What's a good price to pay for backing?
#11
Connecting Threads has great fabric clearances. When it goes to less then $3 a yard for the good stuff then I buy. I noticed when CT gets a new fabric line, the older line has some print that goes on clearance. I tend to buy light, med or dark print fabric for my backings. I buy at least 7 yards, so when fabric is $3 a yard it's very economical and over $50 is free shipping. CT is the only online store I trust to have quality fabric for $3 a yard.
#12
My LQS recently started offering 20% off backing fabric (which is their usual high quality fabrics)on the 15th of each month if you bring in a completed quilt top. I had suggested they do this as another shop I go to up north does that. I have bought twice at these sales. I got the best quality fabric for much less than usual. I will continue to do this for the special quilts but I have used muslin, sheets, and extra fabric for many quilts. I am doing a string quilt now with fleece backing that I got from the remnant bin at JoAnn. It will be a "cuddle" quilt.
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#13
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No batiks, UNLESS it is the 108" wide specifically made for machine quilting.
For backs on wall hangings I often use muslin or whatever I happen to have in my stash. I got on a flannel kick for a while but what b**ch it was to handquilt! Mostly because it is so hard to get small even stitches with that added bulk. Works fine for machine quilting or tying and oh what a nice soft snuggly warm quilt a flannel back makes.
Like many of you have posted, I am now buying fabric for my stash destined to be backs from my LQS when I get the good sales.
#16
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Well...I can answer this one as I just this morning bought backing fabric for 2 quilts that I am taking to the long-arm quilt lady on Monday. I bought at my LQS and paid $13.99 ayard for 108" fabric. I was very disappointed in the selection available, also. I guess I just nearly choked on that price for such ugly fabric...and, yes, it was ugly! However, I imagine it will look fine once it is on the back of my quilts. :) If I had planned ahead, I could have purchased it when it was on sale a little while back. Unfortunately, as usual, I am running behind. In the future I will probably look around a little bit...but these are the first quilts I have finished and this is a brand-new experience for me.
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I always wait til my fabric store runs their wide quilt backing fabric on sale at 40-50% off and then I stock up. And I will be stocking up starting Sept 24th because Hancocks is just around the corner from me.
#19
I piece my backing using this method. I seldom buy wide backing fabric, I seldom see a wide backing fabric that's has a pretty design.
http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/backings.htm
http://www.reddawn.net/quilt/backings.htm
#20
Originally Posted by Pam B
Well...I can answer this one as I just this morning bought backing fabric for 2 quilts that I am taking to the long-arm quilt lady on Monday. I bought at my LQS and paid $13.99 ayard for 108" fabric. I was very disappointed in the selection available, also. I guess I just nearly choked on that price for such ugly fabric...and, yes, it was ugly! However, I imagine it will look fine once it is on the back of my quilts. :) If I had planned ahead, I could have purchased it when it was on sale a little while back. Unfortunately, as usual, I am running behind. In the future I will probably look around a little bit...but these are the first quilts I have finished and this is a brand-new experience for me.
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