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    Old 04-25-2011, 10:00 AM
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    My problem is that I pick a fabric that I really like and when I start matching I end up with something that I really really like and it doesn't match the first fabric. lol
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    Old 04-25-2011, 10:08 AM
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    Originally Posted by susie-susie-susie
    My problem is that I pick a fabric that I really like and when I start matching I end up with something that I really really like and it doesn't match the first fabric. lol
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    My problem is that I fall in love with all of them. DH describes me as a fabric floozy. :lol: :lol: :lol:
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    Old 04-25-2011, 10:56 AM
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    Originally Posted by gal288
    If the fabric shop doesn't have a design wall, I save the jpgs in a folder; then open the folder & play with the colors.

    If you right click on the fabric swatch online, usually you can save the jpg.
    Thanks! That's a great idea. :thumbup:
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    Old 04-25-2011, 11:24 AM
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    EQuilter.com swatches seem to show true colors of fabric, plus they have a design wall. Though many great fabric sites on the web, I've had issues buying on-line then finding the color was not as it appeared. Just a note of caution. You could use them to double check swatches. Sorry you must buy on-line, good deals but IMO seeing fabrics, feeling their hand, and then auditioning fabrics together at a store can't be beat.
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    Old 04-27-2011, 07:19 AM
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    Originally Posted by RDM
    EQuilter.com swatches seem to show true colors of fabric, plus they have a design wall. Though many great fabric sites on the web, I've had issues buying on-line then finding the color was not as it appeared. Just a note of caution. You could use them to double check swatches. Sorry you must buy on-line, good deals but IMO seeing fabrics, feeling their hand, and then auditioning fabrics together at a store can't be beat.
    Thank you. We had a Hancocks but it went out of business several years ago and we've had privately owned stores come and go. There's just not enough business around here to keep them going. It's a real shame!!
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    Old 04-27-2011, 07:21 AM
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    Some of the fabrics have printed circles along the selvege of the colors used in making it. Use those to find fabrics in those colors and you are practically guaranteed a wonderfully coordinated quilt top.
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    Old 04-30-2011, 06:56 AM
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    Originally Posted by MIJul
    Some of the fabrics have printed circles along the selvege of the colors used in making it. Use those to find fabrics in those colors and you are practically guaranteed a wonderfully coordinated quilt top.
    That's a great tip! Thanks. :-)
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