Using colored thread to quilt on white backing?

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01-08-2011, 08:27 AM

#41

KathyKat

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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker

I guess I should have said that I am quilting this by hand!! My stitches are pretty good when I take my time. But, not perfect by any means. I hate to take out what I've done and start over. Hind sight!!!

I think it would look beautiful to have the purple stitching showing on the white back.

01-08-2011, 10:34 AM

#42

crafterrn1

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I am doing the same thing. I have a tan backing and purple on the quilt top. As my stitches are not great due to severe arthritis, I am doing tan in the tan areas and purple and green in those areas. Mine is an applique quilt top. I am keeping this quilt so I am happy with it. I have machine quilted with bobbin colors to match the backing and different colors on the top. I believe the quilt tells us what it wants and I respect that. Since you are the quilter go with your gut feeling!

01-08-2011, 10:37 AM

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Originally Posted by #1piecemaker

Does it make you smile when you look at it? If it does that's all that matters. :lol:

01-08-2011, 10:42 AM

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campy

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I am proud of you for continuing even with artritius.

01-08-2011, 10:43 AM

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campy

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I am proud of you for continuing even with artritius.

01-08-2011, 10:48 AM

#46

quiltcrazylady

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Make sure that the thread you use is colorfast and will not fade into the white backing. I think the purple thread would be a nice contrast and would bring out the pattern of the quilting to enhance the overall design of the quilt. The ladies in my family were very traditional in their quilting methods. Nothing was ever machine quilted and all were both pieced and quilted by hand. I am sure that it would have been unheard of to them to quilt with a thread of any color; however I am more willing to see diversity in things than they were. If you feel that it will add to the overall beauty of your creation, go for it by all means. There is nothing wrong with being different as long as you don't do any harm. :-D

01-08-2011, 10:55 AM

#47

lighthouse

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Originally Posted by Jan in VA

I almost always hand quilt with a color to compliment the top and show on the back. I feel it gives me two quilts for the effort of one that way....sort of makes it "whole cloth" looking on the back, you know? Why shouldn't a quilt have two sides?!

Jan in VA

I agree with Jan.

01-08-2011, 01:42 PM

#48

JUNEC

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Originally Posted by BenLinz

can you use purple for your top thread and white for your bottom?

I did a blue denim quilt a while ago and used red thread to quilt it which looked really awesome, but at christmas was doing a red and green quilt with a black back and it looked wrong having coloured threads on the back so i did coloured on top and black on bottom...

need to get your machine tension just right though...

I would do the same thing - colored thread on top & white on the bottom

01-08-2011, 01:43 PM

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I just use the color of thread in the bobbin that I want for the back

01-08-2011, 02:56 PM

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Diane C.

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My Amisfh neighbor used to make whole cloth or one solid pieced top and use a darker shade of the color thread to quilt it. The backs were white { sometimes] it was gorgeous Diane C.