In quite a tizzy here! Purple & Orange??
03-10-2011, 12:12 AM
#81
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Originally Posted by PJisChaos
Ugh! These are 2 colors I am really not fond of together but a request has been made of me to make a Purple & Orange quilt. I have no idea what I am gonna do to pull this off! She stated that if I *must* use a 3rd color to use only white. Sooo... any of ya good people out there have any ideas of a pattern to use for this request?
I was thinking DWR might work, as each ring could be shades of purple on one and shades of orange for the other and then a w-o-w for the melons and centers. Would this work, ya think? I really think it's only gonna "work" if the colors were seperated like that instead of together like in a rail fence. I don't wanna use sashing to keep em apart either. I have searched here and all over the net but can't find purple and orange together in a quilt without black(halloween) or just the 2 of them. I suggested a green or yellow based of the color wheel and she said nope, just white but only if you must. gah!! help..???
I was thinking DWR might work, as each ring could be shades of purple on one and shades of orange for the other and then a w-o-w for the melons and centers. Would this work, ya think? I really think it's only gonna "work" if the colors were seperated like that instead of together like in a rail fence. I don't wanna use sashing to keep em apart either. I have searched here and all over the net but can't find purple and orange together in a quilt without black(halloween) or just the 2 of them. I suggested a green or yellow based of the color wheel and she said nope, just white but only if you must. gah!! help..???
I think you are right about separating the colors!
Dark rich purple and a redish-orange two color quilt?
Big patterns?
Big 8 pointed stars on a tone-on-tone background?
or an irish chain?
I don't think putting white with it, would be anything but distracting? Well, perhaps not - considering 1/3 of each color in a scrappy quilt?
OR big purple stars and big orange stars on a white background,
(Are they school colors? Look at the school stuff.)
03-10-2011, 05:39 AM
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Maybe a pineapple quilt? Use lots of different values of the orange and purple.
Or maybe a strip quilt using strip sets of light to dark of each color. Then cut into triangles and stitch together. An old book called Strips that sizzle has great ideas for this type of quilt.
Or play with a strip tube ruler.
I think the most important question to ask to receipient is the brightness level they want. I personally would do a google image search of purple + orange quilts.
Have fun.
Or maybe a strip quilt using strip sets of light to dark of each color. Then cut into triangles and stitch together. An old book called Strips that sizzle has great ideas for this type of quilt.
Or play with a strip tube ruler.
I think the most important question to ask to receipient is the brightness level they want. I personally would do a google image search of purple + orange quilts.
Have fun.
03-10-2011, 05:54 AM
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Originally Posted by oatw13
Those are the colors of Clemson University. Any chance she's a fan?
03-10-2011, 06:35 AM
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Have you considered the "two" color patterns? such as night & day by Eleanor Burns or Oriens Star also by Eleanor Burns-it uses just a smidgeon of white. Good luck. I would guess the question is how much work do you want to put into it. I personally would not use D9P. I do like the idea of batiks. Have fun!
03-10-2011, 07:07 AM
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I found this quilt which looks like a log cabin variation.
http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/...uilt-progress/
http://www.filminthefridge.com/2009/...uilt-progress/
03-10-2011, 06:00 PM
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Try looking at some oriental fabrics for ideas how to use the two colors together. I lived in Japan for a time and brought home a kimono that is primarily purple, orange and red chrysanthemums on a white ground, and it's drop-dead gorgeous!
Also consider using those colors in varying intensities. Just a bit of deep purple and red, shading to lilacs and rose or pinks could be breathtaking.
Hope we get to see it when it's finished!
Also consider using those colors in varying intensities. Just a bit of deep purple and red, shading to lilacs and rose or pinks could be breathtaking.
Hope we get to see it when it's finished!
03-10-2011, 06:18 PM
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I bought a book at Joanns called Simple to Senational Batiks The front cover has a quilt with different shades of orange lavender purple and yellow it is paper pieced .It is stunning.The pattern is called Solar Reflectionse .I have seen these colors put together before and they can be beautiful,one of my favorite quilt shops had a quilt on the wall done in the oranges and purples all batiks were used.
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