SueSew

Good luck - please show us how it came out!
I have tried this but I either get a shadow on the front or on the back

RedGarnet222

Jst make sure the threads are balanced with the tension and you should be fine! I just finished one with navy blue in the bottom and a varigated purple in the top. It worked out great!

Beginner10

Obviously a BEGINNER question...why do you have to check the tension when using 2 different colors of thread?

Pinkiris

I'm no expert, by any means, but I hate to see a beginner's question go unanswered. If the tension is not equally balanced on your machine, either the top thread will show as dots of a different color on the back or the bobbin thread will show as dots on the top. A perfectly balanced tension will interlock the stitches between the layers of fabric.

ka9sdn

The key here is the tension. Try it out on a sandwich piece and see what it looks like to you. You are the final judge. I use two colors often but do keep an eye on that tension--sometimes just changing a bobbin makes a difference as they all seem to wind a little differntly.

Beginner10

Thank-you Pinkiris and ka9snd...I was making this harder than it was. I was thinking the "color" made the difference, not that the different color would show through the other side.
Have a great weekend
Hugs

sept97

I do it all the time and I've never touched the tension on my machine. I leave it on auto all the time. Does using different colors really affect your tension?

karenpatrick

I do this with every quilt I make.

Scissor Queen

No, using different colors doesn't affect the tension. But it does make it easy to see if your tension is off.

jamannix

I have done it but only on place mats. It worked well but for a full-sized quilt I would imagine that the weight of
the quilt might tug on the threads and pull the bobbin thread to the front. In any event, I had to go really slowly
because I was outlining in black on top and pale gold on the bottom. I had to settle for an occasional black
stippling on the back - this occurred on the 7th and 8th place mats - and by then I was getting too tired to be as
careful....
Good luck - it does work but for me it wasn't always perfect. Also my machine is a very old Kenmore and maybe
it doesn't hold the tension as well as yours.