Originally Posted by
aeble
Lovely leaves! It suits the quilt perfectly.
I have a friend that used a stained sheet as a backing. I didn't understand why someone would put so much time into making a quilt top to back it with stained fabric. It turns out it was the sheet she always used when she went to her grandma's house during Christmas break as a child and she was backing her quilt so she could feel close to her grandma after she passed.
this little lady is about 87 years old. I don't think she saw the stain. As for sentimental reasons, I don't think that was the case because she was planning on giving it as a gift. It wasn't a bad stain. But, was very obvious that the white sheet had been used.