The silky Northcutt fabrics I have been using a lot lately are more coarsely woven than most of my other fabrics. It is gorgeous stuff, but it does ravel more and, in a few places when I was FMQ and had to unstitch an area, a thread pulled and made an off color line. It doesn't feel right to be using a permanent marker to color an unfinished quilt of good fabric. Markers aren't available in enough colors, either.
I love Moda fabrics. Their marble swirls are my favorite for backgrounds. I used every color in my granddaughter's Jewel Box quilt. Edit: I ran out of the turquoise marble swirl and when I bought more, it was a different weave than the 12 yards or so I had previously purchased. The color wasn't as intense, either. Have they changed their greige?
I don't think I have any Waverly fabric other than upholstery weight.
Last edited by Irishrose2; 06-16-2018 at 06:55 AM.