I went to the Visions quilt show in Oceanside, CA today. It is about the ultimate of contemporary quilts. They had a GIANT Velda Newman quilt there that was spectacular. Anyway, we were with a white glove lady and she showed us the backs of some of these quilts. They had absolutely everything on the back. No one seemed to be concerned about the back. Some just had an iron on interfacing on the back. I'm sure none of these go on a bed. I've been to this show several times and this year's selections were great.