klswift

They are all very nice. The question is what pattern are you using? I like the dark fabric with the first and third florals - but I think it should be used in small amounts so as to highlight and not overpower. I don't see any of the very dark colors in the middle floral, so good that you removed the darker solid. I was going to suggest that you take a black and white photo to check, but you did !!! Those are a lot of fabrics, please let us see the top when you finish it.

nativetexan

what is the really dark color?

bearisgray

If you are like me, I start out with something in mind - and then when I'm actually doing whatever - it does not seem right - so on to plan B.

I usually allow myself to change directions while making a quilt.

petthefabric

What are you trying to say with this quilt? Romance? Drama? Sweet? Summer?
If Romance: get rid of the very dark and intense greens/ add yellow-orange, red-orange, teal and blue
If Drama: remove mid values and washed out colors/ add intensity
If Sweet: remove extreem lights and darks/ add yellow-orange, light teal, light blue

Crispy_Frog

I see this much differently. I see white/cream/yellow as a predominant color. I would take out most greens, the grey-blue, the really dark, and add a powder yellow. Too many colors could detract from the focus fabric. Just my humble two cents.

1screech

Looks great to me. Go for it!

maryellen2u

I agree with the others about the dark ones. The just seem too strong. You do have some lovely choices.

Quilter 65

Thank you ladies for sharing your time and thoughts with me. There is a blue in the mix, it just didn't make the photograph. There is black and an almost raspberry black in the fabric as well as a very dark blue, but no teal. I planned to use those colors very sparingly to seat the center motif. I just had a pattern in mind that used 30s fabrics, and that so isn't me. So I was trying to make the pattern with different fabrics than I used the first time when I put this focus fabric into a quilt. Some pinks in the fabric have grey/blue tones to them and there are corals and almost peachy pinks. The "pink" that was pointed out as not belonging is actually a companion piece to this floral line. I have never particularly thought it worked especially when the other pieces are just luscious. But I bought it anyway thinking, someone knows a lot more than me because they are designing the fabric in the first place. Then I went shop hopping the other day and I found the "perfect" line. But I had bought these and am stickingtoit. Bearisgray, always appreciate your insights and comments and I have learned the hard lesson, to let the quilts take a different direction. Thank you for the reminder about Jinny's color theory. I am familiar with that and Wolfgrom and the color wheel, but still feel unsure of myself when putting others together. I was trying to go with Ricky Tims theory about a dark dark, med dark, and his theory of seven colors or values. I do better with drama quilts as one person noted, bold and bright and beautiful colors. This fabric just fascinates me for some reason combining colors that I never thought "went together" and possibly because it is a great challenge. For those who may not have seen the first one, here it is and there are only 4 fabrics which made it much easier because it was a pattern that I made up, having seen several that were similar: [ATTACH=CONFIG]575347[/ATTACH]

I posted this one in January with pictures showing the beautiful stack and whack plates. Not beautiful because I made them, but because of the fabric. Thank you again for sharing your considerable knowledge and insights.

bearisgray

That is a beautiful quilt.

Quilter 65

Thank you. I was pleased and it was received favorably by the intended recipient.