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09-13-2010, 12:40 PM
#61
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Before Hancock Fabrics closed they had a sale on mens shirt flannel. I bought 1 yard of each color. They had 20 some colors, plus 9 yards for the back. Made a quilt a little over 3 yards long and 3 yards wide and used the Turning Twenty pattern. He loved it, but kept accusing me of using his flannel shirts in the quilt. The nice part about it was it only cost $1.00 a yard. So for thirty some dollars had a hugh quilt.
09-13-2010, 04:01 PM
#62
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Originally Posted by Happy Tails
I'm not sure if I want to do a star on every block or something else I'm totally lost. Do you like the blue background or the cream, or would all different colors of green on each star be better. Of course after I bought all this fabric, she tells me she'd LOVE a quilt with earth tones!!! HELP ME
You have so many nice plaids that you may want to consider the blues, etc. on one side and the earth tones on the other side.
09-13-2010, 05:11 PM
#63
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i would make the stars, all colors mixed, sew into rows, and then slightly offset the rows, some up and some down, some one way across and some the other . i wouldn't cut into any stars, of course, but i think it would add some unexpected zing. if you start and stop each row with whatever color you decide on, you would have lots of playing-around space. color it out on graph paper and see what you think. oh, imo, the only one that doesn't belong there is the one with a crackle-type overlay look. the others are great.
they'll make a super quilt whatever you decide to do. will you match pillow cases?
they'll make a super quilt whatever you decide to do. will you match pillow cases?
09-14-2010, 03:17 AM
#65
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Originally Posted by butterflywing
i would make the stars, all colors mixed, sew into rows, and then slightly offset the rows, some up and some down, some one way across and some the other . i wouldn't cut into any stars, of course, but i think it would add some unexpected zing. if you start and stop each row with whatever color you decide on, you would have lots of playing-around space. color it out on graph paper and see what you think. oh, imo, the only one that doesn't belong there is the one with a crackle-type overlay look. the others are great.
they'll make a super quilt whatever you decide to do. will you match pillow cases?
they'll make a super quilt whatever you decide to do. will you match pillow cases?
09-14-2010, 04:06 AM
#66
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I agree with this route. Maybe pull out a few of the brighter plaids and then use a tan. That way you have the plaids and inhance the earth tones too.
Originally Posted by Twilliebee
And a last thought: you've got lot's of earthtones in your plaids. You could always warm the whole thing up by going with a gold or tan background.
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