Quilting from the back
#12
Thanks for the responses and the support! I love the idea of using a backing with a pattern to follow. Or I could trace or pounce one on. Without the seams and design elements of the front this sounds like a very doable way for a newbie to quilt a design.
#14
I've done this a number of times, and most often for the same reason--so I could see what I was stitching. As long as your tension is balanced so the stitches look right, I can't see any reason why you shouldn't.
#18
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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Just did it yesterday......my border was of a color that I didn't have a good marking method for. So I delineated the border area by some stitch in the ditch on the front and then turned it over, marked the border and stitched away. Very happy with the results
#19
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I've heard of this method before. In fact, one of the quilt teachers on Simply Quilts suggested taking a large scale print for the backing, then quilting around that design, as it would make FMQ easier. Remember, in quilting there are no rules.
#20
Here is one source for pre-marked backing. There should be others.
http://www.canadianquiltshop.com/ind...a&filter_id=92
http://www.canadianquiltshop.com/ind...a&filter_id=92
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