The Final Stitch Episode 1: Pieced Backing

Welcome to our very first episode of The Final Stitch! Join Natalie to answer some real questions from real quilters - like you - about pieced backing. Learn how to put your backing together with vertical and horizontal seams, what you need to know when adding blocks or stripes to a pieced back, working with directional fabric and sew much more!

-- About The Final Stitch --

Are you finally ready to finish your beautifully pieced quilt top? Learn how to add just the right finishing touch to your projects with Natalie Earnheart of Missouri Star Quilt Co. Answering real questions from real quilters, Natalie breaks down directions like “quilt and bind as desired” into bite-sized lessons to help you complete your quilts. Along the way, you’ll also learn plenty of easy tips and tricks to make finishing your projects a pleasure instead of a pain. She’ll teach you everything from sandwiching your quilt with just the right batting and backing to taking the final stitch!

-- About Missouri Star --

@Missouri Star Quilt Company provides free quick and easy sewing, quilting, and craft tutorials because we love to create. We offer these free online quilting classes to teach and inspire everyone—even the beginner. Precut fabric is used in most of our projects, and we have lots of tips and tricks to make quilting fast and simple.

Missouri Star Quilt Company provides totally FREE quick and easy quilting, sewing, and craft tutorials every single week because we love to help you create! Follow along with these fun online classes to learn more about quilt design and quilting techniques. It’s an inspiration for everyone—from beginners to advanced quilters. To make quilting easier than ever before, precut fabrics are used as the building blocks of most projects. These quilt fabrics like layer cakes, charm packs, and jelly rolls make textile patchwork as easy as pie! Plus, we offer quilt patterns and quilting supplies along with gorgeous quilt material to simplify your experience. We hope you enjoy our quilting tutorials. Be sure to subscribe so you don’t miss a single one!

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[tracytonkinson]

Hi from Toronto, great to see Natalie with her own episodes!

[joycekaminski]

I would like a “Final Stitch” on squaring up a quilt. I really enjoyed today’s episode.

[sharonw]

I love the fact that you said, "there are no rules" be creative!!!

[bethkoch]

When I first started quilting, I felt like I had to have one large piece of fabric on the back. Over the years, I've changed my methods, and now I always use pieced backing. I try to use up extra yardage from the quilt top, extra blocks if I have them, whatever. I love the look. Natalie and I think alike - the back looks great when it's funky!

[Babs-Veterans-are-Family]

My daughter wanted giraffe fabric on the back of her quilt. She picked 3 different fabrics 2 of them were giraffe spots in 2 different rainbow color themes the other was giraffe animals with a blue background. I took the giraffe with blue as a panel used the more blue tone rainbow as squares on either side to make a 1/2 yard strip then added the general rainbow as the top and bottom. My other daughter wanted galaxy on the back. Not knowing what quilt pattern or size I was going to make I didn't buy enough fabric. My solution was to frame the 2 tapestry sized panels with fabric that worked with it. Several pieces made the back but it worked.

[marceland]

I’m a big fan of Natalie!

I’ve often wondered why “double sided” quilts aren’t very mainstream. Especially if you’re quilting with an all over pattern.

[sharonw]

Hello from Delaware, I love the "Final Stitch", keep them coming.

[deadiemeyers]

Happy to see Natalie discussing the process of backing a quilt. I would love to see a video addressing the problem of borders becoming distorted or wavy. Thanks!

[BrendaH]

I love your quilts Natalie! It’s fantastic when the 3 of you get together and show all the different things to do!!

[danaandcompany]

Great video! I love the “cross stitching” on the pegboard in the background. What a cute idea!

[chrisklayo]

I like to use flannel on my quilt backs makes them cozy and also minky cloth great job natalie

[vickipurcell]

I like the setting of Final Stitch and Natalie is so talented!

[rainydaydiva]

Love having a new MSQC series to watch, this one was very informative. Natalie, you are so creative, I enjoy seeing what you come up with. Your quilt was darling, I just loved your quilt backing. All the quilts shown were so very pretty! ❤

[cynthiamiller]

This information was just what I needed to know. Thank you also for showing the various types of backing.

[karenmalouin]

I have the worst time trying to figure out how to piece my backings. Just can't seem to conceptualize how to do it. This video has shown me a way I never thought of! I will definitely try it on my next quilt. Thank you, Natalie!

[jeangregory]

Oh - fabulous job Natalie. Keep doing these episodes. Such a great job! Enjoy Triple Play too!

[joyceanglinmiller]

Yayyyy! Finally some help with backing and binding!!! <3

[susieleam]

I LOVE this episode from Natalie. I would definitely like to see more of Natalie answering questions about anything. This was great!!! Thanks so much.

[pattiwilson]

Love the quilt with the blocks on the back! It makes the reverse really nice.

[delmariesnodgrass]

Wonderful first episode! I enjoyed your calm demeanor. I look forward to future episodes. Congrats on a job well done!