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 -
