 AM
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    Oh goodness! Thank you! My dd does most of my choosing, but alas she is getting older and will be leaving for college. Here I will be left adrift, still unable to combine colors and fabrics. This will save my sanity and save me days of indecision. Ha!
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    Old 04-05-2015, 05:59 PM
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    Thanks for sharing
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