Backing.....what do you do .....???
09-08-2012, 06:36 PM
#31
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for backing fabric....
Print or solid..... depends on the top- often a print
seam down seam across.....across since i'm a long armer---always across---if not being long armed it does not matter so much.
cut off salvage edge ???? ALWAYS!!! the salvage is a tighter weave and will shrink differently than the rest of the fabric. the salvages should always be cut off --- then you can always save salvages & make something with them- or pass them on to people who use them for other projects.
match bobbin thread to backing color or..... of course
match bobbin thread to top thread so it doesn't show on top ????? if your tension is right your bobbin thread will not show on the top- the bobbin should match your back- the top thread should go with your top. even tension keeps both on their respective side.
Print or solid..... depends on the top- often a print
seam down seam across.....across since i'm a long armer---always across---if not being long armed it does not matter so much.
cut off salvage edge ???? ALWAYS!!! the salvage is a tighter weave and will shrink differently than the rest of the fabric. the salvages should always be cut off --- then you can always save salvages & make something with them- or pass them on to people who use them for other projects.
match bobbin thread to backing color or..... of course
match bobbin thread to top thread so it doesn't show on top ????? if your tension is right your bobbin thread will not show on the top- the bobbin should match your back- the top thread should go with your top. even tension keeps both on their respective side.
09-08-2012, 07:28 PM
#33
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Join Date: May 2012
Location: leland nc
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If I have a dark top and the bottom is light, I use a light thread for the bottom but it well show on top a tinny little speck. I have a new Bernina. I tried to get them to take it out but they say that it is supose to be that way. They told me to match both threads if I don't want it to show. Do you ever have this happen to you?
09-17-2012, 06:29 PM
#34
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Location: washington
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I have only been piece quilting forabout 2 yrs now, but I love plain muslin for the backs of my quilts. I use thread or pearl cotton (for tying) to match the top. Nobody has complained yet. smile.....Quilts for little folks I do use a matching print .
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