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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on October 17, 2009, 1:13 am
Sunny wrote:
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> I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
>
> Sunny
Big deal over nothing, love. The back is very fine and a complement to
the front.
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Posted by Sherry on October 17, 2009, 1:17 am
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> I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think?http://www.flickr.com/photos/onete=
xsun/
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> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
> Sunny
Yes, I think you're making a big deal over nothing. I think it looks
fine.
And I also suspect that quilters are the only ones who really
scrutinize
the back of a quilt....especially the one who made it!
That quilt is just lovely and it will be probably loved into tatters
in a few years.
We are each our own worst critics, but honestly in this case I don't
think
it's justified.
ps & OT: I adore gingham and that probably makes me biased to review
that quilt...BTW, there's a fabric line out now called "Sweetie Pie"
that
has awesome ginham checks in it. Very substantial fabric that has that
nice "feel" to it. The other florals, etc. that complement are pretty
too.
Sherry
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Posted by Patti on October 17, 2009, 2:46 am
Here's a first thing in the morning opinion!
Polly (and others) is quite right. One way to get yourself to see this
is to wash it (when it has been bound). It will all crinkle up
naturally. I couldn't see the quilting well enough on the back, even
magnified, to see what you meant - so that should tell you there isn't a
great problem.
However, if you *do* want to cover it up, putting on a false back is
quite an acceptable thing to do. Like Gen, I wouldn't put anything
between it and the back. Wash it before you put the false back on (just
in case it 'shrinks' again - the stitching might shrink and pull the
rest of the quilt a bit smaller). Put the back on, however you meant to
do that, and tie it: one at each corner and one in the centre (disguised
as a flower centre) of each block. I wouldn't do ties with tails, just
a single motif or tiny patch of buttonhole stitches.
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>I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
>I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
>and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
>trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
>thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
>long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
>so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
>like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
>wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
>lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
>to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
>between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
>What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
>few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
>deal out of nothing. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
>And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
>color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
>will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
>look better. But what about the back?
>Sunny
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Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by Jack Campin - bogus address on October 17, 2009, 3:55 am
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> I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. [...] The quilting is not
> pretty on the back. The front is so gorgeous.
No time to look at the pictures just now to see exactly what you mean.
Just cover it with a secondary back, tied and attached at the edge, maybe?
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Posted by Roberta on October 17, 2009, 5:55 am
Well, so it's not quite what you wanted -that's life! IMO it looks a
LOT better than many I've seen, and you are the only person upset
about it. You could always add a tied back as you suggest, but it
truly won't matter to that baby or its parents. They will just be so
impressed with what a pretty quilt you gave them!
Anyway, if you used a cotton batt, it will shrink up a bit with
washing and make the texture look different. If you then have a
"loose" back added on, it won't flow with the rest of the piece.
Roberta in D
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>I've made a baby quilt for good friends. It's bright and beautiful and
>I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
>and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
>trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
>thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
>long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
>so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
>like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
>wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
>lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
>to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
>between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
>What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
>few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
>deal out of nothing. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
>And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
>color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
>will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
>look better. But what about the back?
>Sunny
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> I will be sad to see it leave my sewing room. I started quilting it
> and it's taken a bit of time because my hands keep giving me a bit of
> trouble. So I'm nearly done, nearly ready to bind and maybe gift the
> thing before the baby is walking (maybe) and I stopped and took a
> long, long look. The quilting is not pretty on the back. The front is
> so gorgeous. I worked with the sunflowers and little boxes and the
> like. The back is not pretty. No eyelashes, just.... not what I
> wanted. I usually just quilt baby quilts with a big meander or wavy
> lines. I wanted this one to be special. I'm sadly considering trying
> to find another fabric I like for a backing and putting a thin flannel
> between the current back and the new back and just tacking that on.
> What do you think? I'm a bit depressed about this. (Ok, having a down
> few days...... stuff, you know?) And I don't know if I'm making a big
> deal out of nothing. What do you think? http://www.flickr.com/photos/onetexsun/
> And just so you know, the images were scanned and they are NOT good
> color. Also, everything is flattened so you can't tell the texture. I
> will be putting a photo of the quilt up in a day or two. It should
> look better. But what about the back?
>
> Sunny