Backings -

Are not my favorite things to make -

And I think most of my readers already know that - LOL - ;))

Sometimes I trick myself into pretending that they are just another top -

And I combine an assortment of FQ and odd bits and pieces -

And that gets me by -

But then one day there was this BIG SALE - LOL -

And I bought some 3-yd packs of 108" x 108" backing fabric - ;))

The first one was for my Imperial Bargello -

A pretty BLACK print -

I figured that the pack would give me enough fabric for the backing and some side borders if it needed to be a little wider - after I finish cutting and sewing the remaining panel to the part I have sewn already -

The second was a DARK GREEN -

That I thought would work with the Victoria and Albert Interweave -

The third is the same fabric in a DARK BROWN for the Dear William Interweave -

But then I thought that I could use the DARK GREEN for both Interweave quilts -

And save the DARK BROWN for something special -

My LHQSQ - Left-Handed Quilter's Sampler Quilt - HERE -

For those of you who don't know - or don't remember -

Once upon a time -

I made 99 9-patch Sampler blocks - just because I could - LOL -
98 are on the front -
One is saved for the back -

It's HUGE - 104" x 104" -
And is up on the design wall in the hallway -
With the bottom section pinned up so it doesn't hit the floor -

Here's the left side -

And the right side -

The backing is 108" x 108" and that's only 4" larger than the top -

So I'll have to add a strip both length-wise and width-wise to have enough "extra" around the sides -

But I'd have to do that anyway to add in that 99th block on the back - LOL -

So now I think I have what I need to make FOUR backings -

And playing with them might even be FUN - LOL - ;))



Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -