piecing quilt back
#11
I piece it using the most economical method. I quilt on a longarm and have not really had any problems with where the seam is. I did have a customer give me a quilt pieced down the center and she had not cut off the selvedges. This is a very important step as the seam will pucker if the selvedges are not cut off.
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If I need to piece a back, unless I'm in a hurry or have some other specific reason not to, I like to throw some bands of blocks into the seams. Usually fabric from the front, but sometimes it's coordinating fabric I bought FOR the quilt but it ended up not making it INTO the quilt top for whatever reason. Sometimes I do neat blocks, sometimes I do "improvisational piecing" with wonky shapes and slices. Sometimes I do just one, sometimes I do a big "plus" sign, sometimes I make it a block off in a corner... The back is sort of my playground.
I like whole-cloth backs the best, but pieced backs can be a lot of fun.
I quilt on my DSM and rarely have problems. The only time I've had issues is when I did a double-sided, fabric-foundation pieced crazy quilt and all my block intersections lined up front & back. HUGE knots of fabric that I could barely sew through, had to just start driving around those!
I like whole-cloth backs the best, but pieced backs can be a lot of fun.
I quilt on my DSM and rarely have problems. The only time I've had issues is when I did a double-sided, fabric-foundation pieced crazy quilt and all my block intersections lined up front & back. HUGE knots of fabric that I could barely sew through, had to just start driving around those!
#14
I do mine like this. I seldom add blocks to the back. By the time I piece the front I am just ready to get it done and start another.
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My longarmer wants it pieced lengthwise in the center if possible. She says that horizontal piecing puts too much strain on the quilt while it's on the frame. I always try to comply because she does great work. froggyintexas
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I do not think it makes any difference where the seam is on the backing. and either does the quilt! 108 wide backing is great to use but often I want a color backing that better matches the front of the quilt. I like the idea of adding a coordinating stip to the backing to tie it in with front. I have made my own backing by sewing left over fabric to gether but I really HATE doing that! Making a square 108 x 108- what a pain!!!!!
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I'm with Jeanne S. I like to piece on the back also. It's a great way to use up the pieces of fabrics that are left from the front. I don't attempt to "center" the piecing. I always make it off center, intentionally. That way I don't have to worry about it being exact when I quilt. Someone once pointed out that it's also a great place to store fabric. If the front gets damaged later, there will be fabric to piece the front that is faded the same as the front.
#20
I have used the 45" width and added pieces to each side as several have suggested. I have also sewed 2 long pieces together and put it horizontal. I often put a strip of blocks or fabric horizontal but not in the center, just offset it toward the top of the quilt. That way when I LA I don't have to be concerned with centering it. I do like wide backing also.
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