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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:42 AM
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    how big is your top and how big is the backing you bought?
    Perhaps the slip and slide techinique will save you.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:48 AM
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    Originally Posted by mizunogirl
    I have always used a solid backing, and I just buy what the instructions say for my pattern (not very creative am I!) But, I've seen so many nifty stripes and such on the QB here, that I've decided my first BIG quilt will have a backing of two different fabrics.

    Can't wait.
    I'm with you on a solid back!! The last quilt I made had a decorative background and ended up making the front side larger than I intended. Different strokes for different folks.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 04:50 AM
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    According to a quilt appraisor I once talked to, a pieced back represents more work, and increases the value of your quilt. Just saying!
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:02 AM
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    Yeah, like others said, I agree to go with scraps from the front.
    I've seen strips and whole blocks created.
    I've even seen stuff totally off the wall.

    I ran out of what I needed recently and used fat strips of the leftover stuff from the front.
    If the backer is too detailed (with lots of seams) it can make hand quilting a challenge.
    I say, be creative!
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:21 AM
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    geez i learn every day that there are quilting rules i do not know about.....rules for buying fabric? well, i just buy what i like, and usually i finish the bolt off.....
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:23 AM
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    I LIKE this idea.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:38 AM
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    I just finished a quilt and didn't have enough so I used all diferent colors on back. i like the back better than the front
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:39 AM
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    Originally Posted by mar32428
    My GM and GAs always used what was at hand. I was always under the impression that the back was never seen so what difference does it make? Whatever crumbles your cookie. I never worry about the back cause my quilts are to be used. Never had a guest walk into my bedroom and turn my quilt over to see the back. Very bad manners.
    I have several quilts with white backs. The quilting on the front is such that the backs look like planned whole/cloth quilts. I love turning these quilts over.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 05:57 AM
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    My grandmother taught me 6 yds. Cut it in two. Split one of those in half length wise and sew each two the sides of the large piece. That way, there is no seam down the middle of the quilt back.
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    Old 06-23-2011, 06:08 AM
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    I blew it on my last quilt too... so I used a scrappy border around a length of my original backing fabric then added the not perfectly matched fabric along that border. The scrappy border hid the color slight variation wonderfully. I'm happy with results.
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