Originally Posted by
MadQuilter
I've seen it where the backing was sewn down BOTH LONG SIDES like a tube. Then one of the pieces was cut DOWN THE MIDDLE of one of the panels. This way you have one panel in the center and half a panel on each side. You also don't really lose any fabric because you can trim the excess in long strips which can also double as binding strips.
This is how I did mine, I had a white backing and didn't want the one seam line to be obvious so I did the
tube method and it turned out great.