Originally Posted by
Tartan
If I do a small quilt that I can cut the backing all on my table, I rotary cut it. Big quilts I rip my backings since it is easier then laying out the whole length, measuring with a tape measure and then rotary cutting the length. I make sure my backings are about 3 inches bigger all around my quilt top. When the quilting is all done, I rotary cut my quilt edge for the final squaring before binding.
Tartan, I'm sorry I'm being dense...after you rip the fabric, then what do you do...fold matching the sides and then cut or are you cutting along that entire length to get your pieces.