Creative quilt backs help needed please
#21
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My longarmer doesn't find pieced backings cumbersome at all. Some longarmers will ask that if you do piece a back with a very long seam, you have the seam run horizontal as it sits on the frame, instead of vertical. This is because if a seam is vertical, it will eventually make a large lump on the rollers and could potentially throw off the tension.
However, in that instance we're talking about one long seam. Pieced backings with leftover fabrics and blocks are a different story, because the seams are all over the place.
Check with your longarmer to see what she/he prefers.
#23
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Here are the backs of four of my quilts. I think it's fun to use up what I've got to create a back.
Here are the backs of four of my quilts. I think it's fun to use up what I've got to create a back.
#24
A few years ago I made a beautiful (to me, anyway) Warm Wishes throw for my son. My intention was for him to use it on his recliner. I wanted to try that Ricky Timms diagonally cut backing but it failed. To use the backing, I added extra blocks from the front in the seam between the diagonal pieces. To me, it looked pretty tacky, so I traced sillouettes of his quitars and appliqued them over the back. He loved the quilt. When I went to his house, I saw that he had it spread out over his queen-sized bed. He said that is where he wants it. I offered to enlarge it and he said that wasn't necessary.
#26
Thanks for all your replies. osewme this is what worries me. How to get the piecing strip perfectly straight when you sandwich. I'll try a small one and see but I would really like to make one on a queen size bed someday. Maybe work my way up
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