Favorite Thread Color for quilting/piecing (spin off from fav thread)
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New quilter here, and this is probably a question I should have asked a few $$$ worth of thread ago.
When piecing - by hand or machine - what color(s) do you prefer?
One could quickly break their bank account trying to color match each and every piece of fabric, and then it occurred to me that for the most part I won't see the seams involved in the piecing (exception is for the rag quilts that I've been making).
So - do you have a go-to color when piecing? I finally thought to ask at a LQS and her recommendation was gray or cream depending on the warmth of the fabric - as too white a white can show through the lighter fabrics and too dark/black could show through the dark fabrics.
Cheers, K
When piecing - by hand or machine - what color(s) do you prefer?
One could quickly break their bank account trying to color match each and every piece of fabric, and then it occurred to me that for the most part I won't see the seams involved in the piecing (exception is for the rag quilts that I've been making).
So - do you have a go-to color when piecing? I finally thought to ask at a LQS and her recommendation was gray or cream depending on the warmth of the fabric - as too white a white can show through the lighter fabrics and too dark/black could show through the dark fabrics.
Cheers, K
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I use Bottom Line for most sewing : machine, hand and hand applique. pale green and pale blue (as I have alot of it) for everything, very thin, doesn't ever show
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When I want all cotton I use Aurifil - I have alot of it so can pick a colour. If I didn't, I'd stay with beige/cream or light gray for light and any dark colour for darker needs.
http://www.superiorthreads.com
When I want all cotton I use Aurifil - I have alot of it so can pick a colour. If I didn't, I'd stay with beige/cream or light gray for light and any dark colour for darker needs.
#4
I rarely match thread to fabric. I use neutral color top and bottom for lights. Gray for darks. I buy the big cones or the biggest spools of it. If I have a bobbin with a an odd color I'll use it up on anything. If your machine makes a perfect seam the thread color won't make that much a difference on prints.
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I've used white, ecru, cream, light sage green, and black for piecing so far. A few quilts have several colors of thread since they were BOMs pieced over the course of a year. It doesn't really matter as long as it doesn't show thru.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I've used white, ecru, cream, light sage green, and black for piecing so far. A few quilts have several colors of thread since they were BOMs pieced over the course of a year. It doesn't really matter as long as it doesn't show thru.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
When you use varigated for quilting, do you use it in the bobbin too? I haven't tried varigated yet.
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Originally Posted by Melinda in Tulsa
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I've used white, ecru, cream, light sage green, and black for piecing so far. A few quilts have several colors of thread since they were BOMs pieced over the course of a year. It doesn't really matter as long as it doesn't show thru.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
When you use varigated for quilting, do you use it in the bobbin too? I haven't tried varigated yet.
Cheers, K
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Originally Posted by Melinda in Tulsa
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
I've used white, ecru, cream, light sage green, and black for piecing so far. A few quilts have several colors of thread since they were BOMs pieced over the course of a year. It doesn't really matter as long as it doesn't show thru.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
I like variegateds for quilting though.
When you use varigated for quilting, do you use it in the bobbin too? I haven't tried varigated yet.
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I have used variegated for quilting, and liked the overall effect. But usually I use either cream for light fabrics, or dark gray for dark fabrics, or a contrasting color if I want to highlight the quilting.
For piecing I do use cream, tan, dark or light gray. And I buy the large cones of those colors.
For piecing I do use cream, tan, dark or light gray. And I buy the large cones of those colors.
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