Kingsize Bargello is DONE!!! Happy Dance
#51
Beautiful quilt. I think whatever you decide will be perfect. Just a thought here though: batik fabric is more expensive than cotton, so I think it should be your decision as what to use. It will be beautiful whatever you decide.
#57
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
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I agree--this is beautiful! Having made2 bargellos (one king) I know that they get heavy with all those seams. And since batik is little heavier fabric, plus more expensive, and when I have it on the long arm I don't tighten quite as tight so there is no needle deflection, I used a plain cotton back on both mind. Keep in mind that there will be lots of seams close together with this pattern!
#58
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Eastern Kansas
Posts: 118
Love the quilt. Been thinking about making one, have the pattern, need the confidence. As for the backing you could use the remnants of the batiks (and make a strip or blocks of the batiks in a scrappy look. Place it somewhere in the backing fabric, make sure that it is off center but not too close to the edge of the finished quilt, don't want the square cut off when squaring the quilt.) As for the main fabric for the backing I would try and find something that compliments all the fabrics in the quilt top. With the blocks of batiks on the back you would have 2 quilts in one.
#59
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Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Michigan
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Your top came out great!
My personal preference for bed quilts is to use plain muslin for the back. You really aren't going to see the back (like you would for a throw or baby quilt), so why spend all that extra money?
My personal preference for bed quilts is to use plain muslin for the back. You really aren't going to see the back (like you would for a throw or baby quilt), so why spend all that extra money?
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