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    Old 11-18-2010, 09:26 AM
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    okay. I give up trying to decide this on my own. I change my mind every day and am unable to move forward! yikes.

    I am making an on-point quilt for my mom using the sandy gervais pattern, Sticks & Stones.

    I can't make up my mind for the setting blocks - One is a dark brown tone-on-tone, with bits of black in it. The other is a richer, but busier, brown with non-metallic gold roses etched into it.

    Our camera is with my husband in the truck, so I had to use my cell phone - pictures are ok, but could not take distant shots so did a lay-out on my cutting table.

    Thanks so much for your help.

    this is a close-up of the two fabrics
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]128893[/ATTACH]

    dark brown tonal
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]128894[/ATTACH]

    different view
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]128895[/ATTACH]

    layout with gold roses
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]128898[/ATTACH]

    different view of roses
    [ATTACH=CONFIG]128900[/ATTACH]
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    Old 11-18-2010, 09:56 AM
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    Hm, they both show as purple on my monitor. Anyhow, I would use the one with the gold roses.
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    Old 11-18-2010, 09:58 AM
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    i love the one with the gold roses, BUT i think the blocks in the center are busy looking fabric, and the other one would look nicer. IMHO
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:00 AM
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    I see them as purple too. I also like the extra visual interest the gold roses gives.
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:03 AM
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    I like the gold roses one too, normally I would say go for the solid, since the center fabric is busy, but the solid seems kinda blah. Ditto the feline fanatic with the visual interest thing :-)
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:05 AM
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    I vote for the one with the roses.
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:05 AM
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    roses....definately!!!
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:13 AM
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    Either one is fine but the rose one adds more interest.
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:13 AM
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    Originally Posted by Tippy
    roses....definately!!!
    ditto!
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    Old 11-18-2010, 10:14 AM
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    Gold roses, its going to be a dynamite quilt. I can tell.
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