Making the sandwich with a striped backing - help please
02-04-2012, 01:12 PM
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I handle stipes the same way I handle a pieced back because I hate my seams to be uneven too. I put registration pins on the back fabric and match them to registration pins on the quilt top. If your stripes/seams are straight and the quilt top isn't straight and centered on the backing, when you trim the quilt edge you have a problem. Hope it works out well for you.
02-05-2012, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Treasureit
No one uses stripe fabric on the backs of their quilts?
Originally Posted by lenette
I always try not to use stripe, but I can barely get anything straight.
Originally Posted by hheelleenn
I did ONCE, but learned a lesson. The only way I use stripes is to cut the fabric into large squares or planks and change the direction of the stripe like pavers are? And I create a pattern of stripes.
02-05-2012, 01:25 PM
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Just speaking from experience, I put stripes on the back of my daughters quilt. After I sandwiched the quilt and started hand quilting did I turn it over and walked back and really looked at and got super dizzy! Could have been my colors but look at yours..my poor daughter can't lay hers out and enjoy the back or the quilting on the back. I still love the front tho....
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