I purchased the wide backing against a lqs suggestion. Took it home and washed it. I did buy a little extra because I always allow for shrinkage. Turned out just fine. I paid about $8-9 a yard for it. She wanted me to purchase a different brand that was about $2-3 more. Saw her a few weeks later and she had the audacity to say "It probably didn't turn out very nice." Haven't been back since and won't go back. I did ask her if it wasn't of good quality then why have it in the store?" You can have quality fabrics and then better quality fabrics. If you're going to have inadequate fabric, you shouldn't be in business.
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JustAbitCrazy
I just came from our lqs and choosing fabrics for a new project, where I was told the backing fabric I had chosen for the quilt top (I didn't realize it was a wide backing, I just liked the fabric) is more loosely woven than the fabrics which are not wide backing fabrics. The sales lady discouraged me from mixing that particular fabric in my piecing of the top because it would wear faster than all the other fabrics in the top. I took her advice, put that bolt back and made another selection. I never knew that backing fabrics are more loosely woven. She said it's to make handquilting easier. Always learning....So you may want to carefully check yours out.