quiltingfan

I posted last night my frustration with this quilt. I had the back all picked out and then did not have enough to back it with it. Had to get other fabric and what I thought would look good at the store, now I really don't like it. I have to have this done in a week, and really do not want to spend more money on more fabric. How bad does it really look? I have no idea why I thought the other type of design would go? What do you think? It is going to be raffled off, so I was really hoping to do a good job and something I would be proud of. please help... my family is good at telling me how wonderful everything looks but I think they are bias. Sorry for being so long winded. Thanks Beth

Dawn Hendrix

Personally I think it looks fine....

NorBanaquilts

I think that would be great for the back, what color are you binding it in?

Teacup

I like it! However, if you like your first fabric better, but don't have enough, could you use it for most of the back and just add a border in another fabric to get it to the right size?

quiltingfan

I am short about 3 yards would that still work ? I was also thinking of making squares out of both fabrics, but I do have to have this done in a week.

quiltingfan

I have not decided yet. I was going to go with the darker fabric because I had the green as a final border, but it was not laying flat at all and I had a serious issue with it ruffling on me. So I decided to just take it off and leave the darker border. So now I have a lighter on the back and a dark on the front.

renee765

Unless my monitor is showing colors wonky, I think your choice of backing looks great! What about it bothers you? Sometimes if we can figure that out, it helps us decide what to do.

quiltingfan

I had picked a dark background the same brown and green as on the front just a different pattern, and then I do not think the green matches up with the green material. So it may just be not being able to wrap my head around the fact that I need to use a different backing then I originally planned.

Sharon321

I think it is fine. Or piece the back with both.

shaverg

I love the back, I think it definitely compliments the top. The colors on the back do not have to match the top. In fact sometimes it is fun to have the exact opposite. It will make the quilt more interesting.

But it is just another opinion, if it doesn't feel right to you. Than it is not right. That is the main thing.