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    Old 05-05-2011, 08:00 AM
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    I have a smaller wholecloth for my kitchen island. that coordinates nicely with the table runner I'm working on. It's a bright yellow, and I used a plain muslin backing. I'd love to take this little project with me on a weekend getaway to our cabin for Mother's Day. I have no idea what color thread to use for the hand quilting. I used bright yellow thread for the runner because of the floral pattern, but I want my stitches to show on the wholecloth. Any suggestions??? It sure is bright. :)

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    Old 05-05-2011, 08:05 AM
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    Why not use one of the colors in the table runner fabric?
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    Old 05-05-2011, 08:05 AM
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    If you want it to show, how about the red/maroon color in your tablerunner. Nice design to the topper, be sure and show us when finished.
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    I think a varigated would be lovely. But love the simplicity of just plain white.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 08:38 AM
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    If you're happy with how your stitches look, try red. If you're not so confident, try something a few shades darker than the yellow, but not contrasting, like a gold or light orange.

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    I think that white is hard to beat,but otherwise I'd match a red from the tablerunner.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 08:42 AM
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    Originally Posted by stewyscrewy
    I would use the grey/green you have in the leaves, instead of the rustic red/brown due to the amount of the color already on table runner. jmho
    I'd go with this choice too.
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    I'm thinking either orange or red.
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    Old 05-05-2011, 08:48 AM
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    I would suggest a darker yellow. However, agree with a previous post about your confidence in stitch quality. If very confident then a high contrasting thread will work. However, if not then something in the same color range might be better. I see that your whole cloth is "Prairie Flower" which is one of the designs I did for The Stencil Co.
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    if that is the table runner peaking out from the corner of the whole cloth... I'd suggest the deep red to match the runner....
    or other bold color in the runner.
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