tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post18400608125362986..comments2023-05-31T02:25:10.249-07:00Comments on Silver Thimble Quilting Archive: Choosing Colours for Quiltssilverthimblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02901087227438415852noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-72151389402234877892006-11-19T17:18:00.000-08:002006-11-19T17:18:00.000-08:00I too have had quilts where I spent more time in t...I too have had quilts where I spent more time in the fabric selection than in the making of the quilt itself. That is part of the fun, so you might as well enjoy it.Shelinahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10794292846146096402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-71071569812933223502006-11-08T20:41:00.000-08:002006-11-08T20:41:00.000-08:00I love the baptist fan quilting - I've promise...I love the baptist fan quilting - I've promised myself that I'm going to buy the template as a reqard for moving - I think it will work with the Gammill Premier which is the model I'm trading my machine in for.<br><br>I find red and blue work well with scrappy quilts. Here's a picture of twin bed quilts where I used those two colors. http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/7027/1400/1600/Twin%20cabins.jpgMaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02824125073675062176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-58590133777293993432006-11-06T19:22:00.000-08:002006-11-06T19:22:00.000-08:00paint strips are a wonderful help! I too like the...paint strips are a wonderful help! I too like the color in this quilt, makes me smile.Pamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16500153654992893481noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-8745284938741727222006-11-06T06:59:00.000-08:002006-11-06T06:59:00.000-08:00I like the paint chip idea -- let Home Depot do th...I like the paint chip idea -- let Home Depot do the color work for you *s*Libbyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05821986273481618728noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-24167118536494368372006-11-06T05:04:00.000-08:002006-11-06T05:04:00.000-08:00I am so with you on the "usually scrappy"...I am so with you on the "usually scrappy" front. (I think I am going to do gratitude in two shades of yellow.) Thanks for the color site...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-77452260640451471122006-11-06T03:26:00.000-08:002006-11-06T03:26:00.000-08:00Your quilting on the piece is beautiful. The yell...Your quilting on the piece is beautiful. The yellow brick road pattern is an old friend.Screen Doorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08432047749434907642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-51982129861529458472006-11-05T12:06:00.000-08:002006-11-05T12:06:00.000-08:00I like the paint strips too for looking a gradatio...I like the paint strips too for looking a gradations of color--maybe color matching at the quilt shop. YBR would not be choice of pattern either--too chaotic for me--but I love other Atkinson patterns. The colors are good together. <br><br>The Baptist Fans look wonderful!Linda_Jhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12585942908710656032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8976756155627288048.post-47703114207614671252006-11-05T11:49:00.000-08:002006-11-05T11:49:00.000-08:00Fun quilt! Like the idea of learning from paint c...Fun quilt! Like the idea of learning from paint chips, too. Thinking definitely counts as time spent - some quilts require a lot of that!Hedgehoghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03457631974666183374noreply@blogger.com