Originally Posted by
susie-susie-susie
When I get the quilt ready I mark the center of both the front and the back by folding into quarters. That should center the back and the panel will be centered. I don't see any problem at all. If someone see's a flaw in my technique please let me know since this has always worked for me, but I haven't had a panel that HAD to be centered.
Sue
Sue, this is fine to do when you're quilting on a DSM, but it won't work on a longarm. You load the back onto two rollers, then lay the batting on top, then load the top. It's very difficult to center the top on the back, since part of the back is already rolled up, and if the quilter who pieced the back doesn't understand how the longarm works then she may not have allowed sufficient fabric to do it readily.