On making quilt backs

I know a lot of quilters dislike making quilt backs, but it is one of my favorite parts of the quilting experience. On occasion, I will use a sheet or a wideback, but more often than not, I make a scrappy back. It is a nice improvisational exercise, once the quilt top is finished.

In some cases, I like to use leftover blocks as a starting point.

Do.Good Stitches quilt, finished 2012

A quilt for my cousin Kahlan, 2014

Lazy Sunday Quilt, 2015

Second Scrappy Trip, 2015

And sometimes, it is just fun to pull a pile of favorite and/or lingering prints in a coordinating palette.

Florette, 2015 Quilt backs are a great way to use your stash.

Bridges, 2013

Churned, 2014

If you haven't already, I hope you will consider the quilt back to be just as fun as the quilt top!