● Use a walking foot if you can to sew the seam – it will move the fabric along better, so that it is even. There is a backing calculator from Robert Kaufman which will tell you how much backing you need.
Jan: I’m thinking of a fabric like stripes or a pattern that flows one way but is a mirror image – the pattern will still go the right way.
Pinboards that collect images of Minimalist patterns can be very inspiring for building out your backs. It won’t work for all patterns, though – for instance, a text pattern would not work. Here are a few more fun quilt backing ideas from upcoming issues of McCall’s Quilting and McCall’s Quick Quilts. Worthy of front.
How to Make Quilt Backing from Typical Fabrics Remove the selvages: Fabric selvages can often create little puckers along their length and should be removed before... Cut a single panel backing: Regular quilting fabric is suitable for quilts up to about 35" wide. I love this simple way to add length to the fabrics that you have. Modern quilters often think of the quilt back as an additional place to show off piecing and quilting skills. For a quilt top with alternating unpieced blocks or blocks with an open-area center such as an Ohio star, sew an applique on the back that coincides with the center block area on the front. Www.freemotionslider.com…, Here's the quilt I finished for my niece.
Oh how I get upset at a guild meeting or show and tell and they proudly show the front of the quilt and then promptly fold the quilt and take away. Will try this tomorrow! Show off detailed quilting designs by using specialty threads, whether you quilt by hand or machine. AWESOME and much easier to work with! Besides putting your scrap stash to work, using large squares, rectangles or triangles to create a backing helps showcase a variety of fabrics. Hi Rachel, That’s a total drag! Making Curtain Designs With Multiple Fabrics, The Gadget Girls: Tips About Your Backing, Quilter’s Newsletter: QN Blog: Scrappy Backs, How to Finish the Back of an Upholstered Headboard, How to Decorate a Pillow With a Men's Tie.
What about the width of the quilt? I love working with this collection. A smaller version of a block from the quilt front anchors this creative quilt backing by Laurie Vandergriff. , Pingback: Kids Scrappy Quilt Tutorial (52" Throw) - Gluesticks Blog, Thank you!! Lots of great ideas! Wonderful quilt backs ! I’m going to link to you post from my next newsletter. I’ve been wanting to make a quilt for several years now,but never have because I wasn’t sure how to make a back for it. to help give you the best experience we can. Backing a Quilt Idea #7 Take 4 leftover fabrics, dividing them with thin sashing for the back.
Using the quilt as a template I start pinning the pieces on top of it until covered. Because I have a gazillion yards of fabric already in my stash. Tutorial Series at Fort Worth Fabric Studio!
Change ). Pick two fabrics and make enough squares to alternate in a row top to bottom or side to side. Unless I read the words (which I tend to do) I would have never known this was about quilt BACKS. You'll find them all here: I stare and move them around a lot until I have a desirable layout. Are they ashamed of the back?
Piece together fabric squares and strips to create a one-of-a-kind quilt back. Keep an eye out and I should have it listed in my Etsy shop in the next few days.
Thank you!
*BIG ASS Blocks: This is probably my favorite to use with large prints.
Now they are better than I ever dreamed they could be.
This months block is a Carpenters square quilt block pattern. Position an applique on the back of the quilt to enhance the blocks on the front.
The alternate is more asymmetrical with longer "fringe" lines.
The other method I looked into seems more complicated.
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