Originally Posted by NikkiLu
My mother-in-law would turn over in her grave if she could see anything on a quilt back except white. All were muslin or feedsacks.
All the quilts my grandmother & great-grandmother made used "flour" sacks for the backing. It feels like a cross between muslin and linen. They used those flour sacks for everything. Dish towels, diapers, toaster covers, napkins, slips, etc. When flour started coming in paper instead of cloth--then they used whatever fabric was cheapest--usually muslin. I think they even called the flour sacks muslin but it doesn't feel anything like the stuff we call muslin now days.