Would you combine these 2 colors together for a monochromatic quilt? Not sure.
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I am excited to be planning 2 purple monochromatic quilts.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...ml#post6123697 See post #4 for photo. Really incredible.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=blue+...81&tx=94&ty=70 This one is referred to as a Kaffe Economy Blue quilt.
I have amassed a large collection of purple batiks but they fall into 2 different color families. I have a collection that is more a violet-blue and then another collection that is violet-plum (or red). Would you only use one color collection or consider these both as "purples" and mix them? I am thinking that maybe because you want the look to be more uniform for the Ohio Star one to only use one collection (my favorite is the violet blue one) and then maybe using both mixed for the Economy quilt. I would like to hear other opinions as I find color selection to be very difficult.
Here are my collections. The first photo is all fabrics, the second is the violet-blue one and the last is the violet-plum one. Thanks.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...ml#post6123697 See post #4 for photo. Really incredible.
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=blue+...81&tx=94&ty=70 This one is referred to as a Kaffe Economy Blue quilt.
I have amassed a large collection of purple batiks but they fall into 2 different color families. I have a collection that is more a violet-blue and then another collection that is violet-plum (or red). Would you only use one color collection or consider these both as "purples" and mix them? I am thinking that maybe because you want the look to be more uniform for the Ohio Star one to only use one collection (my favorite is the violet blue one) and then maybe using both mixed for the Economy quilt. I would like to hear other opinions as I find color selection to be very difficult.
Here are my collections. The first photo is all fabrics, the second is the violet-blue one and the last is the violet-plum one. Thanks.
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Oh my I must stop drooling on my keyboard
your collection of purple batiks is soooooooo beautiful !!!
I am hand piecing a drunkards path using a combination of both of those colourways in batiks at present and they mix very well together in the quilt top.
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I am hand piecing a drunkards path using a combination of both of those colourways in batiks at present and they mix very well together in the quilt top.
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I say the more the merrier. I am a nut for blue and one of my favorite quilts I ever made is a "monochromatic" that stretches the blue at both ends of the spectrum, including some that are nearly green turqoisy blues, and some that are almost purple. It gives a richer texture to a "one-color" quilt, imho.
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