Fat Quarters as Quilt Backing

[@maryannecadd796]

I am in love with this idea. Last year after a major move, I realized I have too much fabric and vowed not to buy any more. But I do have lots of fat quarters so I think this will be my go-to option. As always, I love your tutorials. Thanks!!!

[@BettyBailey-y7d]

I found myself using my finger on my phone screen trying to smooth out your quilt top 😂😂

[@karenwhitley7211]

😅😅😅😅😂😂😂

[@vallang4832]

I have done that. Your not alone. 😂

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Lol 😆

[@margm4]

Thanks for this fabulous idea. Backing fabric/yardage always so expensive. Brilliant to use up these endless purchases of fat quarters over the years. You’re a wonderful teacher, and explain it all so well. Love from Australia. ❤️🇦🇺

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Thank you 😊

[@kathygrundmeier1419]

I use this back technique for memory quilts. I save the backs of the shirts. I love the look and no extra fabric expense for the customer. Love all the quilt backs in this video!!

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I do that too.

[@jessicamctavish7538]

Great video!!! Such a good idea- I have extra FQ setting around AND quilt tops with no backings- looks like I’m out of excuses- lol!

[@chickad5820]

Fabulous once again Tiffany. You rocked these 3 quilts. Always a pleasure watching you create. You truly are a blessing. I too have MS and somedays I can't function well or I'm stuck in bed. Watching you helps me remember I'm truly not ever stuck and this too shall pass so I can get back to playing and creating. You definitely motivate and you are a true blessing and inspiration. Thank you times a gazillion... Lol 🌟 🏁(WE WIN, ALWAYS and AMEN)

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Thank you so much! 😊

[@rebeccaaguilar9550]

Thank you Tiffany. I’ve not seen this process. You’ve taught this old dog many new tricks 😂 Have a Great Day!

[@angiec2509]

I learn so much from you by actually seeing the whole process! You are great at teaching! Thank you for sharing!

[@kathleenwalsh870]

Beautiful quilt

[@anjamaas7140]

Great tutorial! Mostly I'm making pieced backs, that takes a lot of time. This looks so easy

[@RondaHinds-z7n]

I would never have thought of using fat quarters for backing. Love the idea.

[@beckyspencer1458]

Tiffany, You are so awesome and amazing! Thank you for sharing this knowledge. I would have never thought to use squares or rectangles for the back. It is like having a reversible quilt!

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Thank you l 😊

[@LauraSup]

Thank you for going step by step to create a back and essentially a reversible quilt!❤

[@sandracedar368]

You’re absolutely amazing! I love your skills, patience, & dedication to sharing everything so readily. Thank you, Tiffany. Always looking forward to you🫶

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

You are so welcome 😊

[@robinwhite3762]

Hello Tiffany. You are AMAZING!! You explain each step so thoroughly! I've only made one quilt so far and I am currently ripping out the white thread on black fabric of my second quilt. I am glad I watched this video on how to center the back and the front. I'll check out all my fat quarters to see what I have to do the second quilt's back this way. Thank you so much!!!

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Thanks 😊 Have fun sewing 😊

[@susanswanson8404]

I loved this episode. I have SO many fat quarters and this is a great way to use them up. Thank you so much. I have a dozen tops pieced and this is a fabulous way to get them done! ❤

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Have fun making quilt backs 😊

[@bethwood9377]

Your hand movements are always so graceful.

[@Rebecca-q6w]

Thank you so much for this video. I made my first quilt in 1971 and I’m still learning!! I have more fabric than I’ll ever be able to use but now I have a way to use some of it up. I am really anxious to do this with my Kaffe Fassett fabrics😁

[@judyhebert8928]

Love how you made these and showed how you marked it and now I will have to try this for a fun reversible quilt.

[@sherriburns9746]

Love the way you curated your fabric!

[@glynndafowler7933]

This is so useful. I love it ! Thank you Tiffany ❤❤❤

[@joycescott6649]

I have started to piece together my fat quarters to be used as backing for my quilts. Please remind everyone to include the seam allowance in their calculations. great video.

[@dorisanderson1590]

Thank you I love your idea to make the backs

[@kymburriss4260]

Those are beautiful quilts, and all reversible. My favorite is the Fall/Christmas quilt. Love those colors❤

[@barbarastuart5675]

Thank you for sharing your tips,.. 😊

[@damarisrempel9147]

Great tutorial!!!😃

[@dorothywarren426]

I love this idea for backing! I, too, have a lot of finished quilt tops that need backing and quilting. I also have Very many FQs!

[@rubyhoffman8053]

YEAH!!! I have lots of FQs. WON 48 at a sewing day game. Left, right center game. Now I know what I can do with some. Aso some tops that need to be finished...THANK YOU!

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

That is awesome 😊

[@juliechao3638]

Enjoying the replay ❤

[@juliekoone3569]

Tiffany I love all your content! Love the fat quarter dresser🥰🥰🥰

[@mimiteri]

Love all the backing fabric. Thanks for teaching.

