I got mine at Marshall's Dry Goods on the internet. The price per yard was extremely low but then there is the shipping. The even had the maroon color I wanted.

I had a problem finding the right width of unbleached muslin...got it on line from JoAnn's in Loveland, Colorado. I am sure any JoAnn's will have the 108" backing, just have to look for it..and be sure you have enough yardage. I am making two large quilts, the same, and needed 7 yards..that was the amount.

i go to walmart and get flat sheets, 200 count , which are usually pretty cheap,,they make great backing,and no piecing

Keepsake Quilting carrries backing fabric. They are on line at keepsakequilting.com

Try Web Fabrics (www.webfabrics.com)...her fabrics are top quality, and her shipping rates are very reasonable.

I've gotten some at Joanne's, but mainly at my LQS. But, I usually piece my backs, I like them better, a two sided quilt.

You can buy a bedsheet the same size as the quilt top with a little extra on each size. This way the quilt will be the same length and width as the bedsheet on your bed. If you want, you can use a king-size sheet for queen-size bed or a queen-size for a full-size bed. Good luck! Check with the shop where you buy material, maybe they will know when you can buy the larger pieces of material.

i use flat top sheets! CHEAP!

Hi from Oklahoma City, OK. Welcome to the board.

Fabric Depot in Portland Or has a huge selection of these. Online orders are 30% off. www.fabricdepot.com

ditto
http://www.marshalldrygoods.com

Bedsheets are great and cheap if you're machine quilting; hard to needle if handquilting

www.christianlanequilters.com/
they sell "fat backs" here. some on sale too.

I've had good luck at Fabric.com. The prices are very reasonable ( cotton broadcloth can be as cheap as $7.98 a yard) and they have a decent selection. They often have 20% or more off coupons and they offer free shipping if your order is over $35.
The good thing is even if your order is just over $35 and then you use a coupon, they still give you the free shipping. It's worth a look!

You have many suggestions as to where to get your wide backing, but I'm just wondering how you are going to put your quilt sandwich together - tie it, hand quilt it, quilt it with your sewing machine, rent time on a longarm quilting machine or take it to a professional longarm quilter? Quilt backs that have a busy pattern will hide a multitude of sins, muslin will show every stitch and slip.

Whatever you choose, have a blast on your quilting journey!

Welcome from Central California. I get them online, usually Connecting Threads

welcome to the site!!
i will use a muslin jo anns sells some wide material but if i find a print i really must have i will piece it together !!

Joann's has it. God bless. Penny

Sometimes quilt shops have them. Ask. They tend to be in out of the way places and some shops have only a very small amount. Recently went on a hop and found 3 shops that carried the large backings that I did not know carried them. Good luck.

Wilma

equilter.com has lots of wide backing.

I find wide backing really a pain in the #$%^ to iron and handle so usually stick to piecing normal width fabric (that way I am also free to choose a nice complementary pattern for backing). I am also a bit bored with just plain muslin for backing since I have made a few quilts with beautiful tonals or subtle prints to complement the top. It doesn't take much to sew lengths together and doesn't detract from the quilt after quilting it. I think a color coordinated backing ads to the quilt

I get my wide backing at this site, one of the cheapest, high end fabric prices I have found to date.

http://www.thousandsofbolts.com/index.cfm

Keepsake Quilting (on line and by catalog) sell wide backings in several colors of small prints, don't know if they have solid colors or not. My local JoAnn's carries the wide muslin, I think it's 108inches wide.

I have seen it in a local store, but I piece my backings. You can get creative with your backings.

You can use a bedsheet for the backing also. This will depend on whether the quilt is going to be larger than the bedsheet or not. You can use a queen size bedsheet for a regular size quilt, as this will give you extra material around the quilt as you are quilting it. You can also use a king size sheet for the queen size quilt. I got this from another quilter's message board, the woman suggested that you can get wide backing fabric at www.fabricdepot.com. She said that you can usually get the wide backing at 30% off online. Good Luck ! Hope this helps. I

Has anyone used a coloured Egyptian cotton sheet----we are v thin on the ground for stuff here in GB.

Hi.

I recently found wide fleece at Real Deals for $1.00 a linear foot... that's $3.00 a yard. They had it in navy blue, beige and red. This was the width to make a full size quilt I think. Can't remember the actual dimension just now and don't have it with me to measure it for you.
My family loves fleece for backing on their quilts.

I often use sheets for backing. I get them at the thrift store, in the full set if possible, then I can use the bottom sheet in the piecing of the top, and the flat sheet for the backing. That way, the backing always picks up a color in the pieced top. On half price day, I can usually get the full sheet set for around three dollars.

I've sometimes had to piece them and I sometimes decided to buy good quality king size sheets for the back, but now they seem too expensive to buy for backing or maby the price comes out about the same as pieced material backs.