Hi Lori,

My vote is for the narrow black border then the multi-colour with the sayings. My second choice would be the peace fabric.

For the back, I'd do a variety of sizes of rectangles in alternating colours.

black first peace sign green black binding

I like the one with the sayings.

I think the thin black boarder then the words. I don't use black for backing If I don't have to. I did one for my GS and he was so upset that it was always full of fuzz, threads and lint. Black picks up everything. Just Sayin!!!Good luck!

I go along with the small black border, and the tonal large border and black for the binding. Good work, I might add. When it is all done, watch and see how it pops! Edie

Black border first then the peace sign fabric and bind in the black.
Backing I would go cross ways with the seams. So you could do 2 strips of one color then 1 strip of the other color. Are you having this machine quilted? If so I would say the fewer seams on the back the better it would be. It's a beautiful quilt and many hours have gone into it. I'd love to see a picture of it after it is quilted.

Peace man! I am a child of the 60's

For the backing - Take both lengths of fabric, trim the selvedges and then sew them like a tube (a seam line down both sides) Then fold the fabric so the seams are lined up. Trim one side and open up. You now have a solid middle with two side panels. The color you trimed will be the side panels.

Walmart is a problem here......we're one of the stores that closed their fabric dept. I'm pretty sure I didn't buy the fabric at WallyWorld though.......I think I bought it at JoAnn's.

just my opinion, but I like the peace sayings

I hadn't thought about how piecing the back would effect how I would like to quilt the front. I've already sent Candlequilter a message to get her opinion on quilting options......that's the next problem I'll be having questions on. I love to hand quilt but I just want to get this one done and think I'm going to let a longarm quilter tackle this baby!