Today on Celebrate Hand Quilting we were asked to post a single picture…no words just a picture. I posted this
I think often we fail to recognize the beauty of the back side of a quilt. Hand quilting adds so much texture! I think the back of many of my quilts is just as pretty as the front. so here are a few pictures. (click to enlarge)
Happy 4th! enjoy the video
Tim
The backs of your quilts are as stunning as the front! They’re all gorgeous!
sometimes I think I like the back better…..some day soon I plan to do a whole cloth quilt…then it will have 2 fronts
I love the backs of quilts. The only reason my friend makes her backs out of broadcloth is so that she can have a two sided quilt. If prints were used, the hand quilting would be lost.
so true!…i prefer to use a solid for the backing on most quilts…it does make for a beautiful 2 sided quilt
The broken star back looks really good, my quilting isn’t really straight enough to have a solid backing but one day maybe.
I continue to learn to make better and more even stitches…it gets easier with each quilt
Hi Tim!! I agree the back is just as beautiful in its own way.
And I loved, loved LOVED the American Pie lipSync in GR
Thanks Ann!…it kinda made me want to move to GR! and made for a huge nostalgia trip
Oh yeah, me too…Jim heard the song on my computer and came upstairs to see what was up. And I said LOOK! It’s in GR!!! So cool…any idea when it was filmed?
Wish it would rain for you there….
I dont know when they filmed it but it looks fairly recent….AQS posted it in a newsletter about the show in Grand Rapids …
What a treat to see the quilted backs, they are out of this world beautiful.
thanks Janet!
I’m just oooooo-ing and aaaahhhh-ing over your backsides! HA!
I love having solids for the backs! Backs are as artistic as the front and sometimes I think the back is the best part. Hand quilting just CAN NOT be beat! I think I have machine quilted 3 quilts and that was only because I was going to give them away (not sure how the receiver of the quilt was going to take care of the gifted quilt). I am just determined to hand quilt all my other tops. HA, slow goings I’m afraid, I guess maybe that is why I have over 20 tops that need to be quilted. I LOVE the dip and dot look of hand quilting better than I do machine quilting.
Your quilts look great!
I just wish I could be “fast as fast can be” like this guy named Tim Latimer……..sigh…..
I agree about hand quilting …can’t be beat…sometimes I quilt too fast and sacrifice stitch uniformity and size, I need to remember that it is not a race