What do you think?

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So I'm starting the Ruby Star Rising quilt I'm making for my sister's friend and have just done a few trial blocks to get started.  The idea for the quilt is to look like one of those walls in a kind of artsy Woody Allen New York apartment which is covered in pictures of all shapes and sizes.  So I've made a few "pictures" and am auditioning them against a few of the solids I've bought for the quilt: ash, candy green, coral, amber, dusty peach and cyan.  Should I go with one of these or something else?  When the quilt is made, the pictures will be closer together so the background bits will be thinner.

Which background?

Still choosing but, after discussed with my sister's friend, we are narrowed down to ash, candy green and coral and here they are pictured with the charcoal and the full array of the fabrics.

Choosing between ash, coral and candy green

Comments

  1. Annabella24 February 2011 at 15:13

    I really love it - what a great idea and really effective. I love them all actually but my favourite is...the amber...or the red? Go with the solids!

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  2. www.randomthoughtsdoordi.com24 February 2011 at 15:20

    I'm loving the coral, amber and cyan the best

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  3. Tara24 February 2011 at 15:22

    They look great! I like the top row and the amber personally. The colors all work really well with ruby star rising!

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  4. Spontaneous Threads24 February 2011 at 15:26

    I REALLY like the amber

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  5. Unknown24 February 2011 at 15:27

    I think the coral or amber are best - just worried about the patch with the coral background it sort of disappears when the whole background is coral, so I'm being pulled more to the lighter amber colour. I do like the cyan but it just doesn't work with your larger block as the colour isn't in it in any quantity.

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  6. Katie Canfield24 February 2011 at 15:31

    I like the candy green and the cyan the best. It makes the colors in the Ruby Star Rising fabrics stand out and not seem so dull. That's a really cute idea for a quilt!

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  7. Angela24 February 2011 at 15:36

    I thought I was going to be odd when I picked my fave, but it looks like we are all thinking the same thing. I love it on the Amber. It works so well because the yellow orange is a contrasting color to the all the turquoise in the print. My second vote would be the candy green because it still contrasts really well with the "pictures". I'm totally against any of the neutrals because you loose all the charm of the prints and they just fade away into the background. They greys would look great with one of the RSR prints in aqua.

    Okay...you did ask. I'm just full of opinions! lol

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  8. DianeY24 February 2011 at 15:42

    I keep going back & forth on what my favorite is, but it's not the ash or the peach. I definitely like the brighter colors-all of them!

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  9. Shelley24 February 2011 at 15:51

    Candy green is my top choice. Great contrast and it just looks more "artsy" to me.

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  10. Flo @ Butterfly Quilting24 February 2011 at 16:02

    My vote is for the Amber! I think it really sets off the blocks well. But the brighter colors for sure, rather than the more pastel.

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  11. Vickie24 February 2011 at 16:03

    For me the candy green makes the fabric pop. It could be that lovely inner border on that lower rh corner block with the orange background that pulls it together, but that is my choice. Of course, it is not like seeing it in person. I am sure any of these will be fabulous!

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  12. Kelly24 February 2011 at 16:10

    I like the candy green and cyan best!

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  13. Jennie {Clover and Violet}24 February 2011 at 16:12

    I like the candy green or the amber best, but I'm more drawn towards the amber because it really makes the pictures stand out!

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  14. WandaFish24 February 2011 at 16:24

    I was drawn first to the coral or candy green but I'm pretty sure the coral pops way too much, lol, and I think the candy green might be a bit much. Have you got more aqua RSR prints to include?
    Anyway, I think the amber really hits the spot and it could almost BE a retro painted wall! Perhaps I take things a little too literally.
    Oh, and I need one of these too :)

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  15. holly | bijou lovely24 February 2011 at 16:30

    I like the candy green and amber! Can't wait to see this quilt finished, it's going to look great.

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  16. Reene@Nellie's Niceties24 February 2011 at 16:32

    I love the top middle and top right. They really make the RSR pop.

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  17. Dianne Neale24 February 2011 at 16:39

    I suppose it depends on if your sister's friend has any particular likes/dislikes colour-wise. But the amber definitely does it for me

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  18. Tezzcan24 February 2011 at 16:40

    Bottom right but that's because I'm a blue girl.
    Which ever you choose it will be beautiful.

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  19. Selfsewn24 February 2011 at 16:50

    I like all of them together!

    But if pushed I would say the cyan, its alot fresher and will go with so much more than other colours, I guess it depends on your friends taste?

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  20. Victoria Findlay Wolfe24 February 2011 at 17:06

    I say all of them... why just go with one? woohoo!

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  21. Katrina24 February 2011 at 17:14

    I really like the top left and the bottom middle, then you could do a stronger solid or print border with the red or blues, or binding. Any way you choose, they all look great!

