Can sheets be used?
#1
I just realized that I have some older (unused) white all-cotton muslin sheets (the package says 134 threads psi - and that they are "sanfordized" to reduce shrinkage to 1%) I've been dreaming of an old fashioned "cottage-y" type quilt in light blue floral & white - could this be used for the white?
#8
I use them all the time, and mostly use sheets for backing fabric. Higher thread count sheets are more difficult to hand quilt through, and cotton sateen can be slick to work with, but I never have any problems using sheets. I think it is against the quilt police guidelines, but I frequently use vintage sheets, and I buy flat solid sheets at places like Ross and TJMaxx and use them for backing all the time. Have even made a couple of whole cloth quilts with interesting sheets.
#9
Not long ago someone on an email group I'm on posted about some quilts she got, I believe, from her aunt (after she died maybe). Anyway she was dismayed that these quilts had sheets for backing because, as she said, "real" quilters never use sheets. Quite a few people, including me, did not agree. I have not used sheets in a quilt but that doesn't mean I never will.
#10
Thinking about it, I bet that way-back-when, old sheets were probably used quite often - along with old shirts and dresses. The more I think about it the more I think it would be perfect. Now I just need to start a new bin for yet another project to come....
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