Originally Posted by Happy Tails
When you buy fabric for backings, whether it's the wide one, or bolts, how do you decide what to buy if it's for quilts not yet made? Do you stay with neutral?
Well, I think each person has a general color palette, or style, even if each quilt is very different.
For me, neutrals aren't in it. ;) At all.
So if I found some fabulous lime green or purple fabric, preferably on sale, I'd pick up 6-7 yards for a backing. And I like pieced backings, so if it's not enough, I can always build it up, either with leftover fabrics from the actual quilt top- you know, when it finally gets made in 2015 :roll: - or with other fabric in my stash.
If someone is into all those Moda/Amy Butler/Art Gallery collections, for instance, a backing from one can easily work on a quilt top done with fabrics from a different collection. Or maybe Thimbleberries are your thing. Same concept.
I'm in the brights, saturated color camp. So I know I won't need the Thimbleberry fabric. Ever. ;)