How to make a quilt back using 44" wide fabrics from University of Sewing. Margaret shows you how.
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- Опубликовано: 9 фев 2025
- Margaret from the University of Sewing shows you the easy way use your 44" wide fabric to make an approximately 88" wide fabric to use for your quilt back.
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Good tip 🎉 Thank you for the video 😊
I watched it a second time and have now sewed and have my backing ready Perfect, now I can use up lots of fabric that looks good too. Not many choices when it comes to 108" widths. Thank you so much.
Excellent video!
You were exactly what I needed! Thank you so much for your clear and concise directions.
I'm glad I could help!
Perfect! So many instructions and folk just go by the boring 108-width backing. I am working on my first quilt and the choice of boring backings almost stopped me from proceeding. I was going to straight sew quilting cotton into the backing dimension I needed. Thank you for this video that helps novices and experienced folk alike.
thank you for making that look so simple. appreciate you sharing with us.
Great demonstration.
Very clever! Thank you for sharing! 😊
This was extremely helpful. I'm going to use it on my next quilt
Fantastic, just what I needed at this time. Thank you!
Great idea!
Thanks for sharing! Also like your top--very cute!
This is a great video
Most helpful. Thank you.
Thanks for the tip, very helpful.
Very interesting. Always looking for a better way. Thank you. Not related to video but where did u get that huge cutting mat or is that like 2 seperate mats put together. I have been looking for a vert large one for almost a year and havent found one. Thank you!
It's multiple mats. I use good quality duck tape to secure them from the back.
You can snip the backing at the end of the crease and tear down the lengthwise straight of grain.
If it tears straight which hopefully it would.
Thank you for your video! If I cut 4yards of fabric in half and used this method How many inches would I have in length and width?
I’m making a throw sized quilt and trying to figure out how to put together my backing.
The quilt is approx. 62 inches wide by 71 inches long
you will end up with a piece 72x 88 approximately ( it depends on if the fabric is 42-44 inches wide. I hope that helps
Thank you❤
Margaret, I just read the response to someone else who asked the same question!!
Thank you for your clear , well explained video. What seam allowance do you use? Do you trim off the selvage edges before you press to the side? Why press to the side rather than pressing open?
I use a .5 -1" seam allowance depending on the selvage. I usually press my seams to one side.
Hello Margaret, I just watched your RUclips on quilt backing measurements. I have a question, and I apologize if I am missing the obvious. Why do you sew the fabric into a tube, and then cut one side. Could you just sew the two pieces together and get the same results?? Thanks
I think it looks nicer than a seam down the middle. My mother in law taught me this years ago. Hope this helps
I've also been told not to put a seam in the middle because when you fold the quilt it will pull on the seam. A crease in the middle will be harder to get out too!
I am not understanding this… once you cut the seam/ crease, wouldn’t the seam from the other side of the tube still go down the middle of the quilt?
@@sherrystacey7720 no the seams will end up each being 25% from the edge of quilt when done, no seam in the middle.
Thank you for asking this. I was wondering the same thing!
I understand what you did with the fabric. I did not see this video before I bought my fabric. Could I fold it in half by the width and sew up one side then follow your instructions the rest of the way?
If I am understanding you correctly I don't see why that won't work.
Sew the tube and then instead of cutting, rip it. Works every time.
I have a quilt top that is 102"x102". How many yards of 44" wide fabric would I need to make my back? Thanks Sew Much.
you will need 3 lengths of 105-8" 9 1/4 yards
That’s how I do it, but I rip instead of cut
I have 8 yards of fabric for the back ON THE BOLT. Now whzt do I do
Does this work with directional fabric? Specifically, luz cuddle with a definite grain.
Lay out both pieces with the grain going in the same direction and it should work.
This would work okay if you're going to hand quilt (only you probably wouldn't hand-quilt a batik quilt - ouch!) or machine quilt on a domestic machine, but not if you're going to quilt on a longarm machine. You do not want to have those long seams lengthwise on your quilt back. The seams will stack up on each other and become a problem when the quilt is rolled up. The seam(s) on the back should be horizontal to avoid that problem. Also, I hope you did trim off the selvedges before you sewed the pieces together, or you could have trouble with puckering along those seams.
Multiple issues here, but everyone has to learn no to always trust he internet.
I use my Bernina Q24 longarm with Qmatic to quilt all my quilts. I use this all the time and never have a problem. I think if you use good quality materials and a smaller stitch length 1.5 -2 mm I see no reason this won't work.
Do you have to square up the material before you start making this backing?
I would sew it 1st then square it up
I was just wondering the reason for sewing it into a tube and then cutting it instead of just sewing the two pieces together with one seam? Is that so you don't have one seam that lands in the middle of the quilt back? Thanks.
Yes it's so that there is not a center back seam. Plus this method seems to work better than cutting one piece in two pieces and stitching them seperately. Why that is true I'm not sure but it really does work better.
What width seam allowance did you use?
Because selvages can be different it could be anywhere from .5" to 1".
I still dont get it. You loose 1" and still have same amount if you just sewed 1 side. How do you gain anything?
I'm sorry I don't understand your question in reference to this video?
My long armer told me she doesn’t like vertical seams.
If you use good quality materials and a smaller stitch length it will work (1.5 mm stitch length should be strong.)
Why sew both sides together and make a tube, you could just sew them together one time
72 plus 18 is 70 plus 20.ta da