# Backing Fabric

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Dimensions for the quilt back are based on the overall dimensions of your quilt from the PreQuilt application.
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## <mark style="color:blue;">Quilt Backing</mark>

On the **Backing tab**, you can input some preferences for your quilt back and PreQuilt will offer you two calculations - backing with a horizontal seam and backing with a vertical seam.

You can input the following variables:

* Backing width of fabric (WOF)
* Overage


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