Background fabric ideas for Aunt Gracie prints.

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09-21-2016, 04:40 AM

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chickadeee55

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Joyce, I like the idea of using black, and it would show case the prints nicely. Even a dark purple Kona might be nice. Thank you.

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This may sound strange , but I've sashed 30's print blocks with a black that has a very tiny rosebud print. Another 30's one, I used a black with teeny tiny multi colored dots. It seemed to work fine and really set off the paler 30's prints. I'd post pics if I knew how.

09-21-2016, 05:13 AM

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All good ideas for pastel backgrounds. I have found that adding a little red or black perks up the 30s repros. Just looks a bit dull to me without.

09-21-2016, 05:39 AM

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Growing up in the 60's I had a double wedding ring quilt with pink instead of white for the background. Oh, how I wish I knew the background to that one.

09-21-2016, 05:45 AM

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There are solid 30's fabrics as well. My favorite is a pale green. I think the solids are harder to find, but you could goggle it.

09-21-2016, 11:46 AM

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Not sure what shade of green "nile" is, but a lot of the old 30's quilts have that minty green color. Maybe we are talking about the same thing. I bought Dream Cotton in that color, for use with my 30's prints.

This is "Nile" green:

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09-22-2016, 04:30 AM

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I have used navy blue and eggplant as background colors for my 30's quilts with great success. The darker colors are a perfect backdrop for all the 30's colors.

09-22-2016, 11:42 AM

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I have recently become really fond of really small dots on my backgrounds. I am also playing alot with scrappy neutrals. Just a thought!

09-22-2016, 12:03 PM

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I like a pale green or pink with 1930s quilts. I have one made by my mother and the colors were rather bright instead of pastel. It is bound in kelly green and so is the backing. I wish I could see the fabrics you used in your quilt.

09-22-2016, 05:15 PM

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The pastels are a good choice if you are making a child's quilt. I have seen some adult ones done with a medium grey that looked really neat. It makes those fabrics pop.

09-25-2016, 01:33 PM

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[ATTACH=CONFIG]558902[/ATTACH] Ok, this is what I came up with. New pattern, the blocks will have a stashing of the purple with dots and then another stashing of the purple with dots plus some white squares. I think it will work out. Thanks everyone.

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