I do have fabric for the back (went for dark blue homespun cotton). Hopefully I did my math right and got enough of it. And do you think using low-loft batting won't make it quite as heavy? I want a little weight to it, but I don't want it so heavy that it practically suffocates you.
Oy. I really don't want to take the top apart...not since I've been working my *bleep!* off for 3-5 hours each night for over two weeks to get this thing done in time for Nick's birthday. Ripping out to yards of thread multiple times isn't exactly what I call fun. Besides...I don't have a half decent seam ripper that'll rip out all those stitches.
I'm thinking about doing the "X" thing with sandwiching the quilt together. I'm wondering if I could just do it through the dark squares. The denim thread blends pretty well with the dark denim, but stands out against the lighter colored denim pieces, which in my head looks...unflattering. I'm just wondering if stitching X's through the dark squares will be enough to secure the quilt to the batting and back properly.