[@moniquek9955]

I love your color ways

[@debbieparker6412]

Fantastic work! You do beautiful and creative quilting😁

[@CindyOgilvie]

Thanks! I've pieced several backs now, but only sent one to a longarmer. Great tips to make sure things come out best, I think I spent more timing piecing my last back than I did the front!

[@bonniewalker5225]

Never thought of this. Great idea. Thanks for another great video.

[@Amal2365]

Thank you so much for sharing 😊

[@susannehughes3227]

Loved this video...!!!

[@donnarichey144]

Such amazing quilts and showing us how to do those. Thank you so much.

[@lindaramadori4655]

Loved the video and the way you teach. I have used FQ and orphan blocks on my backs for years. Thank you Tiffany!🥰

[@NevaFitzgerald]

Good Thursday morning to y'all!!! Good idea Tiff !,thank you Have a awesome weekend❤🙏🐦👀

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Hello 👋

[@BettyBailey-y7d]

Sorry that I slept through so I am here late. I have way too many tops too so am anxious to watch today…as always 🎉. You make it so much easier 🎉

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

You weren't late, this was an uploaded video.

[@Elohimfollower]

Another GREAT Tiffany tutorial!

[@cathyhasfaith6991]

This was a great teaching video! Thank you, Tiffany. I love learning from you! ❤

[@catherineandrews8244]

That was great Tiffany! Thanks for sharing and demonstration. Definitely will give it a try!!

[@myrlenestevens1860]

10:30 pm Thursday evening. Thank you Tiffany. I loved your demonstration for quilt backs. I’ve never thought of doing it that way.i I can’t wait to try it. Thanks for your willingness to share.

[@elizabethcollins8817]

Lovely quilt tops 🌹 great tip on centering backing fabric ✂️🧵🪡

[@ozziemyman]

very interesting way to use your fats! They look gorgeous!!

[@elenlevenberg8315]

Thank you Tiffany for sharing this amazing idea and how to center all the fat quarters. I have tried to piece a back with fat quarters once but was totally off center lol. You are truly talented and such a great teacher. Thanks sew much ♥

[@anitaferrick1546]

Tiffany, Thank you for sharing this great idea. You are truly a great teacher explaining what your doing.

[@camagnuson6108]

LOVE this method of making a back ---- definitely will try it.

[@barbmckinlay5108]

Now I have a use for all the fq’s I’ve gotten from a bi-monthly club. Thank you Tiffany ❣️

[@moniquek9955]

Great idea!

[@Biddybee]

This is a great tutorial-thank you 👏🏻👏🏻

[@sandyvotel3484]

Thank you Tiffany. Great teacher

[@Snapwhiz]

Loving this so much ❤❤❤. It would be fun to try take this one step further and do one disappearing cut version too. Thanks SO much for your math walk-thru. You are an absolute gem!

[@kathgleeson2429]

Thank you Tiffany, that was so useful as I have a stack of fat quarter's I definitely need to use up. They look great. Love your style of quilting. KATHLEEN from ENGLAND

[@annierouse101]

Awesome idea..

[@lindaprice9242]

What an awesome idea Tiffany thank you so much! I've got so many fat quarters I'll never use them up but this gives me a great idea

[@131dyana]

Love the idea thanks.

[@donnahinch1627]

Watching your replay now on my tv

[@BettyBailey-y7d]

Love the purples jelly roll quilt design 🎉

[@junehanson7865]

Gmorning Tiffany thanks for sharing 😊

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Thanks 😊

[@katysimard8397]

All the quilts are beautiful 😻!! Thanks for sharing your knowledge, it was so much appreciated and will help a lot. Thanks again for always going beyond expectations.

[@yvetteheartso3406]

Thanks for all of this information. I will definitely be doing this for some of my quilts.

[@carrissarenninger4835]

Love the fall fq. So pretty

[@patcorona5979]

Good morning! What I great idea. I like that it can be a reversible quilt and fun. Best is the easy math. Thank you!

[@connieking9873]

This application is great. Seeing how you took the time cutting them up individually as needed was helpful. I never considered the sizing as I usually cut them up but doing this is a game changer for me as now I will finish some of my tops. I was told by a long armer if I was close I could add muslin to the out side round to get the size needed for the long armer then remove when done. but not sure how that works.

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

It's cause a longarmer wants at least 4 inches all the way around a backing. It's for pinning or clamping room.

[@Love2Quilt]

Oh my I love this one with looks strips with flying geese down middle love get that pattern

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I'll have to do a video.

[@Snapwhiz]

@@TiffanysQuiltingLife - I second this comment - loved that quilt and the mini geese are adorable!

[@ellafouser8674]

Nice selection of fat quarters by color coordination.

[@emlynley2012]

Super helpful and as usual, well explained. I really liked the colorful stripe quilt and would love to see how to make it or where to get a pattern.

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I will be hopefully starting it on the next Breakfast at Tiffany's episode.

[@anniegipson3734]

I love this idea. Makes such good sense. Thanks Tiffany. Good job!

