Thread color for piecing
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Thread color for piecing
I plan to machine piece a block with high contrasting colors. This time I am using a dark blue and white. What color thread would you choose. I am never sure what is ideal in this case.
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I pretty much piece with what ever neutral is handy, grays or off white most often. Light on light colors, a little darker on darks. Since my stitches don’t show on a pieced block I don’t worry too much about it but I don’t want a really dark seam on a light block- just in case it causes some shadowing.
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Another vote for a medium light gray. I use small stitches and my threads don't show. I did spend many years trying to match threads to fabric and ultimately decided it didn't matter as much as I once thought.
I do almost all scrap quilts where it is pretty impossible to match threads without going crazy. To help with my vision issues, I am typically threaded with a gray thread and a beige thread, one each top and bottom. When I wind bobbins I do 4-5 of whatever color and switch then when the bobbins run out.
I do almost all scrap quilts where it is pretty impossible to match threads without going crazy. To help with my vision issues, I am typically threaded with a gray thread and a beige thread, one each top and bottom. When I wind bobbins I do 4-5 of whatever color and switch then when the bobbins run out.