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7 meters is 273 inches. 7-1/2 yards is 270 inches. It would appear that your original purchase was what the pattern called for.
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If it is a background why not go scrappy? I have made several quilts where the blocks have different backgrounds but in the same shades.
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I was looking desperately for a fabric and quilt in a day expert found it for me. Or you can look on the inter net at all the fabrics web sites and you might run in to it It will take some time, but if a store had it other stores have it too. I am sorry this happened o you, I know how it feels to have this happen. Lots of luck, let me know if you find it. Much good luck. Josie
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I, also, believe that you should have enough especially with the meter/yard difference.
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One idea is to use the orginal as a center for the back with a solid going around that and then the newly acquired backing material. That way there is a separation and you are still using both. Maybe use a bit of them on the front if it worked out with your pattern? I don't know, just trying to brainstorm for you.
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Originally Posted by onthelake
I think I would use the original 7 meter purchase and find another fabric that looks great with it instead of buying all new fabric.
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Sorry to hear of the mismatch. That is disheartening. Hopefully you can find a fabric that will go with the 7 meters that you have.
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Originally Posted by glorcour
Good Grief , this must be some huge quilt. I usually buy only 6 metres for a backing of a queen size quilt. I would use the 7 metre piece for the background , and I think you might find that it will do the job.
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I agree with nana. I know, when you buy yarn, they always tell you to get it from the same batch (dye lot). This is exactly why. I hope yours will work out. I agree with most who said use what you have and try to get something to coordinate with them.
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Use what you have, but mix it up so you have both fabrics thru out your quilt. It will just add dimension to it. I am thinking. You know, like a happy accident. Jan
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Originally Posted by J.M.
Last december I bought background fabric for a quilt, I needed 11 meters but they only had 7 on roll - but they could order it, they said. All right, I bought the 7 meters, but it is now august and they still have no idea when the rest of my fabric is going to be in. So I found another store - a webshop I had ordered from before - that had the same fabric. Everything matched, number, line, brand, even the picture. But now I've got it and although it is the same fabric, the color difference is BIG. I have no idea why, different color bath, maybe the fabric from the store was out in the light too long, I don't know. But there is no way I can use both of them in my quilt. *cries*
Luckily I haven't started my quilt yet (I was smart enough to wait until I had all my fabric), but now I have a dilemma. I need to start searching for a good background fabric again (difficult enought the first time) and I need 11 meters of it (almost impossible to do, even though it need not be one piece); or I could use the 7 meters I have and find another fabric that looks nice with it and use that for all the sashing. The last one seems like a good option but I don't know if the 7 meters will be enough for all the blocks (they say about 7 1/2 yards for this quilt, which means I might just have enough - or I might just be a bit short, probably the latter), and it would change how I want the quilt to look. But after almost a year, I am dispairing of actually finding 11 meters of fabric... |
You can always piece the backgrounds for a whole new look if you are using it for applique on top. Just saw the pattern and it is pieced. How does t6he back of your fabric look? Sometimes you can use the backside instead of the front.
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You could use the new one for the binding piece.
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Okay, I typed end parentheses, not emoticons. Regardless, I have several pattern designers who have me edit their patterns for language, content, and math.
The way to figure out exactly how much fabric you have and what you need from the background fabric is to first list all the pieces you will need to cut from the background fabric by size and number. For example, if you need 22 (4-1/2") squares and 33 (2-1/2") squares. Then draw up a cutting diagram - You can get 8 (4-1/2") squares from one strip 4-1/2" x WOF. Therefore, you need three 4-1/2" x WOF strips for these blocks and will have a piece 9" x 4-1/2" leftover. You can get 16 (2-1/2") squares from a 2-1/2" x WOF strip. You can get 32 from two strips and one from the 9 x 4-1/2 leftover. If you want to use both fabrics, it would be fairly simple. You would need to figure out the placement of the fabrics in each block. I personally would use the lighter background fabric for the center of the blocks and the darker background for the outer section of the blocks. Would really have to see the blocks to decide. The lighter fabric in the center would make the center stand out more. |
Originally Posted by onthelake
I think I would use the original 7 meter purchase and find another fabric that looks great with it instead of buying all new fabric.
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I am sorry the fabric you ordered didn't match the fabric you have, but often when you have to change your plans for a quilt, you will like the end result even better than the original design. I hope that is the case for you. Good luck, and I hope you will show us your beautiful quilt when it is finished.
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I have been where you are but usually I deserved it...I tend to buy small amounts of fabric. BUT...often being forced to be creative will end in a much more original and beautiful quilt. Good luck...think in new ways...it will be wonderful!
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Originally Posted by Quiltbeagle
Why don't you mix the two shades of color throughout the block backgrounds so it looks intentional?
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We in the US sometimes forget how lucky we are to have the stores we do even if we hate the new prices.
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Are you able to order more of the 2nd fabric? Did I miss something here?
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If the 2 background fabrics look nice, alternate everyother block with them :O)
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I was against piecing the backing, but, I've seen some backings that QB members have pieced and they are as artistic as the front. I've been piecing my backs, also, since fabric prices have increased and I'm trying to use my stash. Eiltcoq.
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Sorry about the late answers, I was on holiday and didn’t have access to a computer.
pjnesler: Yes, that is the pattern. I don’t know if you own the book, but if you do you can see that the fabric requirements given are approximations so I can’t guarantee 7 meters will be enough just because it is just a little more than the 7.5 yards the pattern uses . catmcclure: Just reading that made me go cross-eyed. I think I lost track of the calculations somewhere in your first sentence. It also doesn’t help that each block is different – I would have to calculate background fabric requirements for each separate block. stitchofclass2: I thought of trying to get more of the second fabric and use just that, but they don’t have enough in stock (not nearly enough, just 1 meter more), so I would end up with the same problem. |
One of my quilting friends uses several different light colored pieces for background in her quilts deliberately. She calls it a "muckled" background. I have done that for 2 quilts now and find the ones where the background all matches to be boring now. I have a pinwheel quilt done this way and now my fractured jewel quilt pieced but not borders or quilted and I really like both of them.Actually 3 quilts as my Avatar quilt is done with this method.
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I got a mailer from McCall's quilts and there are two examplels of muckled backgrounds. I will post pictures. I thought that if you could see one done it would make it seem more acceptable to you.
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Originally Posted by gmcsewer
I got a mailer from McCall's quilts and there are two examplels of muckled backgrounds. I will post pictures. I thought that if you could see one done it would make it seem more acceptable to you.
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Originally Posted by gmcsewer
I got a mailer from McCall's quilts and there are two examplels of muckled backgrounds. I will post pictures. I thought that if you could see one done it would make it seem more acceptable to you.
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I like the muckled backgrounds... and seeing the pattern as long as your sashing strips are all from the same batch of fabric I don't think you'll have too much trouble with the backgrounds being a bit off.
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Glad to be of help. The first time I saw it I didn't like the idea but her quilts were so pretty when finished that I tried it.
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