If you’re getting into quilt making, then chances are you’re still curious about a number of aspects regarding the aesthetics, design and decor relating to quilts. You’re going to learn a lot of that as you go, but to give you a head start, we’ll talk about how to make the most of a ‘green quilt‘.
Namely, what colors go with green, what sort of designs complement the color, what sort of decor goes with it and when would you go about making a fully green quilt?
Designing a Green Quilt
When it comes to designing a green quilt, your best bet really is going to be to simply look at the color schemes and see what works. There are a few standard combinations, of course. A subtle, soft, dark green with earth tones tends to have a nice homey look.
With cool colors like blue, it can help you to relax and unwind. With more regal and bombast colors like purple and gold, it can look really good, but it might be a little loud to sleep under. Still, it comes down to your own personal preferences.
As for the designs and patterns that go well with green, you may want to contrast the feel of your color scheme. So if you have a really wild color scheme like green and red, you would want to go with simpler designs, whereas green and earthy browns, you could get away with more zig zags and so on. Again, though, it really comes down to what you want to do.
Matching the Decor
When arranging decor, it’s a good idea to select a theme. Your theme could be anything from the sea or the beach to a hamburger. Anything with an identifiable and usable color scheme, a visual identity that you can use for inspiration. So a green and blue quilt might serve as the sea in a room with sand colored walls and coral curtains.
If you want to create an all green quilt, that can work too, but it depends on the decor of the room. Just make sure that you’re sewing this quilt for a room where an all green quilt wouldn’t look wildly out of place.
Of course, when it comes down to it, you can always rely on your instincts. The person you’re usually trying to make happy with your decor is yourself! So don’t worry so much about the “rules” of decor and aesthetics, just follow them as a general guideline and use them to lead you to a look that you like. Once you’re comfortable enough, you can forget the rules altogether and just go for what you really want to do and find a look you like.
That’s all that matters in the long run. If you like it, go with it, if not, don’t. Use your own sense of style, use your own tastes and preferences and find yourself a look that really gets you going. That’s the basic rule for any decor and the basic rule for quilts, as well.
