backing quilts

I absolutely late piecing quilt backs. I've found an internet seller
that offers something called 'fat backs.' They are 108" wide and 3.5
yards long. They have all sorts of fabric styles. Just got a batik
one for my batik scrap quilt. I also got 10 yards of wide muslin for
the batting of that quilt and the back of another. They managed to
squeeze all that fabric into a flat rate priority box, so the postage
wasn't too bad. I think I'll use them for all of my backs in the
future. Seems to me the name of the company was the same as their
street address--Christian Lane (?)

joan
p.s. They also sell pre-marked whole cloth quilt tops in all sizes.
Neat store.

The sheets are a 180 count. I had used a blanket as a batting and had
pieced the front. I didn't have a problem with hand quilting, but it was a
quilt as you go and I quilted it during the long rides we went on to check
on my sick FIL more than 15 years ago. Other quilts with a sheet backing
were tie quilted using a crochet thread and a triple tie.
Barbara in FL

http://www.christianlanequilters.com/home.html this one?

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"joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska" wrote in message
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I absolutely late piecing quilt backs. I've found an internet seller
that offers something called 'fat backs.' They are 108" wide and 3.5
yards long. They have all sorts of fabric styles. Just got a batik
one for my batik scrap quilt. I also got 10 yards of wide muslin for
the batting of that quilt and the back of another. They managed to
squeeze all that fabric into a flat rate priority box, so the postage
wasn't too bad. I think I'll use them for all of my backs in the
future. Seems to me the name of the company was the same as their
street address--Christian Lane (?)

joan
p.s. They also sell pre-marked whole cloth quilt tops in all sizes.
Neat store.

On Feb 9, 8:55�am, "KJ" wrote:
http://www.christianlanequilters.com/home.html�this one?

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I absolutely late piecing quilt backs. �I've found an internet seller
that offers something called 'fat backs.' �They are 108" wide and 3.5
yards long. �They have all sorts of fabric styles. �Just got a batik
one for my batik scrap quilt. �I also got 10 yards of wide muslin for
the batting of that quilt and the back of another. �They managed to
squeeze all that fabric into a flat rate priority box, so the postage
wasn't too bad. �I think I'll use them for all of my backs in the
future. �Seems to me the name of the company was the same as their
street address--Christian Lane (?)

joan
p.s. �They also sell pre-marked whole cloth quilt tops in all sizes.
Neat store.- Hide quoted text -

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That's the one! Great service and great products from my point of
view.
joan

On Feb 9, 7:49*am, "Roberta Zollner" wrote:
What batting do you use? In my experience, cotton fabric shrinks very little
if at all. The crinkly look comes from cotton batting.
Roberta in D

Some ladies I know pre-wash their 80/20 or cotton batting too. I did
once. That quilt was less crinkly after
washing than any of them. I never did wash again, I just don't like
doing it for some reason, and don't mind if
it's a little crinkly.


Sherry

On Feb 9, 12:38*am, "Marie Dodge" wrote:
"Mary" wrote in message

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I do all hand quilting and do not like the feel of sheets. *I use
muslin, usually unbleached. *However, I have found that there are
various qualities of muslin, and recommend a higher quality than the
usual.

I used muslim on my first few quilts and stopped because of excessive
wrinkling. *And for some reason it had a cheap look. *But that's just "me."

I use Moda, and of course it does wrinkle when it's first washed, but
after
it's ironed and the quilt is quilted, it doesn't seem to wrinkle
noticeably after
washing. Just the normal puffier look. I use 80/20 Hobbs batting
lately.
Depends on the colors of the top, for me, too; I have a top finished
that's very
bright watermelon motif with bright greens/reds. Unbleached muslin,
though I
love the look in the other quilts, just won't look right on that one.

Sherry

Marie Dodge wrote:
What are you people using to back your quilts? Sheets? What thread
count do you all recommend? A flat sheet for a double bed is too narrow
for a full size quilt so are you buying Queens size sheets to back full
size quilts?


I buy yardage of the same quilting weight fabric that I use for the
front. Usually I piece 45" width fabric to get the size I need. That's
different for every quilt. The leftover goes in my stash for future
use. Sometimes I buy backing yardage. Once, when I specifically needed
flannel for the back, I bought a flannel sheet set, but I didn't care
for it. There was less sewing, but more figuring how to cut and arrange
it. I'm going back to using yardage.


As for thread count, you're worrying too much. You don't want gauze,
but pretty much anything sold as a 100% cotton sheet will work just
fine. I was at Linens and Things last night and was looking at sheets
made with 600 count Egyptian cotton. No one loves sliding down into a
perfectly made bed with perfect clean cotton sheets more than I do, but
I doubt that 600 count is really more comfortable than the 250 count
percale that I grew up with.


--Lia

Howdy!

Cheap muslin will do that, wrinkle & look cheap.
You're right, Mary; higher quality muslin is good, to look at
and to handquilt.

R/Sandy


On 2/9/08 12:38 AM, in article , "Marie Dodge"
wrote:


"Mary" wrote in message
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I do all hand quilting and do not like the feel of sheets. I use
muslin, usually unbleached. However, I have found that there are
various qualities of muslin, and recommend a higher quality than the
usual.

I used muslim on my first few quilts and stopped because of excessive
wrinkling. And for some reason it had a cheap look. But that's just "me."

I haven't used a sheet for backing for a long, long time. As others have
said, many of them are a fairly high thread count and therefore more
difficult to hand quilt. The less expensive ones are usually a
poly/cotton blend and often "pill". I use a lot of muslin, either
unbleached or white, for bed quilts, wall hangings, and table runners.
Or I look for clearance fabrics for backings. I don't mind piecing
backings, either, so I don't usually hunt out the extra wide backing fabric.

Julia in MN
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Marie Dodge wrote:
What are you people using to back your quilts? Sheets? What thread
count do you all recommend? A flat sheet for a double bed is too narrow
for a full size quilt so are you buying Queens size sheets to back full
size quilts?

Roberta Zollner wrote:
What batting do you use? In my experience, cotton fabric shrinks very little
if at all. The crinkly look comes from cotton batting.
Roberta in D

Maybe that's it then. I usually use 100% or 80/20 cotton if I can get
it. I don't like polyester batting. I don't like the way it "squeaks".
I've used 100 wool batting that needed pre-washing, and all this yellow
oily stuff came out. It was amazing. That quilt didn't shrink as much.
But the prewashing was a pain - especially drying it. Obviously you
couldn't use a tumble drier or you'd just end up with fluff. It was
winter so I had to dry it indoors. It took *days*. It's a lovely cosy
quilt, though.