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06.07

Wide Quilt Backing Fabric List – The BEST fabric for quilt backing!

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Wide Quilt Backing Fabric List
Wide Quilt Backing Fabric List

Wide quilt backing fabric is ultra-wide fabric designed specifically to back your quilts! This fabric is so wide – usually about 108″ wide to cover your whole quilt with just one piece.

Wide Quilt Backing Fabric List

Wide Quilt Backing Fabric

Wide quilt fabric is called “wideback” fabric. Your local quilt shop probably carries some in their store! Just ask for the quilt backs or wide backs.

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Music Note Wideback Fabric

The best quilt backing fabrics

Here is a list of a whole bunch of wide backs that are ready to finish your quilt with! I usually get 2-3 yards and can squeeze 1-2 quilt backs out of it.

  1. Whatnot 108″ Wide Sateen Peach Hanna Wideback Yardage
  2. Whatnot 108″ Wide Sateen Goldenrod Hanna Wideback Yardage
  3. Whatnot 108″ Wide Sateen Blue Ribbon Hanna Wideback Yardage
  4. Widescreen 108″ Wide Black Yardage
  5. Henry Glass 108″ Digital Houndstooth Yardage
  6. Pinkerville 108″ Wide Cotton Candy Yardage
  7. Pink Splatter 108″ Wide White and Multi
  8. Blossom 108″ Peacock Yardage (lots of colors available!)
  9. Flea Market 108″ Wide Red Roses Yardage
  10. Santee Print Works 108″ Wide Magenta
  11. Rise 108″ Wide Sateen Shell Beam Yardage
  12. Kimberbell Black Tiny Dots 108″ Yardage
  13. Packed Cats 108″ Wide White All Over
  14. Many Colored Dots 108″ Wide Yardage
  15. Curiouser and Curiouser 108″ Wide Wonder Big Buds
  16. Farm Girl Vintage Cottage Farm Life 108″
  17. Essentials 108″ Wide Gray Venetian Texture
  18. Kona Cotton 108″ Wide Solid Coal Yardage
  19. Bella Solids 108″ Wide Red Yardage
  20. Whistler Linen 108″ Chicken Wire Yardage

Wideback Quilt Fabrics | Wide Quilt Backing Fabric

This gorgeous floral is my current favorite backing fabric. I’ve already backed 2 quilts with it and I’m not not going to use it again ;)

Wideback Quilt Fabrics | Wide Quilt Backing Fabric

Wide Back Quilt Fabrics | Best Backing Fabrics for Quilts

Make your own quilt backing

To make your own quilt backing, purchase enough regular width yardage to cover the back of your quilt. You will have to sew 2 or 3 pieces together depending on the width of your quilt.

Wide Back Quilt Fabrics | Best Backing Fabrics for Quilts

I love finding a backing that matches the front perfectly without trying and that’s what happened with the Summer Camp Quilt. I found this awesome floral backing with about the same colors so I went with it. I got enough yardage to sew together to cover the back.

Wide Back Quilt Fabrics | Backing Fabrics for Quilts

Using regular width fabric (typically 42-44″) gives you a lot more options! Walk into a fabric store and pick anything – just remember to get enough yardage!

Wide Back Quilt Fabrics | Best Backing Fabrics for Quilts

If you are taking your quilt to a longarm quilter – keep in mind that they usually like to have at least 6″ extra fabric around each side of the quilt.

A lot of times I will use the same fabric for the backing and the binding. I love how that looks on the Modern Arrows baby quilt above!

Quilt Backing Alternatives

One of my favorite tricks is to use a sheet as the back of my fabric. Sheet sets usually have a flat sheet and a fitted sheet. You may able to get a few quilt backs out of one sheet set, depending on the size of your quilts. I’ll usually get either a twin or full sheet set for a throw size quilt.

Herringbone Quilt Pattern

I used a fairly neutral Hogwarts sheet for the back of my son’s herringbone Harry Potter quilt!

The sheet itself is pretty soft, too, making the quilt extra cozy.

Harry Potter Quilt

Sheets are a great option since they can be very cheap! I especially love using sheets for kid quilts, since I can pick a cute theme or favorite character. For the back of the Bow Quilt, I used an LOL doll sheet – for the front I used a color palette to match!

Quilt Back Ideas

Another option is to check thrift stores for vintage sheets.

I hope this post helps you find the perfect backing for your quilt! What is your favorite way to back a quilt?

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