I'm pretty new at quilting. After taking a class and making a small table top quilt, I decided to dive right in and make a large bed size. Where does everyone get the wide backing....not everyone carries it.

I usually piece backings. But they are available mostly on line shops.

I've gotten mine at JoAnn's. They have a small selection, but I've been able to find somehting that matches well enough.

Amish quilt shops usually carry them and they usually have a bigger selection than most stores. Almost any fabric store will have the muslin and bleached muslin wide backs.

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I have been using a lot of wide muslin for backings and catching sales online or Joann's %50 off coupons.

Hello and Welcome from Northern Indiana ! Glad you joined us :lol:

I piece my backs :thumbup:

http://www.hancocks-paducah.com
http://www.thousandsofbolts.com

Thousands of Bolts

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

Welcome!

Welcome!!

I get mine at Hancock Fabrics when they are on sale.

If I don't piece mine using reg. fabric, I use Kona Muslin in wide widths that I buy from Jo Ann's. I've also ordered wide backings a few times from QIAD.

I buy 108" wide "blender" fabric off eBay for lap- and regular-sized quilts. It comes in lots of different colors, which I like.

On child-sized quilts, wall hangings, table runners, etc., I purposely make them less than 43"-44" wide so I can use regular fabric without piecing it. :mrgreen:

Marshall's Dry Goods have good wide backing prices. Have purchased from them.

Try these two sites:

http://search.myquiltshops.com/cgi-s...myqssearch.cgi

http://www.backsidefabrics.com/

fabric.com has a really good selection and good prices. best part, free shipping after $35 so, makes it worth it, 3 yards will give you 108"x108" (they also carry some 110" & 120" fabrics. i have been shopping with them for over 10 years now and have always been happy with my orders. i do piece alot of my backs but when i want a whole cloth i always turn to them first, they even carry 108" wide flannels!

try

http://www.christianlanequilters.cit...ebackings.html

I'm with Franie.....what I have done for quilting has had the backing pieced. The Joann's near me does not carry a large line of colors in the wide backing and I want what I want and don't want to settle for a color I don't really like.

Try backsidefabrics.com They have great customer service and will send you free samples. Another idea is one that Bonnie K Hunter uses to piece backs from 10 1/2" squares. It is a great way to use up stash and makes a great reversible quilt. Check out her website quiltville.com

Sharyn

www.quiltinaday.com, one of Eleanor Burns' web sites, has wide backing reasonably priced. I've bought from there a few times. Also, check fabric.com .

My small town only has a Joann's, so that is where I get my backing.

I piece small quilts but when I have a queen or king I always use the wide fabric. It's much easier to have one whole piece instead of trying to piece together 4 and 5 yards of fabric. Since I don't quilt anything that large, I like to let my long arm quilter wrestle with all that fabric insead of me. There is a wide variety of colors and brands of wide fabric available today both in LQS's and on the web. Price wise, it's much cheaper to go with the wide width.

I purchased a bolt of 98" wide muslin from Marshalls dry goods and it ended up for 20 yards being $50. Hancocks sell wide backing.

Well I've found everyone carries 108" backing Joanns, Mill end textiles (very good Price) not just online.

I just discovered the following:

www.backsidefabrics.com

I thot I'd died and gone to heaven when I saw the prices. I prefer the large one piece backs rather than piecing. By the time I get the top done, I'm thru piecing for awhile.

I just discovered the following:

www.backsidefabrics.com

I thot I'd died and gone to heaven when I saw the prices. I prefer the large one piece backs rather than piecing. By the time I get the top done, I'm thru piecing for awhile.

My sister just got some from a place called Marshalls in Batesville, Arkansas.

Also Ann's Fabric and crafts in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire.

If you have a Ben Franklin near you, check it out. They carry wider fabrics for quilting. I think IKEA also carries a limited assortment of fabric.

I use Thousands of Bolts for backing. Most quilt shops and JoAnn's does not carry the selection that you can get at Thousands of Bolts. Their pricing is very good. Do use the search ...since they really do have thousands of bolts. It will get very tiring to search all the fabrics.
I prefer a single piece , when I am done doing the top ... I am done and do not want the hassle of the long lenght, particlulary if my sewing room is not tidy ...as is the case often ...at the end of a quilt top.
Unless you are using orphan fabric ... there is not much to be saved if you shop wisely for a single piece backing.

my thoughts exactly. I've bought many backs from ebay, and I just reworked a quilt a couple of times (design stage) just so it'd be narrow enough for one peice of fabric.

I buy mine at Hancock's when they have them on sale.

Joanne's has them as well as Hobby Lobby if you have one of them or Hancock's, also you can order from Hancock's of Paducah, they have all kinds and colors.

I too usually piece my backings using leftover blocks and fabrics from the quilt but it is definitely easier to use one piece.

Our local Wal Mart still carries some fabric including wide width muslin. I like the muslin for hand quilting. Don't care to use the printed fabrics on the back as it hides the hand quilting. If I'm going to spend the time hand quilting I want it to show up. I think the back should look as nice as the front.

I'm also new to quilting. What is the advantage of using muslin for the backing vs. 100% cotton?

Hi and welcome from the sunny state of Florida!!
I usually buy mine from Jo-Ann's with a coupon for 50% off or order online.

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www.backsidefabrics.com is an internet store that only carries wide backing. Prices are reasonable. I have used it once and the fabric I received was good quality and came quickly.

We've used sheets for backing, depends on the size but a king size flat sheet is fairly large. They are very sturdy and launder well.

I have used sheets, which can be very good, sturdy and reasonably priced. I also get wide materials at Hancock, JoAnns and my LQS. Moda makes some really beautiful wide fabrics. I agree with above, that sheets must be laundered or they are hard to quilt through due to the sizing, I guess.