Originally Posted by
germanquilter
I love pieced backings but I am wondering what LAQ's think about them? Do they find pieced backs cumbersome since they have to be more careful lining them up on their machines? What about all those seams? I always have my quilts quilted by a professional LAQ and usually use yardage or, if I can find it reasonably priced, backing fabric. I would love to play around with different ideas for my quilt backs.
It all depends on your longarmer. I have done loads of quilts where the backing was pieced more intricately. It takes some extra time and measuring to load things up to get the backing centered properly and I always warn my clients that it may be off a few inches, especially from top to bottom. Side to side is relatively easy to center. Most pieced backings aren't that intricate or critical. Some LAQ won't work with heavily pieced backings and others don't mind them. Some longarm machines balk at the bulk of all those seam allowances, mine does not. Finally if your backing isn't nice and square it makes it very difficult to load correctly and is pain to keep level if their setup does not have a deadbar. So it all depends on your quilter and how their machine handles things.
Here are links to several quilts I have done on my LA that were double sided:
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t258728.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t209647.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...t-t200665.html
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...rm-t77776.html