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Baby is expected in early June and I'm busy thinking about colors, block patterns, and sizes. Actually I think the planning is my favourite part of quilting. Colours have been decided on and I found THE perfect piece of fabric for the back in my stash. Its 27" x 45" and 30-40 years old* so no chance of finding another piece. Lately I have been making baby quilts a bit larger than 30" X 30".

What say you?

Is 27" before seams for the backing just too narrow? It would be a rectangle to compensate. I guess I could put a border on the back too 8~(

* fabric is sturdy enough despite age. It's mostly white but that's another question for another day.

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msmeow

last year

That sounds too narrow to me. I was going to suggest what you said - add a strip of coordinating fabric to one or both sides of the back. I usually add either to only one side or two obviously different widths so that I dont have to worry about the backing being centered.

Donna

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grammyp
last year
It does seem a bit narrow to me. How about adding a strip to each side to frame it?
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loisflan
last year
I like Donna's and Beverly's suggestion to add a bit to the backing. Twenty-seven inches does sound too narrow to me also.
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Rho Dodendron
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last year
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Twenty seven inches was indeed too narrow. Quilt was finished and shipped off last week. Babys parents called when it arrived today and sounded delighted.

Quilt front ----stitching in the ditch no one can see actual quilting:

Quilt back. Flatware for scale
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msmeow
last year
It came out really cute! I love the bright colors, and the border and backing are perfect.

Donna
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nannykins
last year
Very cute and colouful quilt for baby! and you did a good job using that backing material. Well done!

Theresa
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loisflan
last year
Your quilt is adorable. Good job!
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