Originally Posted by amandasgramma
I've used cheaper muslin and did a 1" "hem" on the side that the quilt gets pinned to. It's lasted really well. Canvas was too hard to pin into, for me.
Yup. I had some natural muslin backing that I measured then "ripped" to cut the length...what a loooong, straight "cut"!!! Then I serged the edge, then sewed a guide line on each piece. I'd say make your leader the length of your rails minus a couple inches on either end. The "width" from the rail out....mine had instructions to do them 8", 12" and something else I can't remember...