This is the backing of the quilt for Cat's quilt, and if you notice there is a big chunk of something else at the bottom of the green bit. This was not originally planned. (Did you see Murphy's name in the title of t
his post?)Long-arm quilters require the backing for a quilt be six inches larger on all four sides. The green bit above is barely three inches, so I had to add more fabric to the bottom. (The eagle-eyed of you will recognize that extra fabric as the leftover backing from the Cobblestones quilt. See! I told you I keep all leftover bits and re-use them where needed.)
So why did this happen?
Because I ordered the backing fabric before I decided to add a border to the quilt, so I didn't order enough backing fabric. Oh gee darn. That meant I had to add extra fabric to the bottom.
I knew I had to do this because I ALWAYS lay the backing fabric on the floor and set the quilt top on top of it, making sure I have the allotted six inches extra on all four sides. If I don't, then I add more fabric, as I have done here.
2 comments:
Well, you could use some of the additional fabric for the hanging sleeve. Then it will be both at the top and bottom, and you can blow a raspberry at Murphy.
I know the problem! - but realized that sometimes the additional strip can be taken off once the quilting is done - so is not necessarily a permanent part of the backing ...
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