A recent customer quilt story.
Something to consider when purchasing fabric is whether or not it is a directional print. In this case the wide backing fabric was clearly so.
My customer had ordered more than enough fabric for her quilt however there was a problem…the way that the writing had been printed onto the fabric meant that the writing would be vertical if used the way it was.
After further discussion, she brought me the remaining fabric from the quilt top along with one extra block that she had made.
Loving a fun challenge, I decided to utilize the one block and took it apart. Piecing three strips to insert into the backing with a plan to grow it long enough enabling the writing to be horizontal.
Cutting wide backing straight can be a challenge in of itself however cutting this fabric and having the lines of writing remain straight was a little nerve wracking. I made three cuts… and inserted the pieced strips.
Adding the piecing to the backing not only grew it to the right size it also created a modern dimension to it.
We chose the pantograph Jitterbug for the quilting and used a very soft grey thread colour which blended beautifully throughout the quilt.
The quilt was trimmed and ready for binding at pick up.
Let me help you to bring your quilting projects to completion…did you know that I piece backings free of charge?
Wendy’s Quilting and Life 
LOVE this quilt and your solution to the print issue!!
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