what is shirting fabric
#2
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Location: Long Island
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it's a plain white fabric, you could use a good quality bleached muslin. or a moda white, i'd stick with all 100% cotton.
see what is displayed in the picture of the quilt. something nice, that you can't see thru.
see what is displayed in the picture of the quilt. something nice, that you can't see thru.
#4
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No it is not plain white fabric. It is a fabric design popular in the early 1900's. White background with small scattered geometric designs usually printed in black but could be in other colors , red navy etc. I usually associate with Gibson Girl blouses but most popular for men' shirts. Think barber shop quartets and handlebar mustaches. Very popular in reproduction quilts. I found one close up on the web that shows it in the quilt in detail. I don't believe the quilt would look the same with solid white. You can most likely find fat quarter packs of the fabric.
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I bought shirtings for my "Oh My gosh" quilt. The back grounds on mine are, white, off white, and even tan, with very small scattered prints in all different colors even pink and green. I bought them on line from a quilt shop.
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