Originally Posted by
TeresaPendino
Thanks, I thought about that and that would be ideal to do. Problem is, this is one my son helped me plan for him. It is basically a panel with borders. I wonder if I could do the panel and border (only quilting the panel itself at that point), then do the remainder of the quilt? Now that I think about it, that might be feasible (at least more feasible than the whole queen size at once, lol)
This is a common practice, and you have a couple options:
Option one is prepare the full size backing, but when you sandwich, only put the batting under the center of the quilt. When quilting, you need to be mindful of the extra backing so you don't catch it in the stitching. When the center is completed, whip stitch another section of batting in, prepare this portion of the sandwich and quilt.
For the second option, you also add the backing in sections. This reduces the bulk even more and you don't have to worry about catching it in your quilting stitches.