I am getting ready to make a Moon Over The Mountain lap quilt for a male of the species. The fabrics are all solids in the blue- teal-green-brown families (but only a few browns) and all are in the deeper medium to dark range. I have about 50-60 different solids to mix up for the 10-12 in. blocks. All are cool colors- no reddish undertones in the blues or the browns- and the moons are all the same creamy pale yellow. There will be approx. 1.5 inch wide solid black sachings between the blocks and solid black binding. It will be made in those yummy stout Kona cottons.
Now.... I have Sulky 100% cotton 12 wt. threads in the Blendables line- all variegated- to use with all the different color fabrics. I also have solid color cotton threads in a 30-40 wt. to match all the fabrics. I want a very plain, simple, rather stark, Amish look to this quilt. It will not have any extravagant feathers or anything like that in the quilting, but rather simpler straight to wavy lines in matching color threads with the different color fabrics.
The Question- should I break up all the solid fabrics with the thicker, variegated threads for the tiny buttonhole stitch appliqué (with turned under edges) and/or the quilting or should I use the finer solid color threads? And why, if you please. I want to see if your line of thinking goes along with mine!
TIA I have *never* worked with solids before this, so I really need your help!
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.