Help - How do I make wide backing
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Help - How do I make wide backing
I'm sure that I read somewhere on the board that you could cut a 45" fabric on an angle and re-sew it to make it wide enough to use as a backing fabric without having a seam either right across or up and down. Was I dreaming? The quilt is only 52" wide for an expected grand-nephew.
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I have seen pictures of this method and you are basically cutting the large rectangle from corner to corner on the bias. You then slide the triangles up or down until you get the right width for your backing. The problem I can foresee is resewing such a large seam on the bias. Am I missing something? I would think you would get some wobbles in the seam from stretch. Has anyone had good results using this method?
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The benefit of a diagonal seam as opposed to a straight seam is it requires WAAAAAY less fabric than a straight seam. If the diagonal seam scares you, you can always pin it.
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You need to have enough square inches to cover what you want.
If you only have 1000 square inches of fabric - no matter what you do with it - it still won't cover 1500 square inches of area.
You also need a print or design that won't 'mind' being cut on the diagonal.
You could take a photo of the fabric, and then cup up the photo to see what it might look like.
If you only have 1000 square inches of fabric - no matter what you do with it - it still won't cover 1500 square inches of area.
You also need a print or design that won't 'mind' being cut on the diagonal.
You could take a photo of the fabric, and then cup up the photo to see what it might look like.
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