itwrx4me

I am finishing up piecing a top for my niece and it is full of bright, bright colors. I was wondering if anyone ever used variegated thread to quilt? Or have you ever used one color of thread on the top and another for the bottom?

If anyone has a quilt that was done with the variegated thread I would love to see some pictures of what it looks like so I can have an idea. Thanks!

Lori S

I am not a long arm quilter , but often send varigated thread to my L/A pro for use on my tops. I love it. They do use a different bobbin thread a solid. A a general rule for me ..when in doubt as to thread color use varigated! Love the Superior thread King tut varigated.
How it will look depends so much on the thread you pick. I have some varigated that the colors changes are very subtle, and others that have very noticble changes.

mighty

I also use King Tut Varigated in my LA and solid in bobbin.

sweetana3

I had my LAer use a varigated thread and a clemantis flower design and loved it. However, a lot depends on the way the color is changed on the thread. What I mean is how long is each color and how much of a change. I have another small quilt where the design is strange with the varigated due to a big contrast in color on the thread and only part of the design really showing up. If part of the thread blends with the quilt top, it may make the design look awkward. This is where throwing the thread on the quilt top to see what it looks like is necessary.

spokanequilter

Variegated works really well for "curvy" quilting, like feathers, stippling, etc. But it's not so great, in my opinion, for straight line quilting because then you have a couple inches of one color, then a couple inches of another.

dunster

I just finished a quilt on the longarm using cream thread on top and rust color in the bobbin.

vickimc

I am quilting a quilt now using variegated thread. Using solid on back. I am long arming it. Looks greAt..

phoenixrose

It all depends on the fabrics of the quilt. If the entire quilt is busy a variegated thread will get lost. On the right fabrics variegated threads are gorgeous!!

momto5

I use a lot of King Tut Cleopatra on the quilts that can handle it, and I love the way it looks. Of course, I try to make sure that about 75% of my quilts can handle it....just sayin'....

quiltstringz

I use King Tut varigated on almost all of my tops, then use So Fine or another coordinating solid usually on my back