It's no secret that I hate getting the backing ready for quilts. I've had the backing fabric and the signature panel for the Early Autumn quilt since, well... 2018. Now that Tutti Frutti is done, I figured it was time to complete some of the unfinished projects I have hanging in my closet. The quilts are finished, but these quilts needed backings:
- Early Autumn
- Not Paper Pieced
- Goose Rocks Beach
- 58 Carats
- Tutti Frutti
So, first things first. I went shopping online and found the backing and binding fabric for Tutti Frutti. That's on order. CHECK!
Then I shopped for the backing of 58 Carats. Found backing for that. Got it on order. CHECK
Goose Rocks Beach was next. Found something for the back of that quilt. CHECK!
The signature panel for the Early Autumn quilt was complete (above) so I decided that was next. (The words for the panel for the Not Paper Pieced signature panel are done, but they are not assembled into a panel yet. I'll do that one after I finish this one.) I had bought plenty of that lovely green for the backing of the Early Autumn quilt. I don't often buy 108" wide backing fabric for a quilt, and when I do, I usually buy enough to lay the quilt crosswise, so I don't have much waste. But for Early Autumn I bought three yards. The quilt measured about 62" wide x 92" long, so I had plenty to work with.
I just had to put the signature panel in the middle of it. I laid it out on the floor and then put the quilt on top of it. I also wanted to add a small green border around the quilt itself.
I was worried that some of the shorter tree trunks around the edges would disappear. As it happened, if I set the quilt on the backing, allowed for my six inches extra on each side, I still had enough to center the signature panel. So measuring by eye as I always do, I clipped one edge of the fabric and then RIPPED it the entire length.
Fortunately for me, it was a nice straight edge. I had a lot left over, so I trimmed out the sides of the quilt, tinkered as necessary and added a border all around the quilt.
I still had fabric left over, so I made the binding. Woot!
4 comments:
Looks good. Easy to see you will never get bored.
You are way too creative for that :).
The fabric looks terrific. Backings are hard to decide for me. I have had backings on order for over a month, making it even harder.
It's glorious -- going to be even better once J-L does the quilting! Congrats on the major progress.
Sew exciting to see progress on anyone's quilt!
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