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    Old 04-01-2016, 03:28 PM
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    This is the quilt I am asking about colours for.

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    Old 04-01-2016, 03:33 PM
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    I think your fabrics would be lovely in that quilt, and I would definitely add the teal/turquoise too for contrast. A few small white stripes may be nice too, but that's just my modern kicking in!
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    Old 04-02-2016, 09:50 AM
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    Opinions wanted:
    The quilt I am doing is in a post two posts up if you'd like to see it.
    With that in mind, would you prefer the fabrics that are just greens/oranges/yellows (Which are a lot brighter in person.)
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    Or would you prefer the ones that have the teal mixed in?
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    The fabric along the bottom is going to be the ribbon.
    Thanks for any comments or suggestions on placement or anything else.

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    Old 04-02-2016, 10:37 AM
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    I really love the top colors (first photo). Not keen on the one with the teal mixed in, maybe it's the wrong shade of teal, but it's not as harmonious as the top color palette.
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    Old 04-02-2016, 11:24 AM
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    I feel your pain Watson! I do totally scrappy now so it doesn't matter anymore, but what I used to do was take a favorite fabric and pull colors from the color dots on the selvedge. Not necessarily using that fabric, but just a jumping off place.
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    Old 04-02-2016, 11:37 AM
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    I do pretty good with color choices but thought I could do better and decided to invest in the Jinny Beyer Portable Color Palette. It isn't cheap but boy is it helpful. You can pick any color swatch and match up additional colors to get from one to the other. Check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BJ2kCeYL8g0
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    Old 04-02-2016, 11:52 AM
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    I think I've got it. It occurred to me that there was no rule that said you couldn't use the same fabric more than once, so I used the "main" fabric twice and then filled in with the co-ordinating green, orange and yellow strips. I'm going to use a bright yellow fabric for the ribbon.
    I think I'm happy with it. Time will tell.
    Thanks to everyone who gave their comments. All were appreciated.

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    Old 04-02-2016, 08:44 PM
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    Okay. Well, I was going to suggest paying less attention to the colors and more attention to tone. My mom, a beginning quilter, made a quilt for my nephew and while I tried to guide her, she ended up second-guessing herself more than once and ended up swapping out several fabrics. Once she got it all put together, she didn't like it, but she couldn't figure out why. I took a picture of it on my phone, edited it into grayscale, and it became immediately clear to her. You could hardly tell where one fabric ended and the other began, because the fabrics were ALL mid-tones!

    You need light, medium, and dark to make the quilt sparkle. And I would add the polka-dots with the teal, because that's your zinger fabric.
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    Old 04-03-2016, 03:47 AM
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    Great idea, Peckish!

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    Old 04-03-2016, 07:29 AM
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    If I am having problems deciding on color choices. I go get my husband and get his opinion. He has a good eye for these things. Nine times out of ten I go with his picks when I can't decide.
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