Can you mic white and cream for the light colors?
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Can you mic white and cream for the light colors?
I want to make my grandfather an Americana quilt. He's a WWII veteran. I have the dark colors figures out but don't have any other whites in my stash and didn't find anything at the lqs that seemed to go. Can I put some cream or beige fabrics with the white or should I keep shopping. It's not like I'm cutting these fabrics today. Just planning. But I really like the one white fabric with the red and blue so I wanted to use it. But it's really limiting my other choices.
Here's what I have so far. I'm making a fat quarter fizz. Lap quilt.
Here's what I have so far. I'm making a fat quarter fizz. Lap quilt.
#2
Here are the light colors again. Hope they show up better than the first shot. The pattern calls for 10 lights. Now I'm wondering if the red and blue on white fabric is a more medium fabric rather than light. Hmmmmm.
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There are many neutrals that will go with medium to dark fabrics. Take a look at what Bonnie Hunter uses as neutrals in her quilts. http://www.quiltville.blogspot.ca She says " anything lighter than a brown paper bag " goes into her quilts.
#5
Since your whites are small figured instead of being 'pure' white, I think you could add some cremes and beiges too. You could also look for tone on tone in white and creme to pull everything together. Please keep us posted on your progress.
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