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    Old 12-07-2018, 03:37 AM
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    Default Interesting Info comparing Moda 45" and 108"

    http://blog.modafabrics.com/2017/07/...WT3XXC3kAfqLwM
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    Old 12-07-2018, 06:31 AM
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    Interesting that wide backings should always be washed before quilting. I usually pick light wide backing fabric and don’t wash them but I will if they are dark colours.
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    Old 12-07-2018, 06:39 AM
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    I work parttime at a LQS and one of the things I noticed with the Moda backings was the quality of the fabric...yes very silky..now I know why. Thanks for sharing. Since I always prewash...prewashing my backings are not an issue.
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    Old 12-07-2018, 08:44 AM
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    One thing I disagree with is the article saying 60 thread count is good for quilting fabric. It's the low end of good (but not poor) as far a quilt fabric goes. Raveling a lot when cut is one indication of low thread count. The best quilt fabric has between 68 and 78 count. It shrinks less, sews better and lasts longer.
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    Old 12-08-2018, 05:17 AM
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    Interesting. Thanks for posting.
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    Old 12-08-2018, 05:31 AM
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    I'm trying hard to use out of my stash. In that wonderful closet is a bolt of Avalon bleached 100% cotton. It feels stiff, even after I washed it with softner and a fabric sheet. I need some white for a project, but I am afraid to use this. It's 200 thread count. Any ideas?
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    Try soaking it in the washer with 1/2 cup vinegar
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    I prefer wide back on the long arm---just seems to play nicer to me. and I routinely carry a bolt of 108" of Moda's bleached muslin--it's so soft and has a great hand. And while it's darn near impossible for wideback to come off the bolt straight of grain, this muslin comes pretty darn close! I don't pre-wash it but load on the frame and then to get out wrinkles I spray it with water and let dry overnight before loading a quilt--that seems to shrink it plenty. Color wideback I do wash.
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    Very informative thread. Thank you.
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    Originally Posted by quiltingshorttimer
    I prefer wide back on the long arm---just seems to play nicer to me. and I routinely carry a bolt of 108" of Moda's bleached muslin--it's so soft and has a great hand. And while it's darn near impossible for wideback to come off the bolt straight of grain, this muslin comes pretty darn close! I don't pre-wash it but load on the frame and then to get out wrinkles I spray it with water and let dry overnight before loading a quilt--that seems to shrink it plenty. Color wideback I do wash.
    At the LQS where I work and does LA quilting, we tear the wide backing fabric instead of cutting...that insures the whole piece of fabric is on grain before you put it on the frame.
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