Tim Holtz and Tula Pink Wideback Fabrics
Free Spirit's designer wideback bench runs deep — the Kaffe Fassett collective is covered in the Kaffe wideback guide, with wideback fundamentals in the Stonehenge 108" guide.
Tim Holtz — Eclectic Elements
Tim Holtz's Eclectic Elements collection brings his signature mixed-media, vintage-ephemera aesthetic to quilting fabric. Two of his most beloved wideback prints are available at Linda's:
- Expedition Natural — a vintage map print in neutral natural/tan; a spectacular backing for any adventure or travel-themed quilt, and equally beautiful as a standalone wideback for any quilt that deserves an interesting reverse
- Receipt Natural Aqua — vintage receipts, numbers, and text printed in aqua on natural; Tim Holtz's signature found-ephemera look in wideback format
Tula Pink — Fairy Dust XL Cotton Candy
Tula Pink's Fairy Dust XL Cotton Candy wideback brings her beloved whimsical aesthetic to a 108" backing format — birds, circles, dots, stars, and rainbow-bright colour in a light, cheerful cotton candy palette. A perfect backing for modern, scrap, and art quilts that celebrates colour and joy on the back as much as the front.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What quilts want the Tim Holtz map back?
Travel-memory and adventure quilts literally, and masculine or neutral quilts figuratively — Expedition is the rare interesting wideback in a fully neutral palette, so it backs quilts for men and map-lovers that every floral back fails.
Who reaches for the Tula Pink wideback?
Tula's devoted following first — her fabric collectors back Tula tops with Tula — plus rainbow scrappy and bright modern quilts generally. Fairy Dust's light multi ground coordinates with almost any joyful palette.
Do text and number prints read upside-down on a quilt back?
Ephemera prints like Receipt are designed multidirectional — the scattered text reads as texture, not paragraphs, from any orientation. Load in whichever direction gives the best yardage economy.
