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Originally Posted by RonieM
You sure can. I have seen people use large floral prints on the back of their quilts and then "quilt" the flowers - the front then has nicely quilted flowers on it.
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Absolutly. a variety of good reasons here. I do it on quilts that are really busy or scrappy and quilting on top is to hard to follow and the quilt doesn't need any special work.
I also QFB when the backing material has a great pattern and I want to accent the pattern. Have fun! peace |
I know that you can, however since I am a beginner on the longarm I have a question. On the backing normally you would clip them on the side with the batting but not on the top. Since I usually baste the sides and top while I am quilting, what would be the best way so that I don't stretch out my top? Would one float the backing fabric?
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I've done it and it turned out well. My only comment would be if you are quilting on a DSM don't forget to pin it from the backside! :)
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Why not? The thing I love about quilting is I am making it and I can do whatever I want. Sometimes, it won't work out but more often than not my idea's do work out. Have fun
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Yes you can. I quilted a whole quilt that way because I loved the fabric I used on the back and it made the front look good too! This is the quilt.
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Yes you can..I have done it several times.
Originally Posted by KimS
If you're using the same thread in the bobbin can you quilt with the back side up? The reason I'm asking is because the markings would show up much better on the back.
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I have handquilted a quilt from the backside using a Baptist fan pattern. Much easier to see the lines. I marked the design on the back on my design wall & it was a breeze!
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Yes you can so go for it.
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This is a really interesting topic! I had never heard of doing that before.
Thanks dcquilter and fabric-fancy! You both had really interesting comments!
Originally Posted by dcquilter
There's a very good book about this very thing called "Quilting Back to Front" by Larraine Scouler. I haven't tried it yet but want to. Here is her website:
http://www.pnc.com.au/~scouler/B2F/
Originally Posted by fabric_fancy
yes you can benartex actually sells backing fabric already marked with quilt designs for this very reason.
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Originally Posted by irishrose
I had a whole book from the library on quilting from the backing side, so the answer has to be yes. By using a patterned backing, there was some interesting quilting done.
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Originally Posted by kraftykimberly
"Can you quilt with back side up?"
Ohhhhh, you mean the backside of the quilt, I thought you were talking about my backside being up. hehehe A real "Kodak" moment! :D |
yes i have seen it done before
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Yes, I know at least one lady who does it that way. Now that I have a better machine, the bobbin side would look just as good on the top as on the bottom!
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Yes. I haven't done it, but I know someone who has. Her reason was so she could mark up the back and then quilt on the markings. I have also seen people who wanted the bobbin thread on top - they hand wound something on the bobbin that couldn't be a top thread.
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Yes. This is called “bobbin work”. You can also put specialty threads and even thin ribbon in your bobbin that would not be able to be used in the needle. I do a lot of bobbin work. It’s a lot of fun. Just make sure that your quilt is securely basted. You might want to Stitch in the ditch first, then flip it over and quilt from the back.
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