25th Wedding Anniversary Quilt!
09-17-2011, 09:06 AM
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Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
Originally Posted by CoolJulUtah
Oh my word! Your quilt looks great!!! The plaids don't look bad at all! How did you get all your seams so straight with the lines in the plaids??? WOW!!! :o) I think I will do this one afterall!!! Thanks for the picture! That certainly helps me envision how it will look!!! Did you put flannel on the back? I wish I could do minky but not sure if that would "match" what the quilt is and if that's "manly"?!?!? Would flannel be best??? THANKS!!! :o)
09-17-2011, 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by CoolJulUtah
Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
Originally Posted by CoolJulUtah
Oh my word! Your quilt looks great!!! The plaids don't look bad at all! How did you get all your seams so straight with the lines in the plaids??? WOW!!! :o) I think I will do this one afterall!!! Thanks for the picture! That certainly helps me envision how it will look!!! Did you put flannel on the back? I wish I could do minky but not sure if that would "match" what the quilt is and if that's "manly"?!?!? Would flannel be best??? THANKS!!! :o)
09-18-2011, 04:56 AM
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I have used fleece too. Either as batting or backing for extra warmth.
I made a bunch of these and will make more (5 sons, many grands and nephews) as all the men in my family want one. I have used flannel sheets, flannel fabric or cotton bedsheets as backing. I use what I have or can get cheap at the time. Flannel would be my choice. :thumbup:
Can you use flannel sheets for the back? Are they good enough quality??? Sorry . . . newbie here!!! :o)
I have and they were fine but be sure to wash the sheet in hot water and dry on hot to preshrink the backing sheet.
Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
Originally Posted by CoolJulUtah
Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
Originally Posted by CoolJulUtah
Oh my word! Your quilt looks great!!! The plaids don't look bad at all! How did you get all your seams so straight with the lines in the plaids??? WOW!!! :o) I think I will do this one afterall!!! Thanks for the picture! That certainly helps me envision how it will look!!! Did you put flannel on the back? I wish I could do minky but not sure if that would "match" what the quilt is and if that's "manly"?!?!? Would flannel be best??? THANKS!!! :o)
09-18-2011, 07:42 AM
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I really like the plaid "arrangement." Looks nice.
Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
Here's a picture of one of the Turning Twenty quilts I made with plaids. I thought I'd have a problem with the plaids next to each other, trying to keep them all straight. I cut them the best I could, the grain seemed to move! In the end I just put it together as they were without fretting about it. I like the overall look. Since you don't have a lot of time I'd say just go for it! :thumbup: :thumbup:
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