Originally Posted by grocifer
I wonder if they could have been referring to using white on white for backing. Seems I read that somebody had done this and was ready to kill herself before getting it quilted as something in that process makes the fabric very sticky and it will not move smoothly..
Sure nuff, I was right. I just checked my Diane Gaudynski "Machine Quilting" book which states "caution, avoid white on white fabrics for the backing because they do not move freely over the bed of the machine and will cause jerky, uneven stitches."
This is news to me. I used white on white for my background fabric and for my backing on the quilt shown as my avatar. I had no problems whatsoever. Could it be that they are making these tone on tone fabrics differently now which makes them smoother that those in the past?