I put off the backing and binding for weeks. It's my least-favorite part of making a large quilt. It's just so hard to get the fabric completely smooth. At least the front was already quilted, so I knew that part would look wrinkle-free. I don't recommend the use of quilt basting spray. Yikes. What a mess. Just ask my poor husband, who really tried to help me with that part. By the end, our socks were sticking to the floor, and the quilt was crooked and creased. But we emerged victorious!
This came out exactly as I envisioned it, which nearly never happens to me. I kinda made it up as I went, with the intent of having large enough pieces of the prints to be able to fully appreciate them. I just love this fabric! (Indie by Pat Bravo, in case you missed that part.) I sewed up the strips first, and then quilted as I sewed them together into rows. The top corner has a blank navy rectangle, which adds a fun bit of asymmetry.
I detest hand-sewing binding, so I wrapped the edges of the backing around to the front and machine stitched the whole thing.
The backing is a couple of large pieces of my favorite prints from the front.
This is beautiful! Congrats on a HUGE finish!! :)
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