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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:00 AM
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    What colour thread do you use for scrappy binding? I made a quilt with white background and bright coloured jelly roll strips. I used left over jelly roll strips for the binding. I decided to use white thread to hand stitch my binding, but I find when I get to the darker colours I can see the tiny white stitches. Should I use different thread colour each time I get to a colour change on the binding?
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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:06 AM
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    I'm finding that grey blends well with many colors.
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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:08 AM
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    Thank you. I am regretting my white choice, stands out too much on the darker colours.
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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:11 AM
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    No, I would not switch thread colours with every fabric switch of the scrappy binding.

    For a scrappy binding, I would likely choose a thread that coordinated with the backing I was stitching the binding too. Better still, would be if I could find a thread that coordinated with the backing as well as the assorted binding colours/fabrics.

    Some hints that may help you minimize the stitches showing ...
    Shorter stitches tend to be less visible.
    A couple of years ago, I switched to using a ladder stitch when sewing on bindings.
    Two reasons ... the bindings seemed to be stitched tighter to the quilt, and the stitches less visible.
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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:23 AM
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    For me it would depend on how small the lengths of binding colour changes were. If they were about 2 feet, I would change colour to match the fabric and knot off at the end of that colour. If they are every few inches, I would choose a neutral, maybe grey to stitch with.
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    my choice would be to match the backing, second choice... grey
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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:46 AM
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    The colour changes are long as I used jelly roll strips, at least every 2 feet.
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    Old 07-30-2017, 08:48 AM
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    The colour changes are long as I used jelly roll strips, at least every 2 feet.

    The backing is white with pink and red flowers. Mostly pink and red. I'll try to post a picture.
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    I use a medium gray.
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    Old 07-30-2017, 09:23 AM
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    Sense your strips are about 2 feet, I would change colors.
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