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TOPIC: Please share your different background fabrics

Please share your different background fabrics 07 Feb 2021 12:30 #154614

mlrenta OFFLINE Posts: 4 Thank you received: 8	Lovevit
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Please share your different background fabrics 07 Feb 2021 07:18 #154597

Fordcertain OFFLINE Posts: 4 Thank you received: 1	Just found Art History 101 fabric at “fabrics and trimmings” on Etsy.
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Please share your different background fabrics 06 Feb 2021 17:11 #154590

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	sewskeel wrote: Barbara: What is the brand and name of batik fabric you were using to make mariners compass block? Love it Thanks for sharing Susan It is an old Hoffman batik I bought years ago at Hancock’s of Paducah. I bought wide goods because I loved it so. I don’t have much left so am careful when I use it. Sorry I don’t know the style or SKU number.
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Please share your different background fabrics 06 Feb 2021 14:28 #154580

sewskeel OFFLINE Posts: 45 Thank you received: 192	Barbara: What is the brand and name of batik fabric you were using to make mariners compass block? Love it Thanks for sharing Susan
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Please share your different background fabrics 04 Feb 2021 12:50 #154479

forestfielder OFFLINE Posts: 4 Thank you received: 13	My fabric is Nighttime in Bluebell Wood by Lewis and Irene, the deer and moon are glow in the dark. Attachments: BOMBackground.jpg (62KB)
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Please share your different background fabrics 03 Feb 2021 09:47 #154435

susaniow OFFLINE Posts: 3 Thank you received: 4	Attachment image.jpg not found ] Using a flowery background fabric which I thought was off white with flowers when I ordered but is quite pale creamy pink. Bought same pattern but larger to use for border but it’s not much nearer white background so will not be using that. Attachments: image_2021-02-03.jpg (38KB)
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Background 02 Feb 2021 16:11 #154425

Bonsquiltshow OFFLINE Posts: 2 Thank you received: 12	Victoria Findley Wolfe “Glee.” It’s not as colorful as I thought, so might need to add some more birds! Attachments: image.jpg (24KB)
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Please share your different background fabrics 24 Jan 2021 05:03 #154001

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Kekaha wrote:

Helen W, I wish I knew how wide the border strips are so that I can cut those and have long unpieced strips. I'm using ombre and will use the darkest for the border. I'm going to go ahead and cut the border strips at 6 inches. I will have some space to do a nice quilting design on the border.

Kekaha. Back in early January Barbara quoted the pattern saying Wendy has you cut 7 strips the width of the fabric by 5 1/2 inches wide. If you stay with 6" that will give you a little wiggle room to square up the final quilt after adding the borders. HelenW

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Please share your different background fabrics 23 Jan 2021 23:39 #153995

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sheilmrk wrote:

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I am using sky fabric for the background. I tried to do it in one piece , using a Y seam but I think the roof angle is too acute. Using two pieces in the background disrupts the clouds. Any tips?

The roof angle is 60° for small houses 1 & 2. I am using a cloud print but a much smaller and less realistic background than yours. But in order to have the clouds going east and west rather than north and south, I had to create another pattern closer to what a garment maker would do when matching plaids, stripes, or one way prints. And remember that small houses 3 & 4 will be going in between the houses for January. It would take a lot of planning and fabric to achieve something close to perfect clouds traveling in a circle and perfectly matching. Personally I settled for having my clouds traveling in the same direction and the same way up. For small house 1 the fabric was cut face up and for small house 2 the fabric was cut face down, one set at a time.

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Looking out the window at Lake Leman in beautiful Switzerland

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Please share your different background fabrics 23 Jan 2021 21:27 #153994

sheilmrk OFFLINE Posts: 8 Thank you received: 34	Attachment 725C4FBB-7F2E-462A-A3DF-145D3AB08748.jpeg not found I am using sky fabric for the background. I tried to do it in one piece , using a Y seam but I think the roof angle is too acute. Using two pieces in the background disrupts the clouds. Any tips?
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Please share your different background fabrics 23 Jan 2021 17:43 #153989

bbquiltmaker OFFLINE Posts: 1498 Thank you received: 1762	Use the Search box above to find lots of info—this has been asked and answered a couple times: thequiltshow.com/forum/bom-2021-color-my-world/9429-background-fabric?start=14#153520
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Please share your different background fabrics 23 Jan 2021 17:38 #153988

Kekaha OFFLINE Posts: 16 Thank you received: 39	Helen W, I wish I knew how wide the border strips are so that I can cut those and have long unpieced strips. I'm using ombre and will use the darkest for the border. I'm going to go ahead and cut the border strips at 6 inches. I will have some space to do a nice quilting design on the border.
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Please share your different background fabrics 23 Jan 2021 04:28 #153961

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Kekaha wrote:

I’m using an ombré fabric. Selecting the lightest for the small house and will use the darker fabric for the buildings and border.

Kekaha. I was waiting for someone to use an ombré fabric. It should be stunning. If I had not gone with flannel, I would have done that too.
Be sure to think ahead to your borders. You might want to cut them out of the dark, so you don't use it all up and you would have a patchy looking border.
HelenW

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Please share your different background fabrics 22 Jan 2021 18:02 #153954

Kekaha OFFLINE Posts: 16 Thank you received: 39	I’m using an ombré fabric. Selecting the lightest for the small house and will use the darker fabric for the buildings and border. Attachments: 8C81F750-3...1F6.jpeg (58KB) F7AA75A4-A...E0C.jpeg (52KB)
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