One Piece Quilt Backing

I used this method to bind a bed runner.

One piece quilt backing. Sew up one side of this folded piece. This is the quilt backing for my flowering snowball quilt. Free shipping on domestic orders 49 and free returns. Sew the other piece onto the one of the other selvage edge in the same way as previous seam.

Take the backing to the ironing board and press the seam to set the stitches and then trim off the selvage either with rotary cutter on the cutting mat or with scissors just leave the 1 2 seam allowance. If you are the one doing the longarm quilting even if the backing seam runs vertically along the quilt top you may be able to mount the quilt and backing sideways on your frame to avoid having the seam wrap around your rollers. Press open the seam and this seam will go approximately down the center of your bed lengthwise when completed. The backing is the layer we see when we flip a quilt over to take a peek at its reverse side.

Here are some ideas of how you can piece your quilt backing to use up scraps and not have to buy more fabric. Then cut off along the folded edge. If you are custom quilting the top then this is typically not a problem. I m hand quilting it but using a sashiko method and it s going so quickly i am pleased and.

Instead of cutting two separate pieces of fabric and sewing them together you cut one long piece fold it together and then sew right down one side. I d previously struggled with my corners. Imagine a sheet of 8 x 11 piece of paper. It was my first attempt at free quilting and as i was concerned about untidy loopy stitches showing through on the back of the quilt i used a piece of sheeting to back the quilt.

You then cut off the little fold line and open the fabric up and you ve got a quilt back. I then used a good piece of fabric to back and bind the finished quilt. Quilt backing is the bottom layer of the quilt sandwich a three layer packet made up of the quilt top batting and backing. Fold in half top to bottom.

I love hand quilting but speedy i am not this one took one evening to get the pieces laid out one morning to piece the whole thing together a miracle. Unless it is a fun and funky quilt like the halloween one i think i ll stick to a co ordinated backing. Now to press and trim. How to piece your quilt backing.

My last quilt project was a double bed sized bear s paw design and it took me 2 years. Shop our selection of extra wide fabric for quilt backings bedding draperies and more. This opens the piece and you now have a sheet that is 5 x 16. Let start with the traditional way to piece the backing fabric of your quilt.

I ve learned my lesson.