Backing for Vintage Quilt
I'm almost through piecing a churn dash quilt top using 1930's prints. Now I've got to decide on the backing. I'm thinking I should stay with the vintage look and use a solid backing. All the quilts I have from my GGM (made many years ago) have solid colors on the back--no tone on tone and no small prints. Any ideas?
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I would go with a vintage look as well. Muslin? Or are you thinking something a bit more colorful? I usually try to coordinate my backings with something from the front - colorwise, at least.
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Grandmother would have used muslin - either unbleached or white.
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Originally Posted by NJ Quilter
(Post 6289379)
I would go with a vintage look as well. Muslin? Or are you thinking something a bit more colorful? I usually try to coordinate my backings with something from the front - colorwise, at least.
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I agree...... Grandma would have used muslin.
Originally Posted by irishrose
(Post 6289381)
Grandmother would have used muslin - either unbleached or white.
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I don't know that I would agree. I have a quilt that my grandmother made with feedsacks and it does not have muslin on the back. Instead it also has a backing of feedsacks with an all over floral design on them.
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I recently quilted a vintage quilt top, and I used bleached muslin on the back.
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Originally Posted by lakekids
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I don't know that I would agree. I have a quilt that my grandmother made with feedsacks and it does not have muslin on the back. Instead it also has a backing of feedsacks with an all over floral design on them.
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I think traditionally it would be muslin but I usually put something different because the muslin shows everything and tends to be weaker. So a small 1930 print for me. I would consider a solid 19 30 fabric or muslin if hand quilting or wanting the quilting to show up.
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Originally Posted by Annaquilts
(Post 6289668)
I think traditionally it would be muslin but I usually put something different because the muslin shows everything and tends to be weaker. So a small 1930 print for me. I would consider a solid 19 30 fabric or muslin if hand quilting or wanting the quilting to show up.
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