[@carolynhowe9223]

Need to do this! Lots of far quarters lol. Love your FQ picks!❤️

[@cyn4rest]

Great idea. Thanks, Tiff.

[@rwhitaker3475]

I’m loving this video so much❣️ two sides are so fun one for a younger person and then a teenager side ❤

[@diannplatt-roberts8692]

Great info.

[@elainespoor1439]

Brilliant video thank you. Xx

[@margaretsmith8066]

Very pretty ❤

[@CindyHodge-d3q]

Thank you for sharing this it is amazing!!

[@sarahpitrof3765]

Great idea. Thank you. 🥰

[@sharonwight8497]

I was just thinking of doing this myself. Great thanks.

[@melanietaylor0401]

This is such a GREAT video !! What an inspiration 👏 🙌 ✨️ I've wanted to use a few FQ bundles for a few tops. Great ideas 💡 TY !! 😊

[@ettakaynickel6148]

Thank you, Tiffany

[@susanfisher77]

That was super interesting and very useful info. You are a great teacher. My least favorite part of quilting is making my sandwich.So helpful- picked up a few tricks...!!

[@elainespoor1439]

Clever idea Tiffany they are all beautiful quilts, you are such an inspiration, I would never have thought of doing that. Xx

[@GloriaPoirier-dv5py]

That's hilarious!!! 😂

[@mamag9421]

This is Ab. Solut. Ly. Brilliant! Thank you! I never would have considered using fat quarters this way.

[@MonaDidWhat]

Love this idea thanks

[@robintaylor8421]

Thank you, thank you. I also have 3 drawers of them.

[@carolines416]

Hiya Tiffany! Great video, thank you so much for the lesson! Did you even make a 'dent' in that dresser of FQ's??? LOL I love your choices!

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Nope I hardly made a dent. 😄 🤣 😂

[@Luzina0603]

Hello Tiffany!🙋🏻‍♀️ Thanks for the great tutorial. Can you please share the name of the quilting app you used at the beginning of the video? Please and thank you!🙏

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=quilting.calculators

[@louisebeairsto6711]

Tiffany❣❣thank you so much! For your teachings❣❣i was wondering how to centre a quilt so seams line up❣❣also do you have channel locks built in to your quilt machine! You are awesome❣💕💕💕

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I don't have magnetic channel locks. I do have a plastic wheel clip lock I can add.

[@georgeannelowrey3559]

Thank you so much for this tutorial. Wanted to try this for awhile but didn't want to mess it up! Did you design the flying geese one or is there a pattern for it. Would love to do it. Thanks

[@georgeannelowrey3559]

I found the video .... thank you so much!!!

[@m0ther0ne]

I love the pattern on number 1 quilt. Where can I buy the pattern?

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

That one was an off camera quilt. Here is for the other 2 kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWTLiWejgbN3qdksi=ILwtlby6TO9e1KvO

[@kathleenmayhorne3183]

If you cut a 10" strip, and a 5" strip from your fat q's, you will have a strip left 2" more or less. You can get 2 layer cake squares and 4 charm squares-one big quilt? (or half jelly roll strips from the cuts) out of the strips easily. The left bits can make 2 1/2" squares, or half jelly roll strips or potato chip blocks as you want. The bigger squares can be left uncut in strips until later, or make your own pre-cuts sraight away, if you get similar lots or themes put together, you can put packs for quick baby quilts, or larger, e.g. in zip locks, to sew up later. So it is a good resource to put together quickly. Layer cakes can be cut down into multiple squares later or what you want, etc. Add a few more if you want bigger quilts, however you want it? Add a few plain fabrics to cut up if you like them as contrasts. Put a note of what is in each kit, to remind you what it's set up for? Maybe you could cut all the binding or backing to go in the pack too? Have fun and take your time. Good idea for big fabric quilts thank - you.

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Thanks for adding those ideas 😊

[@dorothywarren426]

Your quilts are absolutely beautiful! Did you design the striped one or is it a pattern for purchase?

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I started to show how to make it in episode 22 of Breakfast at Tiffany's. I will continue with the how to make in episode 23.

[@KateBerggren]

Morning..when using all these squares for the backing, do you have to be concerned at all when you do put it on the long arm? Meaning, do the seams get in the way at all? Thanks once again for showing us this !

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

They sit fine on the longarm having seams both directions. Sometimes there will be sagging but I work with it.

[@mnsheila616]

😂 Now I dont feel so bad having so many UFO's after seeing your closet...

[@GloriaPoirier-dv5py]

I actually prefer non yardage . Going to love this forsure.

[@williezaricor5340]

Love the strip quilt, do you have a pattern?

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

Will be making the pattern soon.

[@MsSluggoP]

How often do you change your needle? You always cut with such ease

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I change it every couple months, or when I have issues or get reminded to 😄 🤣 😂 I'm bad about needle change

[@Dranma51]

Your fat quarters are so cute! Where do you get them? I don’t have many because they usually come in bundles that I can’t afford!

[@TiffanysQuiltingLife]

I get fat quarters from many places. Some I make myself, some sent to me, some I bought at closeouts.