NEED FABRIC COLOR ADVICE

[QUILTART39]

I am starting a new quilt using all stars , pieced patterns , and have seen the antique quilts using two colors , red and white . My back ground fabric is cream color , and I do not know if it will be ok to use any red and white small prints , such as gingham check , in my pieces ?? may be I should use white background for that ?? Or maybe I should just not try the red color idea , and use various matching cream , other color prints in the stars ??

[sunsup]

Hay, it's your quilt, do what YOU like. You might lay out the reds on the cream and see what you think. Or, see what the cream/beiges look like. I make a quilt using 13 differnt cream/beige fabrics and I am very happy with it.

Good luck, and have fun.

[Oasis]

I'm certainly not an expert, but........If you are going to use a cream color background, I would use fabrics with cream color for any other blocks. I think gingham is a white background, so would use white or something that is white/on/white with it.

I don't remember seeing your name here on this forum before so I'd like to say Welcome also.

Linda/Oasis

[busylady]

It is your quilt. But I have seen read and white quilts before and the ones I like best use the white. That does not mean it can't be the other way. I think I would make a couple of star blocks using cream then white hang them on the wall and look at them for a couple of weeks an see which one speaks to you.

[mamaw]

Country tones of reds would look lovely with the cream background; but have to say I would not use the gingham with the bright white.

[QUILTART39]

thanks for welcome !! I am new to community !