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Last night I rummaged around in my “big pieces” pile o’ fabric, looking for backing fabrics for the two quilts I’m ready to quilt. (see April 6th entry for other photos of the new quilt and the nine patch.) Years ago fabric used to be 44-45 inches wide. Narrow fabric was 36 inches wide. Now you’re lucky if you get 40 inches of width to work from. Long story short, I did find some fabric and only had to piece one of the backs, in a very simple way. Moral of the story – aiming for smaller quilts? get them in under 40″ in measurement in one direction so the backs are straightforward.