I'm doing the mindless task of adding logs to log cabin blocks. They are all cut to size, so no thinking required. This is a bed sized quilt designed to practice the feather quilting method in the book "Hooked on Feathers". Then it will reside on my bed.
I was pondering the thread to quilt this one. I love variegated thread for the quilting, but I have reached a conclusion that I love some color combinations but don't like the light/dark factor. If I am quilting on a darker fabric the lighter areas show up and the darker areas disappear. The opposite happens on lighter fabrics. I have decided I like threads that are all about the same- all darker colors or all lighter colors- within the color changes.
Then I started thinking what I'd use for the backing. I have always used a fabric that I used in the blocks or the border- a pretty backing that matches the front of the quilt. But why should I spend the money for LQS quality fabric for the backing? Nobody but me sees the backing- and very few will see the front, either! LOL My bed quilts are washed to death in a year or two courtesy of The HairyButt Gang and them sleeping on my bed.
I am just about decided to purchase the cheapest muslin I can find for the backing. Maybe even a poly/cotton blend! The reason is cheap 100% cotton muslin sometimes looks just awful after it's laundered and a poly cotton has some permanent press and generally is less wrinkled after washing. The cheap stuff will surely last as long as the front will last before it's worn out from being washed.
I'm feeling like a rebel! ;-)
Leslie & The Furbabies in 'finally thawing out' MO.