Help! Not enough backing fabric!
08-20-2012, 08:50 AM
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You said, "If I cut it into 3 pieces, and sew them together, it's too short, but there is excess on the sides."
so the backing is wide enough. What you can do is add a strip of another fabric between each of the 3 big wide pieces and the backing should be long enough.
wide piece #1
strip of another fabric
wide piece #2
strip of another fabric
wide piece #3
so the backing is wide enough. What you can do is add a strip of another fabric between each of the 3 big wide pieces and the backing should be long enough.
wide piece #1
strip of another fabric
wide piece #2
strip of another fabric
wide piece #3
08-20-2012, 09:14 AM
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This is an easy one. Make a pieced back and use another contrast fabric that will compliment your piece that is to short. You can make a nine patch type, or virtually any combination. I don't worry a bit about having a "solid run" the vertical length of the quilt - nor the horizontal width either. You'll find you will really like the look a pieced back gives to your quilt!!
08-20-2012, 09:51 AM
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I would just make sure you have enough for the sides and use something that works with the fabric you have. For one quilt, I really liked the backing fabric, but didn't have enough, so added some solid black strips. You could do this on the widths. Makes it look like you intended it that way if you do it on all strips.
08-20-2012, 10:32 AM
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I miscalculated the latest really HUGE quilt and had to piece the back.
Then, I had to further piece one edge to make the border even wider, putting in a strip of HST's left over from the front.
I had to do that because I ran out of the light color that I used to make the tic-tac-toe shape and outer borders. I think I have a 2x8" strip of that left - talk about taking it down to the wire...
Then, I had to further piece one edge to make the border even wider, putting in a strip of HST's left over from the front.
I had to do that because I ran out of the light color that I used to make the tic-tac-toe shape and outer borders. I think I have a 2x8" strip of that left - talk about taking it down to the wire...
08-20-2012, 12:44 PM
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You have enough...just. Cut two full length pieces, then cut the remainder into thirds, Should be about 14" x 43" each, but cut actual thirds and make sure the grain runs the same way as the full strips before you cut. Seam the short sides to make the third strip and put that one in the middle between the two long ones. Measure twice, or more, there's not much wiggle room once you figure in a bit extra all around for quilting.
You'll have two full length vertical seams and two short horizontal seams in the center panel...looking kind of like a ladder.
You'll have two full length vertical seams and two short horizontal seams in the center panel...looking kind of like a ladder.
Four cuts...couldn't be easier.
08-21-2012, 03:11 AM
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If the quilt is going to be LA'd, the LA required 4" on every side so it can be used to fasten on to the quilting frame. I don't know if I follow you but I don't think 101.5 will not work.
This will work but may sound confusing. Maybe you should draw a diagram. I only gave you a bit on each side, but you might be able to work out more once you see where I'm going. Cut two strips 101.5 inches the full width of fabric. This should leave you with one piece that is full width and 70" long. BTW, my method doesn't end up with everything going the same direction. Then cut this third piece the full 70" by 27". That leaves a 4th piece that is 70" by about 18". This one can be cut in two 35" by 18" pieces. Sew these two back together to form a 35" by about 35" square. That square should go onto the end of the third piece. That should give you 3 strips to sew together that are 101.5" wide (you'll have to trim the square to match) and will cover the 100" part. Got it?
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