pieced vs solid backing
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pieced vs solid backing
I'm working on a quilt for my son that is very busy with colors and number of different fabrics. I am debating doing a patterned backing - to kind of have two quilts in one - but wanted opinions. He wants me to just stipple the quilt rather than do certain designs in certain areas. What do you think - solid or piece the backing. Maybe I should post a picture to give a better idea, but I'm not at home right now to do that. Thanks for your input!
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i piece -make (reversible) quilts all the time- it is fun to have two totally different looks -one on each side.
keep it simple- so you don't have too many seams to stitch through- a big-block pieced backing works well.
keep it simple- so you don't have too many seams to stitch through- a big-block pieced backing works well.
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I LOVE a pieced back!! I have only done one solid backed quilt and that is because I knew that the person who was getting it (MIL) would never use and it would be laid across the back of her couch. 2 years later, it's still there!! She got a little touchy when I used it last Christmas when I was cold and pulled it around me. Her quilt, her rules I guess!
The back is just another place to add some more color or another element to the quilt. I am on a roll with baby quilts and I make up extra of the blocks I use on the front and put them on the back. A lot of the time, I just use 2 different fabrics and split up the back.
The back is just another place to add some more color or another element to the quilt. I am on a roll with baby quilts and I make up extra of the blocks I use on the front and put them on the back. A lot of the time, I just use 2 different fabrics and split up the back.
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I make queen sized quilts. I have stopped buying nine yards of fabric for just one piece backs. Now I buy six yards and put two vertical stripes of about six inches or I piece the center panel of three equal pieces and just use a solid for the outside panels. Uses up big chunks of my stash and somehow doesn't seem as expensive. As was noted before if you are hand quilting I think it would be hard if there are to many seams. I quilt on a little Janome and have had no problem with the seams.
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warmth is what counts, Practicle and well love and warm, You should be afraid of using a quilt, They should invite you to snugle with the fabric layers to stay warm.
Warm and practicle
Warm and practicle
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I do this also! It makes the quilt more fun and it is a cost savings to me since I use up any extra blocks that didn't go in the front paired with large leftover scraps of fabric.
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I make my backs to "coordinate" with the front. Usually they are plain backs that I use the FMQ or SID to give a pattern to. I have tried to put peiced backing (ususally with extra material if I am short backing fabric) on but I have had a hard time matching the backing with the front to get the patterns lined up.
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I make queen sized quilts. I have stopped buying nine yards of fabric for just one piece backs. Now I buy six yards and put two vertical stripes of about six inches or I piece the center panel of three equal pieces and just use a solid for the outside panels. Uses up big chunks of my stash and somehow doesn't seem as expensive. As was noted before if you are hand quilting I think it would be hard if there are to many seams. I quilt on a little Janome and have had no problem with the seams.
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