Originally Posted by
mjpEncinitas
I had to laugh, I did this today. I pieced a back for my grandsons cat quilt from the pieces I had leftover from the quilt. It would’ve been so much easier to purchase a cat backing but I kept thinking you don’t want to have 100 lbs of fabric left when you die….
one of my favorite quilt backs was made with wide strips of leftovers from front. Sometimes I buy an extra half yard per color, depending how many fabrics, for this purpose. Takes the stress out if "now how to finish".