Here is the picture of the Trip Around the World I was working on and posted the blog about making the panto for the quilting. It is okay. I like the center but the borders are a bit unusual, I wanted to use up this fabric, I couldn't think of any other place I would use it, soo it goes into this trip quilt. This is a designated campfire quilt so all in all it is good.
As promised here is a picture of the back. Remember back on July 13, when
Judy L, posted about quilt backings, wondering what we did with ours. Well here is an example of what I do with mine. Once again, fabric I want to get rid of, (didn't pay much for or was given to me) and find suitable for the front of the quilt. I piece if need to
whatever it takes to get the back the proper size. I sometimes think the back of the quilt is the most expensive, I guess because I am using one large piece, therefore I know how much I paid for that piece verses using smaller pieces of fabric on the front not keeping in mind how much I paid for each piece of yardage cut into smaller pieces then sewen back togeather. Oh well, who really sees the back. If the quilt is for a gift or special to me I am more picky on the backing but for this purpose I am satisfied with this back. I almost feel like it matches the front, a bit weird but looks good.
As promised here is a picture of the back. Remember back on July 13, when Judy L, posted about quilt backings, wondering what we did with ours. Well here is an example of what I do with mine. Once again, fabric I want to get rid of, (didn't pay much for or was given to me) and find suitable for the front of the quilt. I piece if need to
whatever it takes to get the back the proper size. I sometimes think the back of the quilt is the most expensive, I guess because I am using one large piece, therefore I know how much I paid for that piece verses using smaller pieces of fabric on the front not keeping in mind how much I paid for each piece of yardage cut into smaller pieces then sewen back togeather. Oh well, who really sees the back. If the quilt is for a gift or special to me I am more picky on the backing but for this purpose I am satisfied with this back. I almost feel like it matches the front, a bit weird but looks good.
4 comments:
I rather like this with it's odd, pieced border. :-) I might have to steal this idea next time I have a fabric I want to use for the border but not enough fabric to do the whole thing with. It gives it much more visual interest than a more "normal" border.
Congragulations on the finish. Done is good!
that's the good old "make do" attitude of our quilting foremothers and it looks terrific. Busting stash along the way and not having to be two full lengths/widths of backing fabric--how could you go wrong there?
Happy dancing for the finish.
That's a good idea to piece multiple fabrics toether for the back! I really like the way it looks.
I need to try to do that more instead of trying to find 2 lengths of yardage in my stash!
I really like pieced backings, and I think that the different fabric combinations add interest. I think it is great.
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