Your suggestions for backing this R&W sampler?
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DogHouseMom ... Thanks! I like the looks of a flange that splits up the same fabric.
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Sorry, I wasn't suggesting that it was not square ... what I was meaning was that it'd be really difficult to get the sandwich made with the quilt top lined up straight with the backing (with the batting in between). Not impossible ... just tricky!
DogHouseMom ... Thanks! I like the looks of a flange that splits up the same fabric.
DogHouseMom ... Thanks! I like the looks of a flange that splits up the same fabric.
Yes, I understood what you meant. And I agree. The more I think of the stripe the less inclined toward it I am.
I'm not sure what you mean by "flange"? Can you explain? And about how it splits up the same fabric? I'm not sure I get that.
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I like QuiltE's idea of a narrow white flange (1/4"?) then more red border. I think that would be dynamite.
Also agree with most other posts ... if the quilting is going to be special (ie not an all over or just SITD) then use the solid red with white thread to show off the quilting on the back. If your just going to SITD or use an all over quilting - then I would opt for the floral print.
Also agree with most other posts ... if the quilting is going to be special (ie not an all over or just SITD) then use the solid red with white thread to show off the quilting on the back. If your just going to SITD or use an all over quilting - then I would opt for the floral print.
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Here's how I do a flange ... cut a strip 1" wide and fold in half to make 1/2".
Baste it to the main part of the quilt with the raw edge against the raw edge of the quilt and fold facing to the centre.
Add the next layer of border the same as you usually would.
So in essence, the flange does not add any width/length to the quilt ... and you end up with a 1/4" piece of fabric sticking out from that seam.
For your quilt, I'd add your flange to your border that;s there now, and then the next red border would be probably 1-1/2 to 2 times as wide as the one that's there.
Here's a quilt of mine with a burgundy flange inserted ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...i-t141548.html
And another with a butter yellow insert ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...h-t189484.html
Baste it to the main part of the quilt with the raw edge against the raw edge of the quilt and fold facing to the centre.
Add the next layer of border the same as you usually would.
So in essence, the flange does not add any width/length to the quilt ... and you end up with a 1/4" piece of fabric sticking out from that seam.
For your quilt, I'd add your flange to your border that;s there now, and then the next red border would be probably 1-1/2 to 2 times as wide as the one that's there.
Here's a quilt of mine with a burgundy flange inserted ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...i-t141548.html
And another with a butter yellow insert ...
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...h-t189484.html
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I just sent my red and white quilt off to the LAQer. I chose a plain white for my backing. I try not to use busy floral prints for my backings. I think the quilting shows up better, then if I want to reverse it on the bed, I get a whole clothe look.
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