Can sheets be used?
09-21-2010, 06:39 AM
#21
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I think the reason the quilt police say - NO SHEETS - is because they can be difficult when hand quilting. This is because of the higher thread count. Also, a treated sheet MIGHT shrink less than the cotton fabric off the bolt. I would prewash your other fabric to be sure it has gotten its shrink out!
Having said that, I've used sheets for backing a number of times and the quilts turned out fine.
Having said that, I've used sheets for backing a number of times and the quilts turned out fine.
09-21-2010, 06:39 AM
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I look for flannel sheets to use for backing and if not in great shape color wise..use for batting in small projects.
I also use material that I find that I may not really like...large florals or whatever to use for backing.
My quilting teacher has some of the prettiest backs to her quilt using scrap pieces and odd blocks...like getting two in one. I love that Idea. So I always after my first two try to be creative with my backs.
I also use material that I find that I may not really like...large florals or whatever to use for backing.
My quilting teacher has some of the prettiest backs to her quilt using scrap pieces and odd blocks...like getting two in one. I love that Idea. So I always after my first two try to be creative with my backs.
09-21-2010, 06:45 AM
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Our ancesters used whatever was avaible so you can too.To me thats what quilting is all about, I love going to estate sales and finding a box of scraps that the old farm wife had made aprons and blouses out of.
09-21-2010, 06:54 AM
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Originally Posted by prairiequeen
Our ancesters used whatever was avaible so you can too.To me thats what quilting is all about, I love going to estate sales and finding a box of scraps that the old farm wife had made aprons and blouses out of.
09-21-2010, 11:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Naturalmama
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?
09-21-2010, 11:26 AM
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Vintage sheets are super-popular right now! Moda even came out with a line called "Dream On" that is based on vintage sheet patterns.
I have a lot of sheets that I use in my quilting and have used solid white many times. The only problem I have had was one time the sheet fabric pilled. Now I make sure they are washed first.
Here is a blog about using vintage sheets: http://vintagesheets.blogspot.com/
I have a lot of sheets that I use in my quilting and have used solid white many times. The only problem I have had was one time the sheet fabric pilled. Now I make sure they are washed first.
Here is a blog about using vintage sheets: http://vintagesheets.blogspot.com/
09-21-2010, 03:55 PM
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Mid 70's I had very little money and used three sheets. Two stitched by hand in quarter inch "tunnels" where a fat yarn was pulled into the back side to fill the tunnels. Made an eagle that way, each feather and all details done this way then quilted with a sheet backing. Won a blue ribbon. I learned that a very small needle slipped right through all three sheets without a problem. Went on to using batiks which cost an outrageous $4 a yard in 1974, and looked nothing like batiks today.
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