I really wanted to use a lavender and white, but wasn't able to find one that didn't have a cream background. The one above left was tempting, but seemed too busy for such a large quilt. Ditto for black and white spots. I considered plain white but couldn't find a soft white in town, and my husband pointed out it would show dirt (I'm sure he was thinking of how dirty it would get over the years it takes me to finish).
I tried the others above on my design wall with some Kaffe scraps I had, as well as a few more in the shops. The Peach spots made using pink difficult. The black and white (Scribbles/Kauffman) was too creamish. I use a lot of pink, so the Magnolia would be too pink. The final debate came down to Water (green) and Sky (blue). I finally went with Sky (the main reason being it was closest to lavender). Janet's lovely blocks will no doubt make me wish I'd chosen the green, but the blue's been purchased, washed and ironed. Now I just have a couple things I've promised myself I'd finish before I can start.
MUCH thanks to everyone who graciously told me how much fabric to order before I received my pattern, and thanks especially to Kim for typing in all the details of cutting--so helpful!
Well done Donna, Sky it is - its going to look gorgeous. You can now start cutting the shapes, love to see how you'll put it together.
ReplyDeleteYou're welcome, I did the " copy & paste" thing, typing it all out, I'd probably make a mistake!
Cheers, Kim McL
Looking forward to seeing it develop into a beautiful quilt!
ReplyDeleteGreat choice Donna, I can't wait to see a block now that the background is decided. Now which block is the next decision.
ReplyDeleteoh Donna I think the sky is the perfect choice...can't wait to see the first block oh come one block won't hurt :)
ReplyDeleteKathie
Lovely choice, Donna. I too, can hardly wait to see your progress. : ) Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
ReplyDeleteDonna the blue dots? LOVE all the dot backgrounds!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to seeing the blue background behind all the lovely flowers and dots. It is so fun to watch the individuality come out even though we're making the same pattern.
ReplyDeleteChoosing the background is hard..but I think you chose a nice one! I look forward to seeing your first block. :)
ReplyDeleteI think spots make a wonderful background.
ReplyDeleteI do love the purple zig-zag though, for something else, it's lovely fabric.