twiglet wrote: 4th of July - something to do with the colonials declaring independence from the home country (us ) I think. As opposed to 14 of July, when the French celebrate trashing their own king & country.

Okay, A different opinion.

DO NOT USE INVISIBLE THREAD FOR BABY QUILTS! Yes, I put that in caps to emphasize how important this is. Invisible thread, if it comes loose or breaks with use, can be a risk to a baby. If they ingest any of it, it can cut their insides. If there is a loop on the quilt where some has come loose and other ends are still attached, or a long end is loose and played with, a toe or finger can get caught and circulation cut off.

I would not worry much about different colors on the backing... with custom machine quilting, there are often different colors showing... and it can be lovely. Use the colors you want to use in each area, and use cotton thread.

JMHO

PS. You didn't ask about batting, but don't use poly batting in baby quilts. In a fire, it melts and causes terrible burns. Quilters Dream makes a fire resistant batting called Dream Angel that is wonderful for baby quilts. Or use wool batting. Again, JMHO

The invisible thread is good for SID, but I would not use it in the bobbin too as you might find you have tension issues with it. If your back is multi-coloured then it doesn't really matter what colour you use. I find Bottom Line thread works really well with invisible thread. As for not having more than one colour showing on the back of your quilt - there is no reason for you not to use more than one colour if you want to. It's a lovely quilt - so happy looking. Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

4th?

When you get back I'll remind you it was just thread you went for

Ha! That's a good question! I guess that will depend on how well I go around the squares. This is my first go at it! I have been practicing with my "ditch" foot but am in no way perfect even with that. OK, I'm off to the store for invisible (and green) thread. Wendy, thanks so much for your help! It's greatly appreciated! Have a great 4th!

I would probably do what you said and use invisible thread because of all the colours and I'd be quite likely to stray out of the ditch. Are you just going round the squares or all the shapes?

That's true, it should blend in on the back. I like the green color idea. Would you also use the green for the "ditching"?

Your backing is multicoloured so most threads will mingle and it won't be apparent if you have different coloured threads will it?

If it was me I would use a nice bright green to quilt on the white.

Nice bright quilt

I just finished piecing a baby quilt and am ready to start quilting. The quilt top is 3 rows across and down with white sashing between colorful blocks. I attached a pic of the top - hopefully, you can view it. My backing is a multicolored print. I know when stitching in the ditch to use a thread in the bobbin to match the backing. I plan on using white thread on the top. HOWEVER, if I want to do hand quilting in the sashing (or anywhere else) what color should I use since it will appear on the back? You shouldn't have two different colored threads showing on the back, right? I'm thinking that I should use the "invisible" thread in the top and bobbin for the stitching in the ditch. HELP!