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  22. Judith, Belfast24 February 2011 at 17:18

    Love this style of quilt. My least fav. backgrounds are the ash & peach. Most fav. are the coral and turquoise. Jxo

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  23. Mary24 February 2011 at 17:18

    Very cool!!! I love the mustardy color...is that cyan? It pulls that color out of the print and makes the frame pop. Great design lynne!!!

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  24. Poppyprint24 February 2011 at 17:24

    This is going to be so fun!!! What colour does the recipient like? Does your sister know the colour of the bedroom or lounge where the quilt is going? That would be a help. If her entire house is white, then I'd pick the middle top row colour (aqua-ish?).

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  25. Melissa24 February 2011 at 17:51

    Ash! But... I always like grey with everything.

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  26. Amanda24 February 2011 at 17:57

    I like the coral and the candy green the best, they pick up the colours in the other fabrics so well.

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  27. Mrs Flying Blind...24 February 2011 at 18:45

    Definitely the green/aqua, end of...

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  28. Unknown24 February 2011 at 18:57

    Hmmm - I think I'm in the minority here (lovely blocks btw!1) but I think the coral (that's the tomato soup-y one top row, right?) really does the whole artsy Manhattan apartment wall thing brilliantly!

    It shows off the fabrics just right - I think they then stand out like little framed pictures ... the amber is nice too but it makes the 'frames' recede into it a bit too much for me ... The ruby is strong so it can take it!

    (IMHO!!)

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  29. Lynz24 February 2011 at 19:01

    Candy green FTW!!

    I got my fabric today for my hexagon park quilt! So excited!!!

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  30. Molly24 February 2011 at 19:09

    What an original idea!! You're just full of cool inspirations. I'm in awe .... again.

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  31. Marjorie24 February 2011 at 19:21

    Candy green

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  32. Anonymous24 February 2011 at 19:28

    coral, coral, CORAL!!!!!
    LSWH

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  33. ayumills24 February 2011 at 19:36

    Wow you are super fast! I am so excited to see this quilt finished! Candy green is definitely my favorite :)

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  34. felicity24 February 2011 at 19:37

    Looks like I'm not alone in choosing Amber! Of the three in the runner-up category, I think coral works the best.

    This quilt is going to be stunning.

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  35. Susan24 February 2011 at 19:58

    Ash or coral would be what I'd be going with! Great blocks!

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  36. Katie B24 February 2011 at 20:11

    I'm loving the candy green and coral!

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  37. Sara @ Sew Sweetness24 February 2011 at 20:29

    I like the green or the blue! What a wonderful idea...actually at first I thought you were using all the solids, which I also thought were pretty awesome, lol!

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  38. Manda24 February 2011 at 21:42

    My favourites the candy green or the coral. Looks fabulous though, look forward to seeing the end result :)

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  39. Trudi24 February 2011 at 21:52

    Candy Green! What else did you expect from me? ... LOL It's going to be fab!

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  40. Siobhan Rogers25 February 2011 at 00:54

    Ohh Coral is nice esp with the coal. very dramatic

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  41. Rhonda the Rambler25 February 2011 at 01:34

    I like the ash and the coral but the coral is my fav

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  42. Lorraine25 February 2011 at 01:58

    I wouldn't normally go red but I love the prints against the coral .
    It will make a big statement .

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  43. OneLittleThread25 February 2011 at 02:43

    Coral or Amber. The dark bordered blocks recede into the Ash colour, it is too dull and the blocks look lost.
    I think the Warm colours looks the most exciting

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  44. Pam -25 February 2011 at 02:57

    I like the ash and I LOVE the coral! I picked those two before I even knew you had narrowed down the field!

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  45. Marg25 February 2011 at 03:35

    I love the coral or the candy green, I think the ash, as much as I love grey, looks too washed out.

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  46. MoeWest25 February 2011 at 03:43

    Coral or candy green. I also liked the amber.

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  47. Sewhappy25 February 2011 at 04:07

    I think that your choices are great but I would probably substitute amber for the coral, I love amber.

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  48. Sarah25 February 2011 at 15:36

    Candy green gets my vote - your "pictures" look great!

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  49. Anonymous25 February 2011 at 20:27

    Love the amber or the candy green. Also love how it looks so far. :D

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  50. Nikki25 February 2011 at 21:15

    I'd go for the candy green, can't wait to see it finished.

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  51. Leslie25 February 2011 at 21:37

    i really like the aqua in the top row...it is pretty fun and bright

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  52. Judith3 March 2011 at 06:13

    I am big fan of Ruby Star and love what your are doing with it. Still have lots of the fabric in my stash that is dying to be made into a bag and a quilt.

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