Jeanne S

Oooohhhh Leslie333 I love your Pinterest collection! So many great quilt back ideas! I am following you now!

mirish2

try not to put a seam in your backing that is at the halfway point (when folded) of your quilt.

quiltingbuddy

I love all the quilt backs! Great job ladies!!! I did a pieced backing for my niece's quilt a few years back and loved it so much now I plan to piece them. It adds such great interest to the whole quilt. Of course I think it should relate to the front in some way.

I never thought of looking for a board of quilt backings on Pinterest. I'll have to go look now.

How I center my backings and tops before quilting is with toothpicks. I fold 2 of the round type in half and make a 90 degree angle (corner) out of both of them. Put the 2 corners together so they form a + and use painters tape to tape them to the bottom of the backing. When putting the top on center it up by feeling for the toothpicks in the center and they line up perfectly. I'm always within 1/8" and no issues. Love using my toothpick method.

Sync

Quiltingbuddy, I love your tip about using toothpicks to help center the backing and top. I'll have to use that idea with my next quilt. Thanks for sharing.

Ioftheneedle

Some of those were awesome.

goldsberry921

Great work Jeanne! I love the one with the camera fabric! I just bought the same fabric so I can make my son a quilt. All very good ideas for backing!

soccertxi

when I need a quick back and cant decide which of two fabrics to use (or don't have enough of either!) , I like to use the off center 4 patch from Maryquilts. Quick and easy and I love the look!

http://www.maryquilts.com/off-center-4-patch-backing/

ro

beautifully done.

oklahomamom2

After you piece the backing do you iron it? It think that is something I should have done before I basted my quilt because I couldn't get it to lay flat.