width of quilt backing fabric
#21
Alot of times the 108" backs are really only about 106". I have a quilt right now to quilt that is 94 X 106, and I have to waste fabric because I'm afraid I will come up short if I lay it out along the 106 side. 110 or even 118 would be nice.
#25
The quilt top I have on my LA now is 117" square. Since extra fabric is needed all around, the 118" backing still wouldn't be wide enough. But... if a quilt is 110", then 118" would mean not having to piece the backing, so it would be very useful.
That said, if I'm making a scrappy quilt top then I usually piece my backs anyway, using a variety of fabrics. I get rid of large scraps that way, and if the front is scrappy it seems only right that the back should be scrappy too.
That said, if I'm making a scrappy quilt top then I usually piece my backs anyway, using a variety of fabrics. I get rid of large scraps that way, and if the front is scrappy it seems only right that the back should be scrappy too.
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it's great to find 118"-120" wide fabrics- they back king size quilts!
and if your queen size is on the large size- (like with extra over-hang on the sides) the wider might be inportant- especially if you are sending it out to a long-arm quilter- it is important that the backing and batting be larger than the top when being long arm quilted.
and if your queen size is on the large size- (like with extra over-hang on the sides) the wider might be inportant- especially if you are sending it out to a long-arm quilter- it is important that the backing and batting be larger than the top when being long arm quilted.
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