Originally Posted by ckcowl
you sew your backing horizontally for long-arm quilting because the quilt is loaded and rolled up on a bar---if the seam is vertical it builds up 4 layers at a time in the center of the quilt---you have a large roll-then out at the sides they are saggy-flapping everywhere--because they only have 1 layer building.
when the seam is horizontal it lays nice flat and smooth along the bar as the quilt is rolled.
Originally Posted by pnptrapp
Originally Posted by Sadiemae
If I am longarm quilting it, I piece the backing horizontally. If I am not longarm quilting it, I don't worry about it.
Is there an advantage for doing it this way with longarm? I have a midarm and was curious if this is something I should think about myself?
many times i load my quilts on the frame sideways because it takes up less space on the take up bar (quilts are typically longer then wide) so in this case i do my pieced backing vertically.