backing color for white n multi front
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backing color for white n multi front
I'm still working on my helix throw, which has a lot of white (every hst is white plus a scrappy color). I've never done such a light Background top, and thus never had to think about colored backing possibly showing through. This will be a quilt for a girl turning 11 next Friday so I'm really under the wire! Please help me think through a good backing color. Batting is Warm n Natural in cream tone.
I have maybe just enough white to finish the front. Hoping!
I have maybe just enough white to finish the front. Hoping!
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I've done a printed black backing fabric with a white-on-white (plus some applique) on the front when using W&N batting. Nothing showed through or was shadowed other than when the quilt was soaking wet (and then it dried back to it's state where nothing showed). Even black printed fabric is not dark black on the back side. You could always take some with you to the store, but I think mainly this is a problem with other types of batting.
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I recently made a quilt for a wedding that was brighter batiks with a very light creamy background and used an orange backing. It looked great and didn't show thru to the front. I used Dream wool batting.
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I use Quilters Dream batting (100% cotton) and have never seen the backing show through to the front. I don't really see how that could happen with a good batting. Just wanted to add that with one of my quilts that had a lot of white in the piecing, I was concerned about using the natural color of batting or using a white bat. I took the top to the LQS with me and we tried out both the white and the natural and could not see a difference in the top.
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