Alternative color for back ground white. Bee in Bonnet Farm Girl Vintage quilts

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01-18-2016, 01:14 PM

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Dina

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A light blue might look good...

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01-18-2016, 01:35 PM

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If she likes more of a modern look, I agree, gray, chambray, black, and navy are all good choices. Black and navy will make the colors pop, especially if you use vibrant jewel tones. If she wants pastels, I'd recommend going with gray or chambray.

I did a search on Pinterest for "gray background quilts", hopefully you'll be able to see the results here: https://www.pinterest.com/search/pin...yped&term_meta[]=gray|typed&term_meta[]=background|typed&term_meta[]=quilts|typed

Your daughter might change her mind about the gray once she sees some lovely examples.

Yummy quilts! I like the grey so this really appeals to me.

01-18-2016, 01:36 PM

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A light blue might look good...

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I think she might like the light blue or cambray.

01-18-2016, 02:09 PM

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She could always go with a background in beiges/tans like Edyta Sitar's quilts.

01-18-2016, 02:50 PM

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So many shades to ecru to choose from but I think a light sky blue might work.

01-18-2016, 03:09 PM

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She could always go with a background in beiges/tans like Edyta Sitar's quilts.

She is open to that but do you think it goes with the brights that she is planning to use for the blocks?

01-18-2016, 03:26 PM

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01-18-2016, 03:49 PM

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When I don't want to use white or off white, I choose a very pastel color. I rarely use solids though, usually I pick marbles or other tone on tone prints. A pastel in yellow, gray or green would look pretty.