My Roman Stripe
05-31-2010, 04:24 PM
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Just finished this yesterday. I bought the fabric in New Hampshire last summer on a trip and it took me this long to decide what to do with it. ( The bottom half looks the same, I just don't have the room to take a picture of a 78 X 90 quilt. )
Naturally, I ran low on the main black print so I didn't have enough for the boarder but maybe my quilter will perform magic. Now, I haven't a clue as to what to use for backing. Wouldn't black be too much? And trying to match the blacks would be a head ache. (I already tried that and just about ran my LQS out of what I did use on the boarder.)
There is a variety of yellows in the design. Would that be too garish? I'm baffled so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
Naturally, I ran low on the main black print so I didn't have enough for the boarder but maybe my quilter will perform magic. Now, I haven't a clue as to what to use for backing. Wouldn't black be too much? And trying to match the blacks would be a head ache. (I already tried that and just about ran my LQS out of what I did use on the boarder.)
There is a variety of yellows in the design. Would that be too garish? I'm baffled so any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
05-31-2010, 04:30 PM
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IMHO: I would use a blue for the backing. You could ask your quilter if she has a variegated thread with similar colors for the quilting. I just love it, and almost everything I have quilted is with variegated thread. I think it adds more depth and interest to the quilt.
05-31-2010, 04:32 PM
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Yellow would be ok on the back but do you have any of the other colors left? You could do a large four patch or crosswise strips of the other colors on the back. Break it up in uneven sections, then you don't have to worry about centering it.
I would bind it in black if you still have enough for that, since you're out of the flower print.
I would bind it in black if you still have enough for that, since you're out of the flower print.
05-31-2010, 04:57 PM
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This is one of the prettiest Roman Stripe quilts I've seen. It is gorgeous.
I don't know what I'd do for backing. I guess just keep searching the old stash until I found something that said, "I'm the one you've been looking for!"
I don't know what I'd do for backing. I guess just keep searching the old stash until I found something that said, "I'm the one you've been looking for!"
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