I think the stripes look fantastic with your quilt, the colors are bang on. Don't return the quilt, it's beautiful. The wavy lines mimic all the curves in the quilt's print. Wouldn't matter anyway because the colors work so well. Scale is perfect. You've got a winner, I say keep it! :o)

Its a keeper, I agree, I had to look close to see that the striped fabric wasn't a border for the quilt.

I love the combination. Looks great!

It's perfect!

Looks great to me too! Unique combination : )

I think it looks great close up like this, but I'd like to see a picture of the whole room to really get the feel. Maybe it's not the quilt/skirt combo that's bothering you.

Unless it reads differently in real life, I think it is great. The colors look perfect, and it is a nice companion effect with the paisley.

Are you making a bedskirt from this? If so, if you do something a bit gathered, rather than a flat panel, I think it will soften the definite lines of the stripe a bit, and give it a more feminine feel to match the quilt.

Don't forget to make a throw pillow for on the bed from the striped fabric, adding some banding in the darkest pink color for definition.

Thanks everybody.
Justgotabme, I thought the colors looked good with the quilt, but I thought that those wavy stripes were more modern than the quilt and that it might be an odd mixture of fabrics. The room is pretty bare bones right now. We just painted the walls BM rich cream. I haven't hung pictures, still need lamps, bedside table etc. This is a twin size bed.

Les, I must have been typing the same time as you.
Yes, I'm making a bed skirt from this and also a pillow sham. The room has a small window seat, but I think I'll do that in another fabric.
I haven't decided whether to do ruffled or gathered, but if you think gathered would be better, I'll probably do that. I hope I can find a solid in the main quilt color to use in the pillows. It has really been hard to find the colors in the quilt

Amote vote for the striped combination. I think it'll look lovely.

Definitely do a gathered skirt with it. And as for pulling out colors from the quilt- have you gone to a quilt shop? I used to work in one and taught quilting and we loved it when someone walked in with an item to play with! Sue

cooperbailey,
I have looked at quilting fabrics at Joanns and Hancocks, but I haven't gone to a shop where there are people to help. That's a good idea.

From the picture I agree they look good together. Very different but they somehow compliment well. I also agree with the other's that gathering will soften the lines.

I'm picturing a Victorian or traditional/antiques kind of room. Is that what you're doing? I can't wait to see it all in your room setting!

Chloe, I'll be waiting for your room to be done then so I can see how pretty you've made it.

It is more of a traditional room. It is a rather dark bedroom and one wall has a clipped ceiling.
This is a picture of the window seat and only window in the room. All the wallpaper is down. The crib has also been taken down. The room has been painted BM Rich Cream.
Any suggestions for handling the window and window seat?

What about doing the window cushion in the striped fabric and then a roman shade in a solid shade that goes with quilt.

Lyban, thanks for your ideas.
I always worry about getting too matchy, matchy. I have a tendancy to do that. You don't think that would be too much of that fabric?
I'd have to do an outside mount Roman shade on that window if I wanted to have a screen and the option to open it. I can only do inside mount if I don't put the screen in.
These casement windows make it very hard for window treatments.

What an adorable window. I think some lace panels would be pretty, hung just as they are now.