I made a QAYG quilt and used the method whereby you piece each individual block as normal then quilt each individual block onto a piece of batting. I joined the blocks without using a sashing. I pressed the seams open on the back so that they would lie flat. I came to the point of getting ready to attach the backing (as you would normally), and realized (too late) that because the seams are pressed open and the blocks were quilted using no sashing, the fabric from the front of the quilt, obviously, shows in those seams on the back. Not taking this into consideration, I had purchased a lighter colored backing fabric and when I laid it up against the back of the quilt, those seams showed through. Obviously, *that* is not going to do. I purchased another backing fabric that is a dark color and am going to use that. The darker color works fine because I used a layer cake for the top of the quilt and I chose one of the darker fabrics that's in the quilt to use for the backing. However, what if I'm working on a lighter colored quilt and all of the fabrics are lighter colored - how would I get around those colors showing through on the back if I'm going to use a lighter colored backing?

I like the QAYG method because I am a new quilter and quilting each block individually was much easier than maneuvering a large quilt through my machine. I'm able to do more quilting this way. The quilt top sewed together beautifully - everything went really well until I got to the backing part. I considered layering another piece of fabric in between the quilt top/batting layer and the backing, but thought that might be too bulky.

Has anybody done the QAYG method this way and how did they handle the backing piece?

Thanks a bunch!