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02-03-2016, 07:19 AM
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I use solids all the time, alone and with prints. I mix Batiks in there too. NO RULES!
Here's a bargello I made for my DH a few years ago - this has batiks, solids, and prints all mixed together. He loves it, it's his "TV blanket" and he uses it pretty much every evening.
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Here's a bargello I made for my DH a few years ago - this has batiks, solids, and prints all mixed together. He loves it, it's his "TV blanket" and he uses it pretty much every evening.
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02-03-2016, 02:56 PM
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I work with a lot of solids, most of my quilts have lots of different fabrics in them rather than just a few. I like to make some quilts using only solids. If I mix solids and prints, I like to have about 1/3 of the quilt solids and 2/3 print or batik.
02-03-2016, 07:41 PM
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02-13-2016, 05:05 AM
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Your quilt is beautiful!
02-13-2016, 05:07 AM
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I'm not a solid person either but lately I've been using up what solids I have for my borders. There's so much going on on the body of the quilt, a solid seems to tone it down. I normally will find a blender fabric that mainly works like a solid such as Maywood's ShadowBox collection, Connecting Threads Mirage and Faux Burlap and Moda mow has come out with one called Grunge. These give a quiet texture without being too plain.
02-13-2016, 05:08 AM
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02-13-2016, 05:11 AM
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[QUOTE=yonnikka;7453567]If you want a distinct color, then solids are one way to achieve that. Sports Team colors, True Christmas RED, True Navy for a Military quilt. I like the restful feeling of swaths of solid colors, it gives the eyes a place to rest. If you are making a quilt to represent Storybook Characters, for a child, it is best to get the colors JUST RIGHT. For example the blue dress of the princess ELSA, in FROZEN. Or Barbie Pink. Children often do not tolerate mistakes in such exacting cases... Take swatches of the desired tint to the store with you. Do not rely on the computer screen -- I've been fooled many times. A true blue that I think you are getting--- turns out to be aqua--and totally useless for my purpose.[/
I agree about the computer screen.
I agree about the computer screen.
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