With so many of today's mattresses being extra thick, I think the 120 would be wonderful. The last king I made was 116 square.

I wouldn't mind it. I could get a couple of twin and a couple of baby ones out of it if it was a nice fabric.

I have to add 8-10 inches for my long armer when she quilts. so I like the 118 inch when I can get it.

118" would give a longarm quilter a little extra, and that would be a good thing

I would love the 118 backing fabric, 108 is nice but I would love the extra 10 inches.

I make really big quilts because I want them to have a large drop on the sides. With the thick matresses we have now they need to be bigger.

118 may not be big enough to some of the quilts.

Quilterfay in Saskatchewan where we are being eaten alive by mosquitoes. I think a black fly took a hunk out of my leg today.

A LOT if you are doing king size quilts.....I like having a bit extra for queen size quilts too - as it allows my LAQ more flexibility (easier for her to load on her frame) when she has more extra fabric on the backing. My favorite LQS can't hardly keep the 115" and 118" backing in stock.

my last quilt was a king size 109 inch square and i would love to have done an extra row but din't want to add fabric to make it wider. I think it would be benificial. Then if anything you can use the extra for binding.

my frame is 12' long (wide?). i fit a 108" square quilt on it nicely with space on the sides to change and clean out the bobbin during the quilting. with the 108" backing i can get a 100" square quilt, although i only want about 96-98. that gives me good drop.

it seems to me that you need a 14' frame for a 118" backing. although i can extend my width to 140" by simply getting new poles, i don't know how many quilters have that.

have you had many requests for that width?

I like the idea of 118".. while my quilt may not be that wide, I can flip that and use it for the length of a quilt. Saves buying so many yards so that I don't have to cut and piece. if that makes sense to you..lol

what size quilt do you make?

i can make 100 x 100 (although i never had to) out of 108". if i want it longer i just buy more for the length. anything wider would be hard to maneuver on the frame, which is 120". i don't have a king bed so i never needed more than 100" and actually prefer 96-98, where the bed rails are.

I have a 12 frame and its 144 inches.. So, even if I need space to clean out the bobbin etc I would still have room. My last quilt was 109x109. Gave me enough room on each side for the extra you need when longarming. even if It didn't fit you could get a larger quilt done on a frame this size with a little fussing.

Can you share who the rep was and who was the manufacturer of the backing? I am hunting wider backing and I am having no luck.

okay. i know why i need more space. i have the extension table and i leave it on all the time. it requires additional space at the sides. so if i want comfortable space on both sides to change and clean the bobbins, i stay with the 108".

but you're right. without the table, you can do the wider backing and still have room to diddle around.

duh! sorry about that. :oops:

I use the 118' quite often, but then I do a lot of BIG quilts. I don't like to piece the backs and always manage to use the leftovers in piecing, mug rugs, placemats or something.

Yes, I know the 118" would come in great with me and my friends. We do not seem to know how to make anything smaller than king and extra king! :thumbup:

Can't answer your questions, but I don't think of the extra as "waste". The last wide backing I used, from the leftover I got borders for another quilt and binding for 2 others.