I love using up as much fabric as I can for a project, and pieced backings are my go to for doing that.
Fabrics for this project were provided by Benartex Fabrics as part of their Ambassador program. It is called Bluezette and is designed by Jan Shore
I grabbed another pack of 10" squares and a pack of 5" squares and started planning my pieced backing for the Bluesette Picnic Quilt.
I had decided I would tie this quilt, which means the backing doesn't have to be quite as large. I still planned it to be a bit over sized, just to made sure that I wouldn't make more work for myself by having it too small. Quilt math is hard for me.
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| It's also a bit messy. |
I also like to plan my pieced backing to be easy to use, which means I don't want to have to worry about anything needing to be centered. I almost always plan my pieced backings to be off centered. I also make sure to set it off centered enough that it is obviously meant to be that way.
Remember when I said quilt math is hard for me? I ended up being short on one side and had to add a few more 10" squares to the right side. 😂
Once the backing was pieced I took it and the top to the only flat surface available to me: the driveway. For the Bluesette Picnic Quilt I laid the pieced backing right side up. Then laid the top right side down on top of that. I made sure you could see a couple of inches of the backing all around and then used stick pins to keep it in place.
Next I brought it inside and stitched 1/4" from the edge of the quilt top.
My mom shared a tip from my grandma to stitch 3 or 4 stitches at each corner, instead of going right to the corner. This gives you a nice sharp corner.
Trim the excess backing from around the top, 1/4" from the stitching.
Clip the corners.
I left an opening of about 18" to turn the quilt top, and when it was turned I pressed the seam allowance and then stitched about 1/8" from the edge. You could do a ladder stitch if you wanted it to be invisible.
Next use embroidery floss to tie, then enjoy your picnic quilt!
If you love the Bluesette fabric line from Benartex as much as I do, don't miss out on the giveaway happening in THIS POST.
Let's make something Extraordinary!
Jen
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