jill here...A brand new book sample is close to completion. This Blend collection is a perfect gender neutral baby combination. Polar bears and penguins, oh my!
I had 3 fairly large pieces of a similar taupe to get my backing started. I left the selvages intact and turned to the outside. The majority of the piecing will be central to the back. |
Small rectangles, leftover strips, a fat quarter and some yardage from my stash will be featured. |
The prints were sewn between the white backgrounds that were made the same width. |
Here are the leftover strips pieced . |
I checked my widths and trimmed to keep them straight and square. |
Trying different arrangements for better balance... |
I'm not usually a pinner but sewing long spans helps those measurements to merge equally. |
My big board helps keep those edges straight while I pin. |
A bit odd but lots of fun and different from the usual! |
'till next Tuesday....
Definitely F.U.N. Look forward to seeing the finished backing project;. And, I'm into making baby quilts now. An ultrasound shows that triplets are on the agenda for mid-December!!
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness Lois, you'll be busy!! Our best to all!
DeleteJust love pieced backings, but your longarmer will appreciate it if you pay attention to the the lengthwise grain of your fabrics and try to get them facing the same way ~ helps prevent sagging and pleating once it is on the frame.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the information. So far so good for us, we haven't had any trouble thus far! But we'll share your comment with our longarmer and undoubtedly we'll learn more. :-)
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