More opinions needed on the basket quilt
02-14-2011, 05:05 PM
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I don't think a pale yellow would do your baskets any justice. I like the orange. If you have some green in your stash that matches the border try placing some of that around as your sashing. Either the orange or a green would be my vote. Either way. It is a lovely pattern.
02-14-2011, 06:36 PM
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Originally Posted by sueisallaboutquilts
Rachel, I hate to say this but I also think the orange is a bit loud. I love the border but the fabrics in the baskets are soft (and lovely!)
I would go with a paler version of that orange. You could always save what you cut for another project, maybe??
I also love what you did with the flowers :D
HUGS!! Sue
I would go with a paler version of that orange. You could always save what you cut for another project, maybe??
I also love what you did with the flowers :D
HUGS!! Sue
I agree
02-14-2011, 07:32 PM
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Have you considered doing some sashings the orange, some a lighter peachy orange, some the spring green and a few the bright yellow. If you changed the sashing colors in a diamond shape, it would mimick the on point placement of your blocks and look deliberate. I personally would just like the colors to look like they faded into the other colors. You could try it out in your quilt program. That way you would still use some of the orange but you would get a fade effect that would then pop different colors in your different blocks. If you do decide to do this I would change the inner border to one of the "more subdued colors but I would keep the orange as the binding. Repeating the color in 3 areas (sashing, floral print and binding) makes it a winner. I am just not sure I would use it for all the bindings. Just wanted to give you a different idea.
02-14-2011, 07:37 PM
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It's a question of balance.
It seems to me that the colors in the sashing and border are so intense they wash out the blocks. The problem really isn't the color of the sashing; it's the intensity of the color. I would look for a milder orange and perhaps a different border fabric. The baskets are very delicate, so a medium-intensity sashing and border fabric would set them off. What you have now are high-intensity sashing and border fabric, which create too much contrast. You need *some* contrast, so you don't want to go too pale, but this seems to me to be too intense.
It seems to me that the colors in the sashing and border are so intense they wash out the blocks. The problem really isn't the color of the sashing; it's the intensity of the color. I would look for a milder orange and perhaps a different border fabric. The baskets are very delicate, so a medium-intensity sashing and border fabric would set them off. What you have now are high-intensity sashing and border fabric, which create too much contrast. You need *some* contrast, so you don't want to go too pale, but this seems to me to be too intense.
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