Quilting Backdrops

Our Quilting Backdrop files are not specifically designed to be compatible with any particular tools or ruler systems. However, many of our customers find success in creatively incorporating a variety of tools and accessories with our designs. We recommend checking the specific requirements and capabilities of your quilting tools to ensure compatibility. We encourage you to experiment with your existing tools to see how they might work together with our quilting files for your specific needs.

We have named these files “hoop fillers” based on customer requests for quilting files that fill the entire embroidery hoop. This allows you to quilt your fabric and trim it to your custom size or do allover quilting on yardage, maximizing your embroidery field. These files only have the quilting motif; they do not include batting and fabric tack down lines. 

Since each project is unique, we cannot supply you with fabric information. It is important to do your own math calculations to determine how much fabric you'll need. We recommend cutting the fabric for your blocks a couple inches larger than the stated size to ensure at least a 1/2-inch seam allowance all around.

No. Quilting Backdrops is a brand new design series with very specific sizing. Products with a SKU starting with DBJJQB can mix-and-match with each other. However we cannot guarantee Quilting Backdrops can be used with previously released quilt blocks (SKU starting with DBJJ) nor In-the-Hoop projects (SKU starting with DBJJITH) because those have custom sizing that varies by project.

No, they are not the same. End-to-End designs are a continuous line single running stitch quilting motif that starts on the left and ends on the right. They are custom designed so that when they are aligned properly in your hoop and stitched repeatedly across a hooped quilt sandwich (quilt top, batting, and backing) you cannot tell where one block ends and the next one begins. E2E designs mimic pantograph quilting. Our file sizes are based on standard machine hoops.

Quilting Backdrops are ITH quilt blocks that have placement and tack down steps for batting and fabric, then the quilting motif comes next. They are designed to make a Quilt-As-You-Go project with a false backing that is added after the blocks are made and pieced together. We offer 38 sizes of In-the-Hoop QAYG files: square blocks, coordinating 2-inch sashing, and rectangles in 3, 4, and 6-inch widths.

That being said... some Quilting Backdrop patterns are closed shapes contained within the block. In these cases we have included BONUS Quilting Only files that do not have the batting/fabric block lines. These Quilting Only files can be used for all over quilting, similar to E2E but not in the same connecting pantograph-like manner. They are smaller scale motifs, so we recommend using them on smaller projects.
(Please note some Quilting Backdrop patterns are geometric and have edge runs that are hidden once blocks are pieced together. Because of these edge runs they are NOT suitable for all over quilting, and bonus files are not included. See product details on each item for more information.)