Tuesday, June 24, 2014
Backing Your Quilts With Creativity
Every quilt pattern goes into detail about the design but have you ever seen a pattern that included hints on what to put on the back of your quilt? Considering the time and money that we all put into our quilts, I finally concluded that more thought should be put into the back.Until recently, my quilt backs have consisted of sheets I bought at Walmart. Not very creative, I know, but at least I used color sheets! I recently completed two different quilt tops. One is for the husband of a friend of mine who is a Vietnam veteran. I had a 12 x 17 inch panel of the American flag and that became the center and the rest is rows of red, white and blue prints and solids. You don't have to go to great expense and you would be surprised how far scraps can go. I haven't decided on how to do the back of the other quilt but it will not be a Walmart sheet. On Craftsy.com they have a video on creative quilt backs. Be sure and check it out. I'd love to hear how you all do your quilt backs also. Be sure and check out our quilts because there are some new ones added. I added 2 of mine and 1 of cousin Mary Lou. Until next time ladies, happy quilting!
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