What do you use for backing?
#41
I use quilt shop quality cotton and piece the backing. i want it to be the same quality and the same thread count as the front fabric so that it will launder and will wear the same way.
I've been quilting sice 1969 and we have a quilt on our bed now that I finished in 1990, and it still looks great.
I've been quilting sice 1969 and we have a quilt on our bed now that I finished in 1990, and it still looks great.
#43
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I usually just use yardage of a fabric that complements the quilt top. I haven't done a pieced backing yet, but I might try it some day. I haven't tried the wider backing fabric, but Ill have to figure out if it's cheaper than buying yardage and then piecing it together.
#46
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I'm not that picky. I use whatever is on clearance at the quilt shop if it is to be quilted. If it is to be tied, I usually use Joann's Snuggle Flannel on the back. Never used sheets or muslim - if I'm going through the effort of quilting it, I want it interesting on both sides. Of course, until recently my machine quilting wasn't all that great. Much improved now. Once in a while I look for fabric that seems related to the front - for instance, I bought some pirate fabric to go with the pirate front. Still have to piece the back because they didn't have enough. But it will look interesting!!
#49
Originally Posted by a1crafter
We were instructed not to use sheets for hand quilting because the thread count is usually too high and it is hard to quilt through by hand. It probably would not matter for machine quilting.
http://www.maryquilts.com/off-center-4-patch-backing/
its my go-to pattern when I dont' have a wide back or enough of one fabric to piece a whole back.
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