Your backings: Plain White or Coordinated Color?
02-05-2010, 08:22 AM
#62
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I love print fabric. And all white would be boring for me. I usually will go into the LQS, go to the $5/yard section, and buy a backing when my quilt is ready to be backed. I used to buy in advance but I have some still waiting... so I only spend when I have the quilt ready to go. I pick something nice and close, but since I'm in the "clearance" section, I'm not going to agonize about a perfect match.
I was once there when a lady spent 30 minutes picking out a back. I understand doing that for borders and colors in general, but the back, IMO, doesn't need to perfectly match the front. Shrug.
I was once there when a lady spent 30 minutes picking out a back. I understand doing that for borders and colors in general, but the back, IMO, doesn't need to perfectly match the front. Shrug.
02-05-2010, 08:24 AM
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Originally Posted by jdavis
"I made a mistake one time. Used a deffinate ugly on the back of a wall hanging for just me. Hand quilted as it was an antique block I found at a rummage sale. Ended up liking it and entered it in the county fair. Bad idea. The judge did not like the ugly on the back."
I think it stinks that your choice of backing is juged, unless maybe it is a "World Class" show, and the prizes are in the thousands of dollars. Just my opinion.
I think it stinks that your choice of backing is juged, unless maybe it is a "World Class" show, and the prizes are in the thousands of dollars. Just my opinion.
02-05-2010, 08:36 AM
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Originally Posted by littlehud
I coordinate my backs to my fronts. I like to use fabric with a print on the back. I just like the way it looks.
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