Backing?
05-14-2016, 07:29 PM
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Originally Posted by Up North
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
05-14-2016, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Jane Quilter
Not Lucky, you are doing something better that I would love to learn. Wonder if you are using better/stronger needles?
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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05-14-2016, 08:34 PM
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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.)
05-15-2016, 04:04 AM
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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.
05-15-2016, 04:08 AM
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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.
05-15-2016, 04:16 AM
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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.
05-15-2016, 05:22 AM
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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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