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02-16-2012, 01:45 PM

#11

krisgray

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I still find too many solids in large pieces make for a flat quilt (bc/ I've seen some minis that are very cute). Maybe it's b/c my quilting isn't good enough show off on a solid background. Maybe it's b/c I love the variations that come from batiks.

02-16-2012, 01:52 PM

#12

bmanley

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I love solids. Like to mix with prints. Like solid borders also.

02-16-2012, 01:55 PM

#13

Lori S

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Not tipically a fan of solids, prefering a tone on tone. Maybe because there was a time when 100 percent cottons were very hard to find in anything other than a slim selection of calico's and some solids. I made my share of quilts with solids and just am too facinated with the HUGE selection of prints that seem to get even better every year.

02-16-2012, 01:59 PM

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MadQuilter

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I think I own one set of solid FQs. Everything else is tone on tone or prints. (muslin excluded). Obviously I am not a big fan.

02-16-2012, 02:13 PM

#15

Val in IN

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I LOVE solids, especially black. I think it's because I love Amish type quilts so much.

02-16-2012, 02:26 PM

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Buckeye Rose

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I use solids all the time....either in a bargello where I want no print or very little....or in regular quilt blocks where I want one piece of the block to stand out.....I really am not a fan of large prints, it seems that you need a large block of print by itself in order for it to look good....but that is just me

02-16-2012, 02:50 PM

#17

SouthPStitches

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Using a small amount of a color saturated solid can really make a quilt pop. Think they can look especially good in a narrow border. When nothing else seems to work, try a solid

02-16-2012, 03:58 PM

#18

hperttula123

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I'm liking solids more than I ever had before. I am starting to add them into quilts but I just LOVE them as backings. It shows the quilting so well and looks like a wholecloth on one side.

02-16-2012, 04:14 PM

#19

NDQuilts

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Quote:

Originally Posted by beaniekins

The recent thread about batiks inspired me to ask this. How do you feel about solid fabric in quilts? What about when a quilt is made entirely with solids? Do you find it flat or vibrant?

I find that I'm liking solids on their own more and more. I used to find them bland and boring, but now I find that I'm drawn to them whenever I go to the LQS. I really like how they come in so many shades now, though it means that I want to spend more money to buy all the different colours!

Amish quilts are all solids, and the vibrancy is due to the color interplay.