No such thing as a silly question here. As you can see others want to know also. If we didn't ask questions we would never learn.
I have quilted on the back of a quilt because I was using monofil and the front fabric was very dark. Happy quilting.

face (some have a rougher texture that catches at the fabric and makes it difficult to FMQ.
Do you need to make a hole for the needle?
I find that the first time I lower the needle through the plastic or card, the hole is made and I just carry on from there.[/quote]



How clever! :thumbup:

This is amazing. I looked on the Internet for other designs but only found all over printed fabric, They call them fat backs , 3 yds by 108". I'm glad you posted this.

Not a silly question, but I fail to understand how quilting on the back can produce a puffy look on the front. The puffiness would be determined by the batting you choose and how close your quilting lines are. I have always had the same puff on the front and back, regardless of of which side I quilt on.

i have heard of doing it on the back before , but i have not tried it yet

I have used warm and natural and polyester low loft, but it seems like the front is always flat and the puffiness is on the back. What kind of batting would you suggest?

Diane, without reading several pages of replies, I don't know if anyone answered you question so forgive me if I'm answering something you already know about.
You can take the feed dogs off your machine. There should be two screws holding them on. They are really tight so it will take some muscle to get them started. Be sure to put them in a safe place for when you want to do regular sewing you will be able to put them back on.

If you want awesome definition of your quilting, I've used Quilter's Dream Puff - it's a poly and really looks awesome when quilted. I really like all the batting Quilter's Dream produces, never had a bad one!

As to why the front is flat and the back is puffy, I wonder if the scrim they use to keep the batting from separating would be the reason why one side would be flat> Does anyone know about this?

Yesterday, as I was waiting in the hospital for the Orthopedic surgeon to make an appearance, I suddenly remembered reading in an old magazine, that what we now refer to as the back( the full cloth side) was originally the front or "Good" side. The wealthy would have full cloth on both sides, the poor would have patchwork on both sides. Does this make sense to anyone out there on the board? :?: