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05-25-2011, 06:16 AM

#21

mhansen6

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I used green and yellow broadcloth to make a University of Oregon quilt for my daughter for Christmas. I backed it in U of O polar fleece. She absolutlely loves it.

05-25-2011, 06:20 AM

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sueisallaboutquilts

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Jenny, I made a King sized D9P and used cotton broadcloth for the backing. The long arm quilter did a beautiful job with it!
I know it was 100% cotton or I wouldn't have used it.

05-25-2011, 09:29 AM

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Marysewfun

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Quote:

Originally Posted by jeaninmaine

When I was in my 20's it was cotton broadcloth. When I took home ec we made an apron out of it, my first attempt at sewing.

Hah! I remember the first bib-apron we made in Home Ec was so heavy with fabric when we got through with it - my Mom just shook her head and said she could have gotten at least two out of that amount of fabric. :lol:

05-25-2011, 09:54 AM

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MYWR

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just read the label - like all things. When we were young - it was coo% cotton - now there are different varieties - read the end of the bolt to be sure !

05-25-2011, 12:24 PM

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gramarraine

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Annaquilts

I use Kona all the time. According to info I found on the net it is 100% broadcloth.

Kona cotton is a premium, 100% cotton broadcloth from Robert Kaufman Fabrics.

I have also seen other brands broad cloth for quilting. Just besure to check if it is 100% cotton unless you do not mind a blend. Many traditional Hawaiian quilts have polly cotton blends.

I use Kona also. Love it for plain colors. Joanns also sells it. Some of it comes in wide widths, either 90 or 106. Can't remember for sure.

05-25-2011, 01:15 PM

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JSNOMORE

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I just made 3 Eagles football quilts using broad cloth along with the NFL fabric. I was fine to sew and to quilt.

05-25-2011, 02:54 PM

#27

laynak

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I just bought a deep hot pink Kona cotton from JoAnn's that had a good feel & weight for backing a batik rectangle/log cabin quilt. It was a fun color for the quilt and doesn't compete with all the colors.
My LAQ is just beginning to do a semi-custom quilt design for it. I'm looking forward to seeing how it turns out!

part of quilt with border added

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Rectangle Log Cabin in progress (iphone camera pic)

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05-25-2011, 03:55 PM

#28

nancia

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jeaninmaine- you're right about the broadcloth. the name refers to fabric that has a certain plain weave and weight of threads, usually cotton, but with the advent of polyester, poly-cotton.it also comes in silk. sewing machines love it, quilting machines love it, and many, many, quilter's love it

05-25-2011, 03:59 PM

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nancia

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jeaninmaine- you're right about the broadcloth. the name refers to fabric that has a certain plain weave and weight of threads, usually cotton, but with the advent of polyester, poly-cotton. sewing machines love it, quilting machines love it, and many, many, quilter's love it