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Showcase Solids in Quilts

American Patchwork & Quilting Editors November 07, 2013
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Strips of Solids
Solid fabrics and solid look-alike fabrics (think tone-on-tones) are a popular way to add texture and interest to a quilted project. Use solids for backgrounds and borders to make prints stand out or assemble them into blocks as a way to show off quilting and beautiful piecing.
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Strips of Solids

Strips of Solids

Bands of bold solids make a dramatic statement in this throw.

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Simply Solid

Simply Solid

Select a variety of solids for spinning Pinwheel blocks in an easy table runner.

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Petal Pushers

Petal Pushers

A solid white is the perfect background for fresh prints in this table runner with matching napkins.

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Born to Be Wild

Born to Be Wild

For a snuggly baby quilt, use flannel featuring cute animals and pastel colors to create radiating diamonds.

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Tiny Dishes

Tiny Dishes

Set miniature Broken Dishes blocks inside a solid fabric frame for a contemporary setting of a traditional block.

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Earn Your Stripes

Earn Your Stripes

Make your stripes look twice as nice: Use them as a border and in the blocks. To give your eyes a happy resting place, pair the stripes with colorful solids.

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Rail-Fence Pillow

Rail Fence Pillow

Sew four blocks in a variety of favorite cool-tone solids, then set them on point with an additional cool-tone solid to make a 16"-square pillow.

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Wall of Color

Wall of Color

Coordinate favorite solid colors or use up leftovers in this graphic wall hanging. Using only squares makes it easy to reduce or enlarge the finished size based on your needs.

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Straight Furrows Log Cabin

Straight Furrows Log Cabin

Log Cabin blocks composed of bright orange and aqua prints and solid gray form scrappy-looking stripes across this wall hanging.

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Peekaboo Patterns

Peekaboo Patterns

Seemingly mismatched prints come together beautifully in this table topper. In the Pinwheel units, bright fabrics peek through a solid background.

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Paisley Pop

Paisley Pop

Pack a punch with a plethora of paisleys and woven blocks made from carefully placed solid strips.

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Scrappy Rectangles

Scrappy Rectangles

A mix of cranberry reds, sage greens, and rose petal pinks combine with a range of neutrals to create a simple quilt. Tone-on-tones ensure that each fabric stands out.

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Easy Triangles Table Topper

Easy Triangles Table Topper

In each diagonal row of this table runner, triangles alternate between soft stripes and heathered solids.

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Sweet Retreat Quilt

Sweet Retreat Quilt

Update a room with a pieced coverlet in flirty florals, dainty checks, and pretty prairie points against a tone-on-tone white fabric.

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Tree Time

Tree Time

Gather a variety of cool-tone solids for tree blocks, set the blocks side-by-side, and frame them with a narrow border to make a forest-inspired wall quilt.

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Flying Four-Patch Wall Hanging

Flying Four-Patch Wall Hanging

To make a scrappy, small-scale quilt, select solids or tone-on-tones in a wide range of hues.

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Double X Wall Hanging

Double X Wall Hanging

Showcase a large floral in the center of tone-on-tones and a dark triangle-squares.

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What a Hoot Throw

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Solid whites, browns, and creams balance the bright prints in this owl quilt. Plenty of open space also leaves you room for creative quilting.

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Ruffle Pillow

Premade Ruffle Pillow

Sew a simple, yet elegant, pillow using 2"-wide ruffles and solid white fabric.

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Simple Squares and Bars

Simple Squares and Bars

Shot cottons in solid jewel tones make up a super-simple quilt.

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Fused Garden Blooms

Fused Garden Blooms

The small prints and tone-on-tones in this quilt act as solids for the fused flowers and vines.

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Fat Quarter Bed Quilt

Fat Quarter Bed Quilt

Floral fat quarters form pieced stripes on this easy quilt. Solid watermelon pink strips and a yellow background show off quilting.

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Solid Squares Bed Quilt

Solid Squares Bed Quilt

Bright solid-color squares pop off the gray background in this simple-to-sew grid quilt.

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Blooming 16-Patch Throw

Blooming Borders Throw

Darker tone-on-tones in this quilt act stand out against lighter prints to create a diamond shape on this wall hanging. Frame the quilt with head-turning borders.

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Reproduction-Look Doll Quilt

1930s Doll Quilt

Triangle-squares rotate this way and that to create an overall diamond pattern. A variety of prints are held together visually by the use of a single solid blue fabric.

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Bright Four-Patch Throw

Bright Four-Patch Throw

Rich black tone-on-tone background fabrics let lively Four-Patch units sparkle in this Amish-look quilt.

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Circle and Square Throw

Circles and Squares Throw

Use a solid tan to help circles and squares stand out on a quick and easy lap quilt.

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    1 of 27 Strips of Solids
    2 of 27 Simply Solid
    3 of 27 Petal Pushers
    4 of 27 Born to Be Wild
    5 of 27 Tiny Dishes
    6 of 27 Earn Your Stripes
    7 of 27 Rail-Fence Pillow
    8 of 27 Wall of Color
    9 of 27 Straight Furrows Log Cabin
    10 of 27 Peekaboo Patterns
    11 of 27 Paisley Pop
    12 of 27 Scrappy Rectangles
    13 of 27 Easy Triangles Table Topper
    14 of 27 Sweet Retreat Quilt
    15 of 27 Tree Time
    16 of 27 Flying Four-Patch Wall Hanging
    17 of 27 Double X Wall Hanging
    18 of 27 What a Hoot Throw
    19 of 27 Ruffle Pillow
    20 of 27 Simple Squares and Bars
    21 of 27 Fused Garden Blooms
    22 of 27 Fat Quarter Bed Quilt
    23 of 27 Solid Squares Bed Quilt
    24 of 27 Blooming 16-Patch Throw
    25 of 27 Reproduction-Look Doll Quilt
    26 of 27 Bright Four-Patch Throw
    27 of 27 Circle and Square Throw

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