light, dark, half & half, or middle-of-the-road?

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09-25-2011, 05:08 AM

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jaciqltznok

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I would pull the gold and use a tone on tone print to represent the fires burning/welcome!

09-25-2011, 06:03 AM

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glorcour

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Love it with the red

09-25-2011, 07:29 AM

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gramarraine

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Your samples are beautiful! I really like the one with the red center, it seems to really make the other colors pop. How nice of you to do these for newbe. I really gives her some choices to pick from.

09-25-2011, 08:27 AM

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BJSEWS

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Without seeing both the light and dark, and after looking at this piece, I would think of using the circle and maybe the square would be bigger if neccessary or just a yellow that goes with the light and dark. Yellow stands out the most in quilting and I really like red. IT IS YOUR QUILT YOU DO WHAT MAKES YOU FEEE HAPPY, GOOD, COMFORTABLE. Since you are using peacock maybe a yellowish green square for center.

09-25-2011, 09:02 AM

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katcox

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Quote:

Originally Posted by grammy17

Quote:

Originally Posted by MTS

yep, totally personal preference.

Here are 4 examples made with a random LC block (I don't know the dimensions of yours):

Light center - Dark center - Lighter value of the darker side - Accent (orange) color center

Again, your logs and center have different proportions than the sample I used, so they might look a little different.

Thanks for taking time to do the picture samples and post. Shows the difference.

I like the red best. Makes everything else pop.

09-25-2011, 09:25 AM

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joyce888

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I think some of your options might be - a center that is more blue or more green, or a opposite color on the color wheel.

09-25-2011, 10:23 AM

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snicktrain

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Originally Posted by newBe

Thanks so much! That really helps. I like the dark.

I totally agree. I like the dark also. :thumbup:

09-25-2011, 01:20 PM

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quiltingnonie

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Beautiful fabric! I would use the orange shade that is in the peacock feathers. Every LC I have made has had the traditional red/orange/gold flame color for the center, and I just can't seem to break tradition on that!