(My longarm quilter, Chris, asks that the backing be 6" bigger than the quilt on all four sides. Since I love Chris and the work she does for me, I oblige her.)
Here are the fabrics I found (in my stash) that I'll be using for the backing. Since the quilt is going to be used as a tablecloth, the food themed fabrics are appropriate. There will be a panel of the black martini style fabric, then a strip of the forks, then the coffee themed fabric, then another strip of the forks, then the martini fabric.
5 comments:
Does the backing really have to be 12in wider and 12in longer than your quilt? That seems a lot. My understanding is that some longarm quilters can work with much smaller overhangs than that. That said, it still needs to be a fairly large backing because it's a fairly large quilt! And, oh, the joy of having enough space to spread out a long length of fabric. Yaaaaay.
Megan
Sydney, Australia
Totally jealous of all that floor space. I mostly make smaller quilts and do my own quilting. The last larger one I made, I sent out for basting on the LA due to lack of horizontal space. :( Are you making this into a quilt? I thought it was just going to be a table cloth.
You are correct!!!
What Chris wants, Chris gets!
Her work is so worth the effort!!!!!!!
The backing isn't my favorite either, but I am happy when it's ready to quilt!
The backing isn't my favorite either, but I am happy when it's ready to quilt!
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