Help!! How do you prepare a 106 inch wide fabric for your backing??
#22
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Wichita Falls, TX
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I have found that many, if not all, wide backings are crooked. They are not cut on the grain. I tear mine to get a straight grain cut. I load mine on my longarm and I get a much better backing this way.
#23
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Southern California
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I agree, I would tear it after washing it. No need to make sure the backing is square unless I don't know something about LAQ. I always would tear my borders and binding for queen size quilts too.
#25
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Join Date: Feb 2014
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First you're talking BATIK!! I ALWAYS wash my Batiks first (sometimes they need to be washed more than once), they have been known to run, run, run.
Also you will have shrinkage of your backing, so before I would try to cut it again I would wash and dry it.
Also if you're sending it out to a LA, how much overhang do they want? And then are you pulling the backing to the front for binding or are you adding a different binding?
Good luck
Also you will have shrinkage of your backing, so before I would try to cut it again I would wash and dry it.
Also if you're sending it out to a LA, how much overhang do they want? And then are you pulling the backing to the front for binding or are you adding a different binding?
Good luck
#26
I, too, always tear.
#28
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
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I want to send this out to a long-arm quilter so I need to have it sized properly.
Is it not as important to have your backing straight of grain? If that is the answer, then that will relieve a lot of my stress in figuring out how to handle such a large piece of fabric.
Is it not as important to have your backing straight of grain? If that is the answer, then that will relieve a lot of my stress in figuring out how to handle such a large piece of fabric.
#29
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Join Date: Aug 2011
Location: kansas
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You did not mention sending out for LAQ in your original post. Contact your LAQ to see what she wants done. I don't even want selvages cut off of wide backing when I get it. I will often load with the selvage on the leader if I can. Then I am assured a nice straight edge is being loaded on my leaders. Ask you Longarmer what is best for her (or him) before doing any cutting. I also strongly encourage prewashing if this is a batik. You will then need to press it to get out any wrinkles.
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