Wednesday, November 19, 2025

Piecing the Back For the Selvage Top

Novelty sewing themed print fabric
Goal number nine on my November list was to piece a back for the selvage top which I'm calling "Hidden Seven." I started with the piece of green I had left over from cutting the background for the selvage blocks. 

I cut and prepared the binding. I decided to use one cut of the fabric pieced horizontally. Next, I went to the stash. In 2011, my friend JoJo and I went fabric shopping. I was on the hunt for a particular background fabric. I found what I needed. Together we found a fun novelty print. 

Two yards of the newsprint/Sewing Daily print remained on the bolt. She and I split it. I liked it so much that every time I went to cut it up, I couldn't! I don't know how JoJo used her fabric.

Pieced back

The novelty fabric seemed just right for the back. Still, I needed another chunk of fabric. I chose a red fabric. It was also a yard. With a little more piecing, I finished stitching the back. I had enough of the green to cut the sleeve. I will cut the batting. This project will be ready to go to the longarmer! 

7 comments:

Jeanna said...

I understand why it would be hard to cut into the novelty print. You pieced a nice backing for the selvage quilt.

Melisa- pinkernpunkinquilting said...

What a fun novelty fabric! You are heading toward the home stretch on your beautiful, selvage top, Terry. I know you are excited.

LIttle Penguin Quilts said...

That text print is a hoot! Hooray for getting a backing pieced. That is always a big job!

Nancy said...

Great to be so close to finished on another project! I absolutely love that novelty fabric and would definitely snatch it up if I saw it in a store!!

Cherie Moore said...

I love that newsprint fabric! I love pieced backs, they take more time but the add interest and use up smaller pieces of fabric, win, win, lol.

PaintedThread said...

That fabric is a hoot!

Alycia~Quiltygirl said...

What a great piece of fabric!!! I would want to keep it as whole as I could too!! LOVE it!!