solid color
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solid color
Has anyone worked with solid colors in their quilts?? I have never worked with a solid color in any of my quilts, and I don't know why. I just can't seem to get into solid color fabric for them, I always lean toward prints. I am about to start a quilt for my DGS and the pattern I chose is the cinder block in the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Quiltmaker) in just two colors and they are solid white and gray. Well, my DGS wants blue and green. Does anyone have any suggestions on what color blue and green would work?
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I've used solid white sashing in some of my more modern quilts, and I've used solid black in one quilt, but in general, I don't think solids mix that well with traditional prints in a quilt (based on the very first top I ever made, in which I mixed a solid with prints and the solid stood out like a sore thumb). I've seen some stunning modern quilts done in all solids, though. Did your DGS specify that he wanted solids?
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I'd probably use a batik blue and batik green. They come in fabulous deep and bright colors, plus there is just enough texture in the fabrics to make them interesting. Hancock's of Paducah online has a good selection. Hoffman Bali Watercolor Solids are a line of batiks that are not solid. Here are a couple of possibilities for blue and green:
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/SHOP...r-Solid-Brooke
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/Hoff...or-SNAKE-GREEN
For a two-color quilt, it's best to go to a quilt shop so you can see the actual fabrics side-by-side.
Edit: Or order swatches. Some online shops have a way for you to do that.
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/SHOP...r-Solid-Brooke
http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/Hoff...or-SNAKE-GREEN
For a two-color quilt, it's best to go to a quilt shop so you can see the actual fabrics side-by-side.
Edit: Or order swatches. Some online shops have a way for you to do that.
Last edited by Prism99; 01-31-2016 at 09:21 AM.
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Has anyone worked with solid colors in their quilts?? I have never worked with a solid color in any of my quilts, and I don't know why. I just can't seem to get into solid color fabric for them, I always lean toward prints. I am about to start a quilt for my DGS and the pattern I chose is the cinder block in the Jan/Feb 2015 issue of Quiltmaker) in just two colors and they are solid white and gray. Well, my DGS wants blue and green. Does anyone have any suggestions on what color blue and green would work?
#8
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Okay I have to kind of laugh because when I first read the post, my mind went straight to the colors of the Seattle Seahawks. BJ's MIL may be a fan.
We have a LQS called Rosie's in San Diego and they have over 10,000 bolts of fabric -- too bad you can't go and audition so many combinations.
I would ask you DH to help you find the colors he has in mind.
We have a LQS called Rosie's in San Diego and they have over 10,000 bolts of fabric -- too bad you can't go and audition so many combinations.
I would ask you DH to help you find the colors he has in mind.
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Yes! I've recently made a couple of quilts that were made up of solids. I loved pairing up the colors to get the most contrast. They came out beautiful!! I'm working on another quilt now that has a lot of solids, mixed with a few prints here and there. The solids really make the design POP. Go for it...you'll like the result.
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