Pieced backings
#21
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 109
I love pieced backings for all the reasons described above, but honestly, once I’ve finished piecing the front, I’m often not in the mood to spend more time on it, and want to get to the quilting as quick as possible.
So sometimes, I’ll piece the back BEFORE the front! I’ll take a length of backing fabric, co-ordinating scraps and orphan blocks from stash, and fashion something.
Then I still have excitement to make the actual quilt top, and can breathe a sigh of relief when the top is done.
So sometimes, I’ll piece the back BEFORE the front! I’ll take a length of backing fabric, co-ordinating scraps and orphan blocks from stash, and fashion something.
Then I still have excitement to make the actual quilt top, and can breathe a sigh of relief when the top is done.
#22
Super Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 2,237
I love pieced backings for all the reasons described above, but honestly, once I’ve finished piecing the front, I’m often not in the mood to spend more time on it, and want to get to the quilting as quick as possible.
So sometimes, I’ll piece the back BEFORE the front! I’ll take a length of backing fabric, co-ordinating scraps and orphan blocks from stash, and fashion something.
Then I still have excitement to make the actual quilt top, and can breathe a sigh of relief when the top is done.
So sometimes, I’ll piece the back BEFORE the front! I’ll take a length of backing fabric, co-ordinating scraps and orphan blocks from stash, and fashion something.
Then I still have excitement to make the actual quilt top, and can breathe a sigh of relief when the top is done.
#24
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2021
Posts: 109
for example, I’ve done a backing that’s solid, but has a strip of orphan blocks about a third of the way from the edge. It’s obvious it’s not meant to be centered, but a few inches this way or that won’t make a difference.
I don’t try to make it a reversible quilt, just add some interest (and economy) to the back.