Diagonal pieced quilt backing

A few years ago I took a class with John Flynn. And even though the class was on hand quilting, he gave us a handout for how to extend a single piece of fabric when you don't have enough to piece two vertical or horizontal segments together for a back. I seem to remember seeing him demonstrate this on TV, too -- maybe on Simply Quilts. I kept the handout, intending to try it someday. And the day finally arrived. My quilt, "Sand and Surf" (a/k/a Bob and Weave) is 40" x 53". For the back I…

In the years I have been quilting, I've heard about a method to extend the width off-the-bolt quilting cotton and always wondered about i...

Diagonally Seaming a Quilt Back

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One day, while browsing blogs, I found a reference to diagonally pieced backings. A neat way to stretch the width of your fabric, without h...

Today I am going to attempt to help you figure out how to cut and buy the correct amount of fabric for the back of your quilt. This will be ...

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One day, while browsing blogs, I found a reference to diagonally pieced backings. A neat way to stretch the width of your fabric, without have to buy a ton of extra fabric and piece 2 vertical panels. You simply fold your fabric diagonally from corner to corner. Cut along this line, to get 2 triangles. Then, you slide one triangle up and out, to create a wider fabric sheet. Carefully line up the edges with this new offset, and sew them back together again (see the first diagram below). In my…

Cut your backing in half diagonally, shift one side down, sew it back together and presto you've just saved a boat load of fabric & money! And what quilter d...