Originally Posted by
NJ Quilter
I agree with Retired GI Jo and Anna O completely. Have done several. Although honestly I'm not sure that it really makes a difference on which way the seams run on the back. They're all different directions on the front, aren't they? I just piece my backs in the most efficient and cost effective way possible.
the directions of the seams are a concern depending on how the quilt is to be quilted- if you are sending it to a long-arm quilter the recommendation is for the seams to be horizontal- if they are vertical there is a large amount of bulk built up when the quilt is loaded on the rollers- horizontal seams lay flat along the poles- if you are using a domestic machine- or hand quilting it is not such an issue. but any time you are using a frame that the quilt will be loaded onto rollers- the seams should be along the poles- not down the center vertically