I’m done with the quilt back! It’s quite a bit simpler than the quilt top, but because this quilt is so large, I didn’t have the luxury of just using a single piece of fabric (as can be done with baby quilts).
Those two wide swaths at the top are each 36″ tall and almost two yards wide. Big pieces. The rest of it was using up pieces left over from the quilt top.
I also wanted to include something special. Elise kept telling me she wanted a “house” quilt, but what that really means is anyone’s guess. Still, I thought I’d honor that with… you guessed it, a house!
It took me about an hour and 15 minutes to cut the pieces for the back, but I was also trying to design that house bit at the same time. So it took longer than it would have if I had a clear plan.
After everything was cut, it all went together in about two hours. Again, it took longer because I had to adjust the patchy part. I guess I didn’t do my math correctly, and I had to add in some extra pieces to make up the width.
You can see I need help with sewing triangles. Haven’t learned those tricks yet.
This house “block” pretty much confirmed that I am not ready for fancy piecing yet. Good thing I much prefer simpler patterns. I accidentally sliced off part of my seam allowance (on the left) so the tip of my triangle was compromised. And the top never had a chance. I always throw in a couple of mistakes to make sure I don’t think I’m some kind of superstar.
All in all, the back took about 3 hours, 15 minutes.
Total time spent so far: About 13 hours.
Next step: Making the quilt sandwich (yum!) & quilting
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Other posts in this series:
1. Planning and cutting
2. Assembling the quilt top
3. Assembling the quilt back
4. Quilting
5. Binding
6. Finished Quilt
