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I never got the concept of a sheet is to hard to hand quilt through. I have used sheets as backing on several quilts and hand quilted. I had no issues at all. And the backs are holding up just fine. I also had quilted a baby quilt with flannel backing no problem. Maybe I am not using the same types of things that you did. When I started quilting no one told me #1. Points are hard #2. 1/4 in seams are important #3sheets and flannel are hard to hand quilt. Umm I just did it. My Quilts have no missing points, are hand quilting and I have used all the things some say not to do. Lucky? Maybe
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Jane if you want to do it all you have to do is decide you will! the first one may not have even stichers or even the second one but I was getting better at it I have hand quilted at least % one for a charity auction. I have had no one tell me it was a bad job, I do an easy pattern with a batting that does not need to be quilted close.
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I use regular quilting cottons too. I seam them horizonally or vertically... and sometimes piece in the leftover blocks from the front or other big scraps. Have never bought the wide backings or used a sheet either. (I machine quilt.)
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I use regular cotton quilting fabric. I have yards upon yards of fabric that I bought at a JoAnn's that was closing, and, if there's enough on the bolt, I'll also buy fabric at JoAnn's "50% off the clearance price" sales.
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Depends on the size of the quilt in question, what I have available on hand. Sometimes I'll purchase a special wide backing if I can get it on sale, sometimes I use all the orphan blocks and scraps to make up the backing. Did this to a baby quilt a couple years ago and now in the process of making 2 more of the same in different colors (parents' wishes) so will use up the scraps and orphan blocks to add to the yardage I have on hand. Gets rid of the scraps which we all know we have way too many laying around our sewing room.
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Most of the time regular 45 quilting cotton that coordinates with the front. I use extra blocks either vertically or horizontally to make the extra inches. I have also used muslin on my quilts with embroidery since they look more traditional to me.
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I back everything with good quality muslin..either natural or unbleached....on bed quilts looks like a whole cloth...and, my luck, if I were to use printed fabric..either to use it up or just to coordinate, (at the today prices...not me)..anyway, my luck, thar would be what I would need in my next project. So to keep it mindless...muslin, besides I love the feel of washed good muslin...just me
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