Help me pick a color, please?
#11
I think the dominant color is red. I like the idea of a dark tan for sashing, the burgundy suggested by quiltnan sounds good too.But sizzle queen had a great suggestion, audition different colors, and see which looks best. lay out a color and put your quilt blocks on it, take a pic, repeat with other colors, the look back at your pics. Sometimes its easier to flip between pics for a comparison.
#12
The red is what pops out ... maybe a denim blue, as dublb suggested, definitely lighter blue, will balance the red and help the blues show up better - with perhaps an reddish orange square at the center of each 4-square, then a reddish brown or deep red around the 4-squares - not sure what cornerstone would work, maybe the orange again with the brown, or a deeper blue (not as dark as navy, just deeper than the denim) with the deep red - with such a scrappy design, the more colors the better, I would think. And don't forget to show us the final result, I love seeing all the scrappy quilts here!
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You could use blue with red corner blocks - but I think that would make the quilt too dark.
You could use red with blue corner blocks - that might make the quilt too bright.
You could use tan with red corner blocks - that would be my choice.
You could use red with blue corner blocks - that might make the quilt too bright.
You could use tan with red corner blocks - that would be my choice.
#15
Thanks for the suggestions so far. I probably will take a bunch of the blocks to my LQS. I had thought maybe a burnt orange for the sashing within the blocks, but that might be too much....maybe just the cornerstones as MdmSewnSew suggests. Denim blue is a good suggestion too. I have something in that color..a tone on tone...that might just work. Gotta head to the stash to find it!
#16
Keep the ideas coming!
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