Janetlmt

I am very fussy about everything in a quilt that I am making. Hubby says I police my quilts..guess he is right.

judithb

Sometimes I like to turn the quilt to the back just for a change. that is one reason I like to use matching material.

quiltluvr

I like pieced backs personally. They are, to me, another creative expression of the maker.

I can see where a full matching back is practical too.

Guess it just depends on the quilt.

judithb

I like them too, but have only done them on baby or lap quilts. I am just not really creative on my own.

Lockeb

I am quite fussy about my backs - I want my back to coordinate well with my quilt top.....

sylvia77

I usually try to coordinate the back with the front. If you're going to all the trouble to make a beautiful quilt, why skimp on the backing?

gertz

I sometimes do a 9 or 12 patch for a back with leftovers from the quilt.

crazicorn

Ditto...but they do sometimes require piecing because of size.

MN QUILTLADY

I've been reading the entries about fussy backing--I guess I've been brought up different--my grandmother and mother always thought me to cordinate the back with a plain fabric (usually) to show off the stitching that you worked so hard at. I have never pieced the back of a quilt and never intend to, to any of my future quilts. But if that is what you fellow quilters want to do then go ahead. As for me and the ladies I quilt with we always are looking at the backs of our quilts.

Debo

Being fairly new to quilting, I use coordinating fabric for the back. After reading all of your posts, I'm going to use the leftover fabric from the front somehow on the back. This is a really good idea since I always have fabric left from the front.