Thank you all for your input. I was feeling a little down when I posted my thread. Some of your suggestions I already practice like trying to purchase sale fabrics. However I am finding the availabillity of these sale fabrics offered by my old haunts is getting slimer and slimer and finding attractive fabric that would go well with my quilt top not so easy. Also, I am one of those people who want the back to look almost as good as the front so people would feel good about using either side.
I am familiar with MDG backings, but I just like an actual print fabric with multi colors for my backings. I have ordered from MDG many times, but primarily from their name brand manufacturers, but they get very few fabrics added to these manufacturers now. I know it is a sign of the times though.
I am sure that most people today however are not making quilts for utilitarian purposes. We do it because we enjoy sewing and want to make something pretty that will put a big smile on someone's face. No one who doesn't make quilts knows the amount of time and money that goes into it, so we at least want them to feel it is very pretty. Right??
Anyway, that's my story, and I'm sticking to it......
