Donna P

Well now that I have my quilt top all finished I started to sandwich it....I spent over a few hrs pinning and straightening and flatening just to find that after all that pinning(of more pins then i'd like to count)I find I'm lacking about 6" of backing on one side....grrrrrrrr! Now I have to take all the pins out and start all over and maybe add more fabric so the backing to fit. Ever have that problem???

Donna

bj

Once. I was not a happy camper!

amma

I am sorry this happened :(
I normally spray baste, so repositioning is easier, but I can see this happening to me too.. :D:D:D

AngieS

So sorry! I hate that for you.

nativetexan

been there, done that. i've unpinned until i can get enough of the backing available to sew more to. good luck.

KathyAire

I think the 'M2C1' lesson just came into play here - 'Measure twice cut once'. Being short on backing usually only happens one time. After that first time, the M2C1 theory is always applied............ That is if one is a fast learner. Some of us don't always get it right away. :roll:

You definitely want your backing to be larger than the top.

quiltsRfun

Why not just unpin the side that's short about halfway back and add extra fabric. Might be worth a try.

BellaBoo

It seems the backing is always bigger then I think it needs to be. I don't eyeball it anymore! About pinning. I started using Pinmoors and I won't baste any other way now. They make basting fast and easy.

http://www.pinmoor.com/

mrspete

Me, too. Most of the time I think I am unmaking a quilt. !~sigh~

Ruth

franie

Once or twice after it was on the frame. Now I know--add those inches!