Step 1: Quilt your project using a cotton backing. After completing the quilting, measure the
length and width of your quilt. In this
example, the length is 6” and the width is 6”.
Step
2: To cut your final backing piece, take your completed quilt front
measurements and add 1” to the height measurement. In this example, the height is 6”, add 1” for
a total of 7”. You would cut a piece 6”
by 7”.
Step
3: Cut your backing piece from side to side about ⅓ to ½ from the
top. In this example, the cut was made 2
½“ from the top creating two pieces, one 2 ½“ and one 4 ½”.
Step
4: With right sides together, using a ½” seam allowance, stitch a seam about 1”
at both edges, leaving the center part of the seam open.
Step
5: Press both seam allowances down.
View
of right side of backing after pressing the seam allowances down.
Step 6: Pin the completed quilt front and back
right sides together.
Step 7: Stitch the completed quilt front and back
right sides together.
Step 8: Clip and trim corners.
Step 9: Turn right side out through the opening
in the backing. Press. Insert Stitch Witchery, Heat-n-Bond or other
double sided fusible in the opening. In
this example, Stitch Witchery was used.
Option – hand sew the opening closed.
Back – finished after pressing to activate the
fusible product.
Finished
quilt front.
