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    Picking Background Fabrics for Quiltville Mystery Quilts

    Some quilts require background fabrics, and this is especially true for Quiltville Mystery quilts. Every fall, Bonnie Hunter of Quiltville releases a mystery quilt.  She starts by announcing the color palette and the yardage requirements for each of the colors.…

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    Making Scrappy Quilt Backings

    In an effort to not contribute to landfills, nor to spend excessively, scrappy quilt backings can be a lot of fun to make! I use flannel, almost exclusively, when making backings for quilts.  Sometimes solids.  Sometimes patterned.  108” wide flannel…