Allietare! - Bonnie Hunter's 2015 Mystery Quilt
11-02-2015, 11:50 AM
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Since I have both the Bella color chart and the Lowes paint chips, I thought I would give everyone a match chart guess:
Heirloom Red 1010-3 chip-----closest to Bella Country Red #9900-17. (Slightly lighter than Barn Door #9900-113)
Roasted Chestnut Gold 3002-3A chip--closest to Saffron #9900-232 and Mustard #9900-213
Afternoon Tea Gold 3002-3B chip----closest to Goldenrod #9900-81
Winter Flannel Grey 4007-1C chip---closest to Steel #9900-184 and Platinum #9900-219
Autumn Fog Grey 4007-1B chip----closest to Bunny Hill Blue #9900-176
Divine Cream Neutral 7006-8 chip-----closest to Porcelain #9900-182
Italian Ice Neutral 7005-10 chip----closest to Ruby Ice #9900-169 and Breeze #9900-132
The Italian Ice chip was the surprise one to me, it is actually a VERY pale light blue/green--not a cream, tan, light gray neutral at all. There is not a great Bella match to it, but the palest blue or green you can find is the closest thing to it.
CAVEAT: everyone sees colors differently! None of the color chips are what I would call an exact match to any Bella swatch, but these are my best guesses based on my eyesight!!
Hope that helps everyone.
Heirloom Red 1010-3 chip-----closest to Bella Country Red #9900-17. (Slightly lighter than Barn Door #9900-113)
Roasted Chestnut Gold 3002-3A chip--closest to Saffron #9900-232 and Mustard #9900-213
Afternoon Tea Gold 3002-3B chip----closest to Goldenrod #9900-81
Winter Flannel Grey 4007-1C chip---closest to Steel #9900-184 and Platinum #9900-219
Autumn Fog Grey 4007-1B chip----closest to Bunny Hill Blue #9900-176
Divine Cream Neutral 7006-8 chip-----closest to Porcelain #9900-182
Italian Ice Neutral 7005-10 chip----closest to Ruby Ice #9900-169 and Breeze #9900-132
The Italian Ice chip was the surprise one to me, it is actually a VERY pale light blue/green--not a cream, tan, light gray neutral at all. There is not a great Bella match to it, but the palest blue or green you can find is the closest thing to it.
CAVEAT: everyone sees colors differently! None of the color chips are what I would call an exact match to any Bella swatch, but these are my best guesses based on my eyesight!!
Hope that helps everyone.
11-02-2015, 11:17 PM
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Just get the paint chips and go shopping, either from stash or at the store. That's part of the fun. I shopped my stash first and found most of what I needed. Shopped the fabric store over the weekend and today and now have all my fabric. I just love looking at all the colors and trying to imagine how the quilt will come together.
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11-03-2015, 04:22 AM
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Just got my paint chips yesterday. Was so anxious to see what I had here at home to come close. I didn't find much that came close until I pulled my Christmas fabrics. Lots of that burgundy with splash's of the yellows. Then pulled those yellows. But, I'm so glad others have talked about substituting greens - that is the other secondary color in these burgundy Christmas fabrics. NOW - do I have the courage to do this?
11-03-2015, 06:29 AM
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Karen, you might check with some of your local quilt shops. There are many of them that put together a section of bolts of fabric that coordinate with the mystery quilt colors for their customers. Or, maybe, post a comment on Bonnie's facebook group (Quiltville's Open Studio) asking if anyone knows of a shop that is doing this. I'm sure those folks will know.
11-03-2015, 07:03 AM
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[ATTACH=CONFIG]534754[/ATTACH]Here are my fabrics so far. I had everything but a good gray match, which was surprising to me because I work with a lot of grays. Oh well, will just have to do a little more shopping. In my neutrals, I am using some very pale grays rather than all creams or tans because I think they will play better with the other colors. But who knows???
11-03-2015, 09:21 AM
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I want to join in, and have a question. I went to the BH blog and read the fabric requirements and am I right in reading that I will need 5 1/2 yards of Neutrals?
Love how some of you have posted your fabrics, gives me ideas for mine and really does help.
Love how some of you have posted your fabrics, gives me ideas for mine and really does help.
11-03-2015, 09:55 AM
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Does anyone from last year know if the yardage is accurate or did you have a lot left over??
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