Thursday, August 6, 2009

Remember these........

After squaring them all up and finally making a decision, I ended up with this (see below)

A nice baby blanket for a girl (of course) or a lap blanket for my friend. I'm waiting to see if my brother's next baby will be a girl or boy. Should it be a boy, this will go to my friend. You get the point. Now I just have to find some backing material. I never have backing material. How about you guys? Guess that means.......shopping for fabric. Just not right now.
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22 comments:

  1. MickiAugust 6, 2009 at 6:33 AM

    Lovely fabric...I love all of the pink!
    Micki

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  2. Carol R.August 6, 2009 at 7:44 AM

    I have the same delimma right now. Quilt top done, no backing. Your quilt looks great.

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  3. luv2quilt2August 6, 2009 at 7:54 AM

    I love those fabrics, but oh my, it's sooooo sad that you have to go fabric shopping.

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  4. PatAugust 6, 2009 at 8:07 AM

    VERY nice, Tonya. I used to never have backing fabric. Then I decided to look at the clearance bolts in places like Joann's when they go down to prices like $2 a yard (and also look at thrift shops and yard sales) and I am in better shape for backings now.

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  5. Twisted QuiltsAugust 6, 2009 at 8:10 AM

    This looks great. I love the soft colors.

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  6. ShogunAugust 6, 2009 at 9:19 AM

    What a pretty quilt. I do the same thing as Pat - I look for on sale bolts of fabric to put into my stash for backings (unless it is something special and I then I buy the backing that is the best.)

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  7. Needled MomAugust 6, 2009 at 10:10 AM

    I never have backing either. Oh well...another shopping day for fabric. How awful is that????

    Love the playful fabrics together. It looks great.

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  8. AnonymousAugust 6, 2009 at 10:38 AM

    You did a great job on this! I love it! I also look for clearance fabrics that are cheap for backings. Like a previous post mentioned I try to keep it under 2.00 a yard unless it's a quilt I'll keep for an heirloom. I don't have a lot of backing fabric either. I tend to wait until the quilt is finished or piece backs from various materials.

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  9. andsewonAugust 6, 2009 at 10:52 AM

    Oh so pretty in pink!!
    I will piece a backing from what I have that will go.
    I also will buy the sale fabs and LOVE finding great fabs at yard sales and thrifts.
    Lola

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  10. Scrappy quilterAugust 6, 2009 at 10:59 AM

    What a pretty pink. So soft and inviting for a little one. Any reason to shop for material is okay by me!!

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  11. RachelAugust 6, 2009 at 11:37 AM

    Wow - that's so pretty. I have a jelly roll I'm thinking of using to make a quilt like that. I love the simplicity of the pattern.

    I tend to piece my backings - nothing fancy, but I put two pieces of neutral coloured fabric together with a 'racing stripe' down the middle. That way I can use up some leftover fabrics and save my $$ for new stuff.

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  12. UnknownAugust 6, 2009 at 12:31 PM

    oh, I just love this Tonya!!!!

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  13. juliaAugust 6, 2009 at 1:47 PM

    It's beautiful! The recipient will be very lucky. Have fun fabric shopping.

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  14. DenaAugust 6, 2009 at 3:53 PM

    Beautiful quilt. Like you, I never have enough for the backing. That's why I pieced the backing for my musical angels quilt. I'm sure if you force yourself, you can find your way to the fabric shop for some backing fabric.

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  15. PattyAugust 6, 2009 at 4:25 PM

    Your quilt is very pretty. I don't always have backing fabric either but I look for material on sale, look for material at tag sales or sometimes I use material left over from other projects and sew them together and viola... a nice backing!

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  16. BarbAugust 6, 2009 at 4:41 PM

    Turned out really nice Tonya...

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  17. BetsyAugust 6, 2009 at 4:50 PM

    Tonya it is beautiful. You know I have read where some bloggers are using sheets for backing. I bet you can get some cotton ones at wal-mart or ross for a really good price.

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  18. Gene BlackAugust 6, 2009 at 7:00 PM

    I don't always have what I **want** for backing, but I usually have some fabric I could use.

    When I am doing "quilt as you go" I have to have whatever before I get started good -that helps keep me in line. LOL

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  19. UnknownAugust 6, 2009 at 8:12 PM

    Oh that is beautiful! Such pretty colours .

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  20. SearchfamiliesAugust 7, 2009 at 4:00 AM

    Very nice when will you know if it a girl or a boy then, as for backing fabric for the most part i use fabric i had bought which i may or may not use on the front i don't buy special backing fabric that said if i see fabric that is wider than the 42-45 inches then it tends to be for backing i have seen some wide fabrics & may get them just for backing if i was doing a large quilt but otherwise it what i have in the stash i guess this is because we not got such a wide choice here in the UK
    Hugs Janice

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  21. Mary on Lake PulaskiAugust 8, 2009 at 3:07 PM

    Love the quilt!! You know I am a Swanky junkie!! I found a really good price online of Swanky for the back to my Swanky quilt.

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  22. CathyAugust 9, 2009 at 12:10 PM

    That turned out beautifully! Thank you for sharing.
    Cathy

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