KathyAire

Nice.

amma

Adorable!!! I love all of the rick rack :D:D:D

rootyr

Oh how nice!

lbhalsey

This is so cute! It took me just about that long to finish my first quilt. I made several in between, but finally finished my first. I found my quilts come to life after having them professionally quilted. It just adds that Pizazz. Once I pick it up from the quilter, I rush home to sew the binding. And lastly, I wash it. Yes, I wash it before giving it to the person I made it for. It makes it soft and cuddly and when the fabric shrinks, it gives it the quilty look.

littlehud

I think it's just darling.

Prism99

Decide on a backing fabric. There are backing fabrics 108" wide and wider; they are the easiest to use, because you just buy it in the length you need. If not available locally, there are many online sources.

Many people piece their backing fabric from regular-width fabric. In that case, you typically need to buy double the length of your quilt. Instead of sewing one seam down the middle of the back, most people split one of the lengths in half and sew these to each side of the unsplit length. This positions 2 seams down the back, but not in the middle of the quilt.

If you are planning to tie the quilt, you need to purchase a batting that is very stable. Check the package for how far apart quilting lines need to be. Warm n Natural batting is good for tied quilts because it is so stable.

There are different methods for layering. The easiest by far for me is spray basting. There are many threads here on spray basting that you can find with the "search" option at the top of the board. 505 spray is the favorite brand.

Do you have a convenient library? You can find pictures of layering the quilt sandwich in many quilt book, and also often directions for how to tie.

ssnare

Thank you prism99