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CRO 11-19-2016 08:35 AM

Backing color help please
 
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I would like to find a wide backing for this top, but am a loss as to what color would compliment it. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

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catsden 11-19-2016 08:41 AM

Love your top. I think that I would go with a blue backing fabric, but any color from the blocks would work also.

meyert 11-19-2016 08:44 AM

its a beautiful quilt - great job! I personally am thinking something batik.. but not too strong so it doesn't over power the top.. but then again sometimes a bold backing is awesome.. see I am no help :) not sure if batiks come in wide.

Not sure if these links will work - but these I love

https://www.fabric.com/buy/0459270/w...s-flourish-tan

https://www.fabric.com/buy/0433002/w...-skylight-blue
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0471409/k...-stripes-water
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0471410/k...-stripes-retro

CRO 11-19-2016 09:27 AM


Originally Posted by catsden (Post 7702278)
Love your top. I think that I would go with a blue backing fabric, but any color from the blocks would work also.

Thank you.

CRO 11-19-2016 09:28 AM


Originally Posted by meyert (Post 7702280)
its a beautiful quilt - great job! I personally am thinking something batik.. but not too strong so it doesn't over power the top.. but then again sometimes a bold backing is awesome.. see I am no help :) not sure if batiks come in wide.

Not sure if these links will work - but these I love

https://www.fabric.com/buy/0459270/w...s-flourish-tan

https://www.fabric.com/buy/0433002/w...-skylight-blue
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0471409/k...-stripes-water
https://www.fabric.com/buy/0471410/k...-stripes-retro

Thank you for your suggestions and the links. I will check them out.

QuiltnNan 11-19-2016 09:39 AM

i usually go for the neutrals

Jeanne S 11-19-2016 10:03 AM

For some reason I really like a stripe fabric for backs. I would look for a stripe that had some of the colors from the front.
as another idea, I would make some additional blocks like you have on the front and run a row of them either horizontally or vertically on the back and use a complementary color or stripe on either side of the row of blocks. When I piece a back like this, I set the row of blocks off-center in a 1/3 and 2/3 ratio.

jokir44 11-19-2016 10:07 AM

You should be able to find a batik with most if not all of the block colors in it.

Tartan 11-19-2016 10:08 AM

Lovely top! For me it would depend on which fabric I was going to do my binding. I like the binding to coordinate with the top and backing. I might find a backing fabric and do binding in the peachy cream that is similar to the background in some of the blocks.

Maggie_Sue 11-19-2016 11:34 AM

The fabric that you have bordering the blocks would be my choice.


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