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#3
There are 2 sides to each fabric. Sometimes the "back" side is as beautiful as the "right" side.
I recently used the back of a fabric in a paper-piecing picture I was doing. I needed 2 shades of pink & the reverse side blended well with the front side, giving me the lighter to coordinate perfectly with the darker "front" side.
I recently used the back of a fabric in a paper-piecing picture I was doing. I needed 2 shades of pink & the reverse side blended well with the front side, giving me the lighter to coordinate perfectly with the darker "front" side.
#4
Originally Posted by QuiltnNan
i used that technique on my avatar quilt. using the wrong side of the fabric keeps the same color family, but adds a lighter color.
#5
Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I'm really confused about this one. Anybody?
Try using the wrong side of a fabric to increase the number of colors used.
Try using the wrong side of a fabric to increase the number of colors used.
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Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I'm really confused about this one. Anybody?
Try using the wrong side of a fabric to increase the number of colors used.
Try using the wrong side of a fabric to increase the number of colors used.
#9
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Join Date: Apr 2011
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A LQS recommended that to me one time when I was looking for a background fabric for a sampler quilt. Didn't go with it then ... though have used it as "just the right" fabric" several times since!
#10
Did a guild challenge where we were to use only 2 additional fabrics to those given us - I used the reverse side of one & other members thought I had used 3 additional fabrics. Boy, were they surprised!
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