Originally Posted by LindaM
Originally Posted by cjomomma
If you cut the backing in half so that you have 2 2yd pieces and then sew the longest sides together you should have a piece that is 72 X 80, if I am doing my math right. Now your piece will be big enough.
To prevent the seam in the middle of the quilt, you can now take one of those 2-yard pieces and cut IT in the middle, lengthwise.
So, take the 4-yard piece, cut it in half. You now have two 40 x 72" pieces.
Fold and find the middle (lengthwise) of one of these pieces, and cut down the middle.
Now you have:
- one 40 x 72" piece
- two 20 x 72" pieces
Sew one of the 20" wide pieces to each side of the 40" piece. Your backing is now 72" x 79.5".
Now you've distributed the stress more evenly throughout the back.
This is the way I also do backings, agree totally. You never want a seam down the middle, always ditbribute the stress evenly.