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03-16-2011, 12:42 PM

spartan quilter

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I am working on my first OBW and because I didn't have enough distinctive colors in the original fabric, I couldn't put the hexs together, so I set them apart and now have to figure out which background to use. Will take any advice and thank you for it.

This is a striped green background

[ATTACH=CONFIG]170594[/ATTACH]

This is a lavendar background

[ATTACH=CONFIG]170595[/ATTACH]

This is a purple background

[ATTACH=CONFIG]170596[/ATTACH]

This is the rose background

[ATTACH=CONFIG]170597[/ATTACH]

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03-16-2011, 12:46 PM

lbaillie

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it's a toss up between the rose and the purple. But then purple is my favorite color!!

03-16-2011, 12:48 PM

JenBlossom

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I like the rose, but the green is a nice compliment as well!

03-16-2011, 12:48 PM

cattailsquilts

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I'm not a fan of pink, but I like the rose the best.

03-16-2011, 12:49 PM

stacey65

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i like the green

03-16-2011, 12:49 PM

Ditter43

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I think the green is the perfect contrast! It gives a light airy feel. If you want a more dramatic look, go with the rose... Can't wait to see it finished! :thumbup:

03-16-2011, 12:50 PM

sandybeach

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I don't think the rose will work because you will lose the top of the boxes.

03-16-2011, 12:52 PM

erstan947

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I think I like the rose background the best my second choice is the green. Any of the fabrics would work. Which do you like best?

03-16-2011, 12:53 PM

cjomomma

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That's a hard decision. Each background fabric pulls from the colors in the blocks. My choice would be the blue or the green. They both pull colors from the blocks that I would not have noticed before.

03-16-2011, 12:55 PM

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Leota

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I like the green but it's too calm for me... the rose makes it pop IMHO
Oh I didn't see the Boxes... yes, you would lose the box tops if you use the rose as the background... this would go back to the green...