A few years ago, I tore an article out of a quilting magazine that looked like an interesting design for a quilt top.
As it turned out, I wasn't all that interested in making it as a top, but as a backing for a quilt.
And more specifically, for the backing of my Haunted House quilt.
It didn't take long for me to get the fabric – several different Halloween-themed fabrics. Bright colors with spiders and webs, and other spooky things.
And then, it all just sat there. Fabric washed and folded. Quilt top folded. And the article on the top.
Then a funny thing happened, not all that long ago, I saw another quilt top in a different quilt magazine that used the same basic design – different size and shape and colors; but basically the same design.
Not that I was looking for any kind of confirmation that this was a good idea, but it reminded me that this fabric was getting dusty, and it might be time to start sewing.
I thought I had read the directions carefully, but sadly not.
Instead of cutting the strips 1 3/4 inches wide, I cut them 1 1/2 inches wide. Of course, I didn't discover that until after they were all sewn together and then cut apart.
Such is life, and I decided I could just adjust the measurements for the larger rectangles before I cut them.
It all seems to be working fine, and it didn't take much of an adjustment.
Now that I have some visible progress, I thought I'd let you in on the goings on.
How much fabric you need will depend on how large you want your finished piece to be.
The magazine instructions are for a twin size quilt that measures about 63-1/2 inches by 87-1/4 inches, which includes borders.
I'm not sure whether mine will have borders or not. At this point, I am just focusing on getting it sewn together in a size that is somewhat the same size as my Halloween Quilt.
For the twin size, you'll need:
1 3/8 yards of a light fabric – that will include enough for the strips between the larger rectangles, a few rectangles, and a narrow border
2 yards of a dark fabric – for the strips that surround the light fabric, and a few rectangles
2 1/4 yards total of an assortment of fabrics for the rectangles
1/2 yard for an inner border
2 1/2 yards for an outer border
And now for some cutting:
The light fabric:
17 strips that are 1 3/4 inches by the width of the fabric
8 strips 1 1/4 inches by the width of the fabric for the narrow border
The dark fabric:
8 strips 4 1/4 inches by the width of the fabric
18 strips 1/1/4inches by the width of the fabric
28 rectangles 1 1/2 inches by 3 1/4 inches
Assorted prints:
98 rectangles 3 1/2 inches by 7 1/4 inches
http://www.how-to-quilt.com/articles/2414-backing.php
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