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03-13-2014, 08:15 AM
#22
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 194
What I've been doing lately on the back of my quilts is putting a panel about 3' x 4' (varies by quilt) in the center and then adding the sides and top and bottom.
It all started when I was doing panel quilts. I take the 3 x 4 panel, batting and backing and quilt it like a small quilt,
square it up and add front and back to one side, spray baste the batting in
and quilt that side, then I do the other side, then top and bottom.
I don't have the room to quilt a large quilt so this works great for me.
What ever part I'm quilting is always on my left so I don't have it rolled up under the machine.
I am doing this now on a full quilt, so far so good.
It all started when I was doing panel quilts. I take the 3 x 4 panel, batting and backing and quilt it like a small quilt,
square it up and add front and back to one side, spray baste the batting in
and quilt that side, then I do the other side, then top and bottom.
I don't have the room to quilt a large quilt so this works great for me.
What ever part I'm quilting is always on my left so I don't have it rolled up under the machine.
I am doing this now on a full quilt, so far so good.
03-13-2014, 08:46 AM
#23
Super Member
Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: New Mexico
Posts: 1,415
I have been told by long arm quilters to seam the back horizontally. If it is done vertically, there is no give where the seam is, and tightens the quilt up in that area the whole length of the quilt. If on a regular sewing machine, it doesn't matter.
03-13-2014, 08:59 AM
#24
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Lowell, MA
Posts: 14,083
I generally sew two WOF pieces of fabric together RST, after doing away with the selvedges and then taking one side, rip it down the center (ripping actually works better for me at this point). I have a little card that I got from AQS when I subscribed to their magazine that shows how much fabric to buy for each size quilt, and on the back it shows both vertical and horizontal piecing for the backing. I don't think it makes a lot of difference, except possibly the amount of fabric used, as long as the selvedge has been removed and you have a shorter stitch length when sewing the pieced back.
03-13-2014, 12:09 PM
#25
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Posts: 421
How about diagonally? Check out John Flynn's website,he has a way to save fabric using diagonal seams. He also says that it is easier when machine quilting. When using a frame vertical seams makes a hump in the quilt in the same position, which makes it more difiicult to machine quilt. When using diagonal seams, the seam is spread out along the quilt. Just a thought.
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