Pieced Backing
#1
I feel really dumb asking this after making so many quilts, but, I hav always used full cloth backing. I would like to make a pieced backing, but this seems hard. Is it like making 2 quilts?
#3
It's not hard--just a pain to do all the math. Just keep sewing pieces together until it is at least 3 inches larger all around than your top. You can also do a second top if you'd like but I only do the "2 for 1" tops on baby quilts. Again, it's a pain to do the math to make the second side and make it larger than the first--final wide border usually works.
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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
Not at all!! Just use large pieces of yardage to put the back together. I have only once bought the larger baking size fabric. Make sure that it is about 3" larger around all edges!!!
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Oops! Here's the second page of the diagonal-pieced method -- I can't figure out how to make the diagonal cut on such a long piece of fabric -- this method would save a lot of fabric if I could figure it out!
#9
If you are sending this to a long arm quilter, check with her which way she likes her seam to go. I like my customers to run their seams parallel to my poles. It makes rolling it much smoother. If you are doing this on your domestic or hand quilting than it should not make a difference.
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Originally Posted by hcarpanini
If you are sending this to a long arm quilter, check with her which way she likes her seam to go. I like my customers to run their seams parallel to my poles.
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