Originally Posted by newnana
Im on my second quilt ever,, the first was a baby quilt and with your help it turned out great! Now I am tackling a T shirt Quilt for my daughter made from her college tshirts
I have 6 rows of 6 11x14 squares . Or final measurements ( without border) is 84x66 . I need to know how many yards of material I need for the backing? Can you help?
I agree with Leslie --- 5 yards should be pretty close, but you may want to add another 1/4 just to be safe in case it isn't cut straight at the store. Also, you didn't mention if you are going to prewash the back --- you may need to allow for shrinkage, too.
If you used the measurements above (without adding any borders!) your backing would need to be 92 x 74 for a longarm quilter to it. That's what I ask folks to bring when I do their quilts. So, if you take two pieces (WOF) and seam them, they would each need to be 92 inches long. It may be easier for you to have the pieces cut right at the fabric store where they have the nice big tables! Then just join the pieces (on the long side), and you are done. Of course, if you add borders, that will change everything above! :wink: