Quilt Quilt backing Ideas. Notions. My last quilt top finish, including a scrappy black-and-white border. We do our best to have straight seam lines, accurate piecing, and smooth pressing. (See figure 5 again.) My favorite backing fabric is black and white busy prints. Home Store. 19.99. How to figure yardage for quilt backing: The back of your quilt should be about 3-4” larger all around than the top of the quilt. Add 8 inches to both measurements to make sure you have an extra 4 inches all the way around to make allowance for the fabric that is taken up in the quilting process as well as having adequate fabric for the quilting frame. 7 available Grandma's Hearth Quilt Kit. You can trim the excess off now or you can wait till the quilt is quilted. Mar 6, 2020 - Explore Audrey Henry's board "Pieced Quilt Backs", followed by 212 people on Pinterest. Mini Pieced Quilt. Skip to Content Open Menu Close Menu. BOM/BOW. When I basted my quilt, I was careful to line up the strips as straight as I could. Our fantastic wide quilt backing fabric and materials selection has everything to cover your quilt back without an extra seam. Without thinking (and I do know better!) Baskets, Birds and Blooms Pattern Download. The quilt-making process does not just end with stitching panels of quilt backing fabric together. Using a third length would be really excessive though. Fabrics. 0. Last Step of Piecing the Quilt Backing. When I laid out the backing fabric over the top, I realized that it was going to be really close on the length if I only used two widths. * Kit contains 2 - 45” x 105” cuts. Exuberantcolor/Wanda S Hanson 11 December 2020 at 08:04. If you are piecing the quilt back, make sure that the nap on the panels is running in the same direction. Jul 18, 2018 - Explore Kim Ellen's board "Quilt Backs" on Pinterest. I like busy backings so the quilting is not so obvious. From regular quilting cottons, to wide backings in both flannel and cotton. Simple to learn, no complex rules. However, beneath the beautiful design of a queen-sized quilt are yards and yards of backing fabric that must be accounted for when calculating the amount of fabric needed to finish the quilt. She explains how you can both plan out a pieced quilt backing as well as randomly piece large remnants together. 89.99. Explore stylish designs such as galaxy prints, paisley patterns, pastel watercolours, and more! Piecing it together often takes up a lot of time and effort. Foundation Piecing on Muslin - Overview - This technique uses a muslin foundation that you sew directly on. Press my backing seams open so that the fabrics lay flatter. (It is a little difficult to see in the second image below, but it should be clearly visible when you are piecing your own backing. If you are doing the quilting yourself, you should be safe with 4″ extra per quilt side. My preference is to put the seam anywhere but the center of the quilt back. However, no matter what type of quilt batting you choose, you can use Heather’s method of piecing together small scraps of batting into larger pieces so you can always get the most use out of your quilt supplies. Simpliqué. Monique Sounds like you use a lot of basting spray too...I live in area where I cannot get it in stores locally but I did find it on-line at Hancocks of Paducah, they have the one by Sullivan and it is only $8.98 with no s/h/tax to add to the cost ... that is if you order on-line. I worked on a guild quilt over the weekend. Quilt Piecing Tip #4 - Use a 1/4-inch Patchwork Foot. If your smaller pieces fabric can’t, you will have to buy a larger fabric and piece panels to it. Replies. I'll fold a quilt … Diamonds Quilt Along, Part 1: Piecing. I usually use standard cotton quilting fabric which is usually 44/45 in. Also, it is recommended that the nap run down the length of the quilt, i.e. * Seam them together and you’ll have your backing ready to go! Piece. The last quilt is from the pattern, No Bake Jolly Bar from Fat Quarter Shop. Pros. As you can see by the small pile on the floor the length of the red is much longer than needed. Sew directly on the crease line. Once the quilt is done and I wash it the backing shrinks a bit and the puckering disappears. For quilt backing fabric options in Canada, check out what Runaway Quilting has in store for you. Patchwork feet are designed to measure exactly 1/4-inch from the needle. 19.99. When piecing quilt backing, make sure you pieced together fabrics will measure 4-6 inches longer than the top part of the quilt. A high contrast design on the backing fabric may peek through a lighter quilt top. 19.99. Thanks for the compliment. Making a queen-size quilt involves piecing together seemingly countless small bits of fabric to create a design. Note: Because this seam allowance is glued together it is necessary to press the seam to one side. I usually measure the length of the quilt and add 8”, and then measure the width and add 8”. To prevent this, use a backing the same value as the front of the quilt. When I baste the quilt, I am careful to gently stretch the minky just a tiny bit and tape it in place on my floor (or you can use tables for easier accessibility if you have one large enough). Mini Appliqué Quilt. Step 8. Patterns. I start with a long multiple yard cut of a single fabric. Autumn in the Mountains Pattern Download. They need to be a large piece for sure and buying large pieces of fabrics is risky.. I'll demonstrate both. See more ideas about quilt piecing, backing a quilt, quilts. The most common block styles are string quilts and crazy quilts and generally no pattern is required. It is just a little stronger. How to Make an H Seam Quilt Backing Wednesday, August 7, 2019. Reply. Press. How to know when to buy yards and yards of fabrics