#quilt backing

[bluedesignwall]

Weekend stitching. The third side panel for the big blue star hexie quilt is growing steadily. Making good progress there but progress on the backing for the scrappy star quilt is moving along a little slowly. I want to use fabric from my stash for the backing, preferably scraps. It’s a bit of a struggle. I will take my time, it will work out I am sure. For now though I need sleep.

[bevanne46]

Help me out here. The Hello Kitty Quilt is ready for the backing. It's a lot of pink so am wondering if a pink backing would be too much? Pale purple maybe? Or a light blue? FYI, it's a twin bed size.

[serendipitouscrafts]

Look what just came!

[johnthestitcher]

Ironing wide yardage in a small place

I am going to have the last quilt top I made (the blue basket one I started in 1982 and finished in 2006- below) professionaly quilted (at last!) and bought muslin for the backing that is approx 108″ x 120″. After washing and drying it twice (knowing full well it will get creased after I fold it to transport it to the quilter) I decided that I really wanted to iron the dryer wrinkles and crinkles out - in my 3-room apartment. I ended up laying it on my queen-size bed and using my ironing board to press around the edges about 2 feet in, Then I folded it in half lengthwise and am steaming in right on the bed, using the matress pad like a pressing board. It has smoothed quite a bit out. I know that being put in the quilting frame and the rollers will help flatten it anyway, but I really wanted to get the ‘shrinkles’ out of it. No idea when the quilter will be able to fit me into her schedule, but I can bring her the backing and the batting almost any time until she gets me in her queue.

Necessity is the Mother of Invention.

[bevanne46]

The border is now on and it's ready for the backing. We brought it to our Home Group so we could have someone to help hold it up. They had to stand on chairs. Our friend Sharon, who stood in front for size reference, is 5' 2". This is a large queen size. Next week the fleece backing!

[bevanne46]

Well this Custom Order Military Quilt Top is now complete with Borders, Batting and Quilted but it turned out I didn't have enough of the backing Flannel here like I thought. I was 1.5 yards short, so I had to order more and it won't be here for 7-10 days, but once it does arrive it will only take me a day to prepare it and one - two days to attach the backing to the Quilt Top.

Because this one is a Queen Size made with Military Uniforms, it's heavy and I will need to take it to our local Library to have enough tables and space to attach the backing. For anyone that would like to see how I attach the backing, I will post the day and time I will be at the Marysville (WA) Library and you are welcome to come stop by.

[bluedesignwall]

I waded through a huge pile of laundry this weekend and did a mountain of housework. Once it was all squared away I had some time to work on the backing of my hexie quilt. It has taken me ages to get around to doing this. I am thinking I would like to get this quilt long arm quilted. If I get the backing made I could take it down to Karen at Southern Quilting in Tinwald when we run our next race as it is just up the road from Karen's place. If I decide to do that I have three weeks to get the backing done. Three weeks sounds like a long time to make a quilt back but I am not getting much time in the sewing room these days.

[bluedesignwall]

This quilt is too big for my lounge room. It is queen bed size but goes to the floor. I am having to piece the backing because I could not buy any big enough in a matching colour. It is a bit of a mission which is why it has been sitting in my stash cupboard all year. I’m going to go do a strength workout and mull this over before I cut into the big piece of backing fabric I did manage to get. If I get it wrong this quilt will be back in that stash cupboard and I don’t want that.