a pink quilt - ideas please
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a pink quilt - ideas please
I've recently decorated a bedroom: the walls are a neutral cream, the furniture wood, cream or white. It needs a splash of colour and I'm using bright pink (think fuchsia, raspberry, magenta) and a touch of green (lime). Of course I want to make a quilt as a focal point. I'm really struggling to find a pattern idea. One problem is that I want to avoid at all costs the lighter, sugary pinks - I want this to be a statement rather than pretty-pretty pink. That makes it difficult to provide different colour values in the quilt. I've thought about doing a 2-colour pink and cream top, but I fear that would be boring to make and might not have the impact I'm looking for. I've also thought about a Kaffe Fassett type approach, using lots of different fabrics with similar colour values - I'm going to play with that idea, but am not confident that I have the eye (or can afford the fabric!) to pull it off. Anyone got any other suggestions, please?
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I like the bargello idea. Irish Chain or Log cabin would be a good choice too. One of my favorites (but have not made yet) is a scrappy neutral background with a floral applique. Like this one I found thru Google, only with flowers rather than a tree:
http://luciethehappyquilter.files.wo...ly-quilted.jpg
http://luciethehappyquilter.files.wo...ly-quilted.jpg
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I've seen some fabric lines with hot pink and lime green and they're great. Unfortunately, I can't remember the lines or find them online. But I'm sure if you look around you'll find what your looking for. Batiks might be a way to go - they have all sorts of different, fun colors. Good luck! Oh! Have you considered doing solids? That would be fun, too.
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Mostly magenta, splash of lime, splash of red and a smudge of orange. Trust me. You haven't said whether you favor tradition or modern design. To suit either I'd do a rail fence, with different width bars of colour. Simple and striking, can't go wrong!
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