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    Old 12-23-2010, 07:14 PM
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    I'm getting ready to do the quilting on a quilt for me. The fabric colors are burgundy, deep teal blue, med blue, white, pink. I'm not sure what color thread to use to do the quilting. The thread colors I have to choose from are white, med gray, med pink, dark red (merlot -- which is what I'm kinda leaning toward), light blue, dark blue. Any opinions?
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    Old 12-23-2010, 07:16 PM
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    An easy way to help you decide which looks best on your quilt is to pull off 3 feet or so and lay it across several of the fabrics in your quilt.
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    Old 12-23-2010, 07:16 PM
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    I think the dark red(merlot) would be pretty. For me it depends on whether I want the quilting to stand out or blend in.
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    Old 12-23-2010, 07:18 PM
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    Without seeing the colors I would say the gray cause I think it would blend better with the pink and white. Course it all depends on how much you want your quilting to make a statement. Let's see what others weigh in at!!!

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    Old 12-23-2010, 07:20 PM
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    Step back and check it out!
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    Old 12-23-2010, 07:21 PM
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    my first thought was also the gray. But, the sure way to figure it out would be to lay the various colors across the different colors & see what works.
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    Old 12-24-2010, 04:27 AM
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    Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
    An easy way to help you decide which looks best on your quilt is to pull off 3 feet or so and lay it across several of the fabrics in your quilt.
    This is what I do.
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    Old 12-24-2010, 05:45 AM
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    What pattern is it? That makes a difference. I have used variegated threads and love how they look.
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