Originally Posted by
quiltingcandy
If you have 7 yards of fabric - that is 252 inches long. I would probably make 3 pieces 84 in. long then cut those pieces to be 29 or 30 in. wide. Using the 29 in. would would come out with a piece that is about 85.5 in. by 84 - that will give you room all the way around the quilt.
This sounds good to me. I have been using larger pieces of fabrics for backing too. Ones I don't want to use for the front.