Originally Posted by
tessagin
I just try to coordinate the backing with the top. Sometimes I buy more fabric if I don't have what I want from my stash. That is always a scary event. Going to the fabric store for a yard of fabric is like going to the grocery store for a gallon of milk. Often a gallon of milk can run $75.00. Yard of fabric can run upwards as much.
Thanks for this...I laughed so hard I almost spit out my drink...I read it wrong and it struck me funny. I initially read that a gallon of milk can cost $75 a yard. Now my husband thinks I'm nuts. Oh well. Laughing is good medicine they say.
But as for my answer: I always use a patterned fabric that coordinates somewhat with the front to hide quilting flaws. Recently though I have been using some from my stash and adding to them from the local craft store that sells flat folds (end of bolts) marked down to $6 per yard. I've been putting 4 interesting fabrics together joined in the middle going down and across so that each quadrant has a different fabric. I figure if I have to make seams anyway I might as well have it look unexpected and plan for it. I have a way of marking the exact center on the backing and knowing where that is to position the front perfectly centered. I love the look on someone's face when they realize the back is interesting as well as the front.