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09-01-2011, 08:45 AM

clarbeth

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I am thinking about attempting a quilt with the colors of the birthstones. Some of the stones translate to fabric very well,some don't. Looking for any ideas on what fabric colors to use.

09-01-2011, 08:50 AM

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Good luck, sounds like fun!

09-01-2011, 08:51 AM

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I would use batiks because they have so many different tones of a color it would be easy to mimic gemstones. Especially for October which is an Opal and whatever month is a pearl.

09-01-2011, 08:52 AM

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09-01-2011, 08:57 AM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by clarbeth

I am thinking about attempting a quilt with the colors of the birthstones. Some of the stones translate to fabric very well,some don't. Looking for any ideas on what fabric colors to use.

Wouldn't the fabric colours be the birthstone colours?

The diamond would be the hard one. Perhaps metallic silver on white?