for backing?. Then join the strips to create the backing (or new quilt top). Step 7. Block of the Week. Best tool for piecing backings is the 120″ measuring tape. Fabrics. No ripping out paper from the back of your block. Give your backing fabrics a good press before you assemble your quilting layers. You can buy, in certain areas, limited selections of 108 " wide fabric for backing. January 13, 2021 – Quilting Post 3 This is me with the Q16 quilting the first Diamonds Quilt at BERNINA headquarters in Switzerland before the world turned upside down. Cards. How fortunate was I? Tips and Tricks for Backing: Measure your quilt top vertically and horizontally. In general, if you are having someone machine quilt your project, you will need the backing to be 4” more on each side. See more ideas about backing a quilt, quilt piecing, quilt patterns. it should feel smooth as you run your hand down from the top of the quilt. The second photo shows the background frame with four partial blocks for structural integrity of the quilt. 189.99. I prefer to press my seams open and I starch the whole piece when sewn together. If you send your quilts to a long arm quilter it is best to check and see if they have a preference. Block of the Month. Rather, after you are done piecing the backing together, you will then have to attach the backing you made along with the batting. When you have to piece the back for a quilt, is it okay to just join in the middle or should it be done in thirds. Favorite Fabric for Piecing Quilt Backing. 0. I learned the hard way that the design approach to piecing a quilt back is not the same as the front. The last photo shows the final trimming of the unneeded background, which will just go into future scrappy blocks Often, 44” wide quilting cotton fabrics are stitched together to fit the quilt … When possible I use 1/2" seams for piecing the long straight seams of my backing. A darker backing can make the quilt front look a bit shadowed. 59.99. When piecing the backing together use a 1/2″ seam allowance instead of your general 1/4″. 7. It gets lost in the red and white, busy print of the backing. They should be related in some way, color, style, etc for my quilts. Do you stash fabrics that are specifically for backing a quilt? Patterns. 62 available Grandma's Hearth Backing Kit. If you have little to no spare time on your hands or if you want to get the quilt done as soon as possible, then you won’t have to create one yourself. Notions. I was only short a few inches. Stars Over Baltimore Revisited Backing Kit. This is especially helpful if you are making a pieced backing. Over the years, I have tried a number of different approaches to making a pieced backing for quilts and I am sharing these ideas here. For a throw quilt, the back is often as visible a the front. Kits. Pieced backing for quilt. Trim your seam allowance to 1/4-inch. No marking, no templates Bears in the Woods Pattern Download. It’s easy to get complacent when it comes to preparing the backing fabric because once the top is done we are super anxious to get the project finished. Plan seams of backing so that the back can be mounted on the quilting machine with the selvage (least stretchy or finished edge) perpendicular to the rollers. It's a great way to get rid of uglies :-) Reply Delete. Consider what you want to be the length and width of the quilt when you are making the quilt back. 28 available Simplique Rose Medallion Set. I chose a navy thread for the quilting. I like wide backings for BIG quilts but I don't mind piecing "it has GOT to GO" fabrics for smaller quilts. We make it easy to finish your quilting project—check out the wide backing fabric collection at Lindley General Store, below. Trim off all selvages and use a 1/2″ seam allowance when piecing the backing. It’s lovely when I have the luxury of actually owning those 4+ yards that large quilts need and can whip out a quilt back with one fabric and single seam. May 22, 2017 - Explore Michelle Peters's board "Quilt backs" on Pinterest. It will help the quilt glide more smoothly under the machine. Pieced backings, on the other hand, are made by piecing together smaller sized fabrics until they’re large enough for use as a quilt backing. Simpliqué . For my quick tip, I wanted to share with you my quick and dirty way that I sew together backings for quilts that are made from a single large yardage cut of fabric. wide and piece it as necessary. 19.99. (I would suggest that you talk with the machine quilter before purchasing any yard goods to learn what his/her requirements are on the size of both the backing and the batting.) Fat Quarter. Newsletter Home Store. I would make the seams slightly larger than 1/4 just because it's typically a much longer seam than your top piecing. Whether you are piecing your quilt backing because you simply ran out of fabric or you are choosing to make a reversible quilt with two pieced sides, ZJ has several helpful tips. Clubs. November 11, 2020 – Quilting Post 1. You can simply shop around for quilt backs. 14 available Autumn Evenings Pattern Download. 8. Julie replies... Good question! Making your quilt sandwich is arguably the single most important step for success when backing a quilt with minky fabric. At this point, you will have to use a quilt maker to make sure these two layers are fixed together and will not move. NOTE: If the quilt backing has a nap or pile , such as velour or corduroy, the orientation of the nap in relation to the quilt top will be determined by the direction of the top when it is mounted on the frame. In the end, it may seems that all of your quilt doesn’t match the backing fabric you have in stash.Have you been in this situation before? 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