When I got to the end of a roll of batting I had a piece of batting that would work for two charity quilts but I would have to load them a little differently than usual. Usually I load charity quilts with the selvage edges along the rails (so the top rail and the bottom rail on the machine) and I load the quilt top so the sides of the quilt are along those same rails. So the top of the quilt is on my right side and the bottom is on the left. This batting was cutting it close, and I didn't have enough backing without piecing so I pieced a really long and narrow backing using a bunch of leftovers.
I loaded one quilt and quilted it. Then, without cutting the backing. or batting, I just basted a straight line for the second top and basted the second top. I would say this saved me time, but that wouldn't be true. Piecing a backing is never faster than using a single piece of fabric.
Now I just trim them and get them ready for binding. Do you like to piece quilt backings?
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Well, it's not that I like to piece backings, it's more that I can save money doing it. That savings helps fund my comfort quilts commitments. So, yes, I do lots of piecing for the backings and I like to use large WOF bars of interesting or contrasting fabric.
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