Ideas for backing?
12-31-2010, 07:28 PM
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I've only used cotton for backing. It's usually not wide enough so I have to seam it. Someone here on the board recommended using 1/2" seams and pressing them open for piecing the backing; good tip, I think. I also ike to "piece" in leftover blocks/fabrics from the top when I can.
12-31-2010, 07:53 PM
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mostly I watch for sales - really good ones say of about 1/2 off or so - and then I try to find a print that I think will hide whatever screw-ups I make while quilting; or else I try to find a particular fabric to go with a particular quilt top. It took me some time to find just the color of pink that I wanted to put on the back of a 'vintage' repro yellow quilt top I'd just finished. I found some for about 4 dollars a yard and bought several yards. I have a particular 'stash' of backings I have bought and set aside for just that purpose.
Other times I cut and paste you might say, with what I have left over from the front. And I've also used just plain old tan muslin on the backs of more than one quilt. I once used a toile for a special quilt I made for a wedding. The toile was made for that I think as it was very wide.
Then I have made special labels for the backs and incorporated them into a sort of patch work type backing. It's fun sometimes to try to figure out how you can make your quilt more interesting by thinking about the back of it.
Other times I cut and paste you might say, with what I have left over from the front. And I've also used just plain old tan muslin on the backs of more than one quilt. I once used a toile for a special quilt I made for a wedding. The toile was made for that I think as it was very wide.
Then I have made special labels for the backs and incorporated them into a sort of patch work type backing. It's fun sometimes to try to figure out how you can make your quilt more interesting by thinking about the back of it.
12-31-2010, 08:06 PM
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I usually use cotton or cotton blend sheets. I have used the extra wide backing fabric and pieced backs but sheets are my favorite. The price is great when I find them at thrift shops or garage sales, $1 to $3 each.
12-31-2010, 08:10 PM
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Originally Posted by MaryStoaks
I usually use cotton or cotton blend sheets. I have used the extra wide backing fabric and pieced backs but sheets are my favorite. The price is great when I find them at thrift shops or garage sales, $1 to $3 each.
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