If you use the 40 inch fabric you will have to piece. If you use the 108 inch fabric and do not want to piece the backing you will need 54 inches or 1.5 yards, but you will need to add a few inches to that for the extra overhang that traditional quilting (not qayg) needs so 1 3/4 or 1 2/3 minimum.
Originally Posted by
ILoveToQuilt
My quilt top measures 54" x 72" (6 inch blocks set 9 rows by 12 rows). No borders.
According to the fabric calculator I have, it says I need 4 1/4 yards of fabric for the backing. (They use a standard 40" for wof). For the life of me, I can't "see" how to layout the backing. How do I cut or piece it?
I also found a fabric that is 108" wide that I would like to use, but can't figure out how much to buy and how to lay it out. Whatever I do, it seems I am "wasting" a lot of fabric.
TIA