backing

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Written By Angela Grace

Backing is the name for the fabric used on the bottom layer of a quilt sandwich, or the “back” of the quilt, the part that is usually not displayed. Typically a backing is referring to the fabric used for the back of a quilt while the quilt is under construction, whereas once the quilt is finished it would just be called the quilt back. While a backing can be created from any size fabric, there are specially made quilt backings that are 108” wide to provide a single sheet of fabric for the backing with no seams.

See also: quilt sandwich, quilt back

Angela Grace

Angela Grace’s first quilt was started when she was 18, given away unfinished when she was 22, gotten back when she was 34 and finished when she was 39. Now that Angela makes quilts in significantly less time, she’s on a mission to make quilting simple so that new quilters can be creative. When she is not hanging out on the internet you can find her quilting, gardening, reading, or, most frequently, daydreaming.

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