Using "blenders"?
10-19-2010, 06:46 PM
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In your current projects, do you find that you're using more blenders than last year? The same amount? Or less?
Do you prefer marbles/mottled fabrics, or tonal prints?
Are your tastes changing?
We've been noticing a trend, in our shop... but I wanted to ask "The Quilters" before I share what we've been seeing.
Do you prefer marbles/mottled fabrics, or tonal prints?
Are your tastes changing?
We've been noticing a trend, in our shop... but I wanted to ask "The Quilters" before I share what we've been seeing.
10-19-2010, 06:53 PM
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Originally Posted by wolfkitty
I tend toward marbles or mottled rather than just plain colors. Is that what you were inquiring about?
10-19-2010, 07:47 PM
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I read an article somewhere that solids are the thing now. I just wrote it off as the manufacturers trying to get us to buy solids. I did see a quilt made of all solids but I felt that if they had used marbles it would have been prettier. I still prefer marbles--seems to have more depth.
10-19-2010, 07:52 PM
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It depends on the quilt what seems to fit.
As a rule I do tend to gravitate towards mottled/marbled 'solids' rather than true solids. Sometimes I will also use a tone on tone print.
The exception so far being when I'm doing a really bright print that begs for equally bright solids to go with it...like the 'girl bugs' fabric with the bright lime background and bright pink and yellow in the print. I used a slightly darker bright lime and a bright yellow solid on that one. Wished I had added a bright pink piping, but I was already done when I thought of that!
As a rule I do tend to gravitate towards mottled/marbled 'solids' rather than true solids. Sometimes I will also use a tone on tone print.
The exception so far being when I'm doing a really bright print that begs for equally bright solids to go with it...like the 'girl bugs' fabric with the bright lime background and bright pink and yellow in the print. I used a slightly darker bright lime and a bright yellow solid on that one. Wished I had added a bright pink piping, but I was already done when I thought of that!
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