Originally Posted by Ginakra

Brand new quilter = dumb questions! :)

Hi all, I am buying fabric for my first quilt, and I need alot of "white" fabric as the background to set off isolated colored prints. What do you use for white? Muslin? I went to Joann, and the colored prints fabric to use for quilting were obvious, but no solid white was near the quilting fabric. I guessed and bought a 1/4yd of some 100% cotton to try, but it looks almost see-thru and seems flimsy. It might have been broadcloth? I will most likely be hand-piecing and hand-quilting, what do you suggest?
Thanks so much!
Gina