Originally Posted by
quiltlady1941
Just wondering how many of you, use Bleached Muslin when you need a white fabric for a background fabric when piecing a quilt top..
I was at Joanns yesterday and the bleached muslin looked and felt pretty look.. not stiff and it looked like it had a lot of thread cut when holding the fabric to the light..it didn't look like it was thin fabric..
So how many of you use this in a quilt top?
Thanks.
I did end up buying 5 yards as I had a 40% coupon for one cut of fabric so got a good price on it..
Country Bumpkin that I was and am, we called it bleached or unbleached domestic. The bleached was often used for lingerie. To me, the unbleached often looks like the cotton bolls were ground up in the threads.
for really nice underwear and lingerie, the lighter weight fabric was called "Diminity" or something that sounded like that. My great-aunt made nightgowns and underwear for Grandma, sewing it all by hand.