Quilting Help

Have you even found yourself making a quilt and just not knowing how big the back would be or how much binding you would need? I have listed the appropriate sizes from twin to king and binding and hope this will help all of you that have as much trouble as I once did:

Twin Size 63 x 87	5 ¼ yards backing	¾ yards binding *for 2 ½” binding	44-45” fabric
Double/Full 78 x 87 **Notice there is only a change in the width and not length**	5 ¼ yards backing	¾ yards binding *for 2 ½” binding	44-45” fabric
Queen King	7 ½ yards backing 8 yards backing	7/8 yards binding *for 2 ½” binding 1 yard binding *for 2 ½” binding	44-45” fabric

You can also seam or piece your backings. When I first starting, I thought it sacreligious to piece my backs believing they had to be one long piece. But that isn't the case and you can seam them in many ways:

You can piece them length wise with 2 long strips of fabric or even 3 and you can also piece them width wise the same way. I have found that by piecing, I actually have 2 very different looks to my quilts!