Originally Posted by
dunster
That is a gorgeous, traditional quilt and I love the fabrics she used. It must have been harder working with homespuns, since they tend to ravel and not hold their shape as well as more tightly woven fabrics. Your quilting is beautiful. Actually holly would be very appropriate for this quilt, given the colors in it. I'm interested in your comment about the muslin keeping the quilt soft. I didn't realize this was the case. Is it really softer than most other cotton quilting fabrics?
The muslin is a looser weave then most cotton quilt fabrics. With it on the front and back of the quilt, the quilt drapes beautiful and is so very soft. I often have customers use the wide backings of printed fabric and the quilts tend to be a bit stiff until they are washed. This quilt is soft right off the machine - no need to wash it to get it soft. I love this.