I found the most perfect backing for this quilt! However, by the time I pieced it to fit, I had only about an inch extra on each side, not enough for long arming.

So I learned something new. I’ve seen long arm quilters baste the whole top before quilting, but I had never done it myself.

I knew doing this would allow me to see if I could actually quilt this entire top with my skimpy batting. I learned by watching this video by Tia Curtis.

And it worked! You can see above how little extra I had to work with.

Time to quilt! Have a great day!