Originally Posted by
Chris Anders
Love it ! Someone will really be happy to get this quilt. I would like to make a small quilt about that size and I am wondering what is the best way to put the backing together with 45" material ? Should you sew a seam up and down or across ? was this quilted by hand or on a machine ? really like this quilt .
It was quilted by machine - very simple quilting. I used a template on the outside border. I was lucky with this one, the material I used for the backing just fit the quilt I was making (I was given several pieces of the backing).
Many times I will also piece the backing for a quilt, since I'm trying to cut down on the amount of money I spend on these charity quilts. I love to piece and quilt, but just can't afford to spend so much on the charity quilts. I got the roll of48 x 60 batting on sale at JoAnn's for $10 and used the $10 gift certificate I got when th store had it's Grand Opening!