Does my sampler need some color
03-09-2016, 11:13 AM
#42
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I agree with the suggestion of a narrow white flange and black binding. Leaving it very neutral makes it supremely versatile -- you could use it as a wallhanging in almost any decor. Throw a brightly colored border on it, and you've just limited the places where it works. Lovely piece, any finishing choices you make.
03-09-2016, 01:19 PM
#46
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I love black/white/grey quilts. The only thing I would do would be to add sashing in either black or white depending on the look you want. This would frame out the block sets. I would frame around the outside of the 'like' blocks - ex. the outer border of the 2 in the top left and right corners and around the outside of the three small blocks in the lower left corner. This would highlight the samples.
03-09-2016, 02:27 PM
#47
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Your arrangement of the blocks is super great. It carries the eye all around the quilt with little surprises here and there. You have an artist's eye. I like the suggestions for using a lime green as a border accent. Very trendy right now.
03-09-2016, 02:49 PM
#48
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I also think a small bit of color will bring your whole quilt to life. I am thinking of a flange of brightness; a bright Aqua blue or a yellow or lime green. Even the red if that is what moves you. Then maybe your black mottled fabric for border if you have enough, then black binding.
03-09-2016, 05:16 PM
#49
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You have many great suggestions. I did a quilt for my baby great grandson and I thought that it needed for color but not a lot so I did sashing in a blue with a red striped down the middle and it looked good.[ATTACH=CONFIG]544407[/ATTACH]
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03-09-2016, 05:22 PM
#50
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You have many great suggestions. I did a quilt for my baby great grandson and I thought that it needed for color but not a lot so I did sashing in a blue with a red striped down the middle and it looked good.
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