Originally Posted by
RustyOne
I remember my mom doing this. That must be 50-60-years ago! She's been gone a long time now. Thanks for reminding me. I think that's what I'll do with mine--a full width across the center and 2 narrower ones across the sides, so that the backing is horizontal. I do remember Gram telling me the backing would wear better without a center seam, so there must be something to that, too.
It amazes me all the old, half-forgotten memories that quilting stirs up. That may be the best part of quilting, don't you think?
ah yes. The 36” wide fabric. We called it “material” and went to the “material” store where all the bolts were behind the counter and the ladies took them down for consideration and sometimes lost patience with indecision. Then they used that machine to measure as they pulled it through and nicked it and they tore it.