Old 09-23-2011, 06:19 PM
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Glassquilt
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Better to have the backing too large and need to be trimmed than to have it too small. The backing 'shrinks' up when quilted. Very difficult to work the binding when the backing ends up not going to the edge.

The leftover backing becomes stash and gets used in future blocks. Stash is good. :)
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