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Wide Quilt Backing
I am ready to finish 3 quilts that I have been working on and cannot find reasonable buys on quilt backing fabric. Anyone found a good place to buy nice quality backings? I did find one at Missouri Star Quilt that was a reasonable price but I have looked on lots of sites and not found a go-to source to depend on finding what I want without searching all over the web and local stores....which are few in my area. Help!
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Originally Posted by mama's place
(Post 7694653)
I am ready to finish 3 quilts that I have been working on and cannot find reasonable buys on quilt backing fabric. Anyone found a good place to buy nice quality backings? I did find one at Missouri Star Quilt that was a reasonable price but I have looked on lots of sites and not found a go-to source to depend on finding what I want without searching all over the web and local stores....which are few in my area. Help!
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Fabrics.com has some.
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I have purchased many quilt backs thru Connecting Threads as well as Hancocks of Paducah. You can find some good prices on either site.
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Thousandsofbolts.com has many wide backings at great prices. I've ordered from them several times.
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Connecting threads. Right now 30 to 50% off:
http://www.connectingthreads.com/fab...tml?startRow=1 |
I get mine at Marshalls Dry Goods. Since I shop them locally, I don't know the website.
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FYI-I just watched Fons & Porter and the long arm quilter said to always over buy wide backs because they are not wound straight on the bolts. If they use a rotary cutter to cut the length you will end up with a wonky edge and by the time you straighten it, it might be too short for your top.
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Craftsy sometimes has great prices on wide backs.
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And be sure to prewash, dry and then measure. The backing I bought shrunk several inches in the width, so what started as 104 became 98.
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