Pinning the quilt was a lot easier this time. We recently threw out a big rug in our dining room that was getting too old and disintegrating. So I only had to move a table and 4 chairs, and I had this huge space to pin!! Bailey's quilt is a good size, 88 x 76 and I still had plenty of room for moving around. Also, Bob bought me some knee pads:
These are the same kind that construction workers use and are very comfortable to wear. You can crawl across the quilt and if you kneel on a pin, no pain! They are a little large, I might have to sew the velcro straps a little shorter. I highly recommend these knee-savers if you have achy or arthritic knees. Thanks Bob for the new additions to my sewing paraphernalia!
One tricky thing to make note of while I laid out this quilt for pinning. Originally, I thought this quilt would end up at around 80" long. I bought 5 yards (for 2 panels, each 90 inches long) of directional fleece for the backing. It is a woodsy scene with deer in it and fall colors. I thought that would be plenty, it was 58" wide. There was PLENTY of width (116 inches for what turned out to be 76 inches wide.) But the LENGTH!!!!! Ohhhhhhhh! My quilt turned out to be 88 inches long, so I have an INCH to spare on top and bottom. That's cutting it tooooo close for comfort! I am praying nothing stretches as I quilt it! I can't place the quilt sideways on the backing (well, yes, I COULD, but like I said, it's directional, and I don't want the trees to be sideways...) Worse case scenerio: My 6 inch border will turn out to be 5 inches. I guess this is acceptable. Could always be worse! Lesson learned: Don't "guesstimate" on the short side! Always get more fabric than you think you'll need!
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