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Does anyone use plain muslin for backing?

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Old 05-01-2011, 04:05 AM
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i use only muslin for backing all my quilts, i hand quilt and find that it has eiasier needle penetration
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Old 05-01-2011, 05:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Geta
I use white chiffon on most of my quilts and sometimes the quilted back looks more beautiful than the front!
I bet they would be just gorgeous!
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Old 05-01-2011, 09:43 AM
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If you use muslin and want a color, why can't you dye it to match some colors used in the front? Seems to me this would work. If you want to get really funky, it could be tie dyed to. Anyone ever try this?
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Old 05-01-2011, 10:55 AM
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I did use it when I started quilting but found I like to match the back to a color used in the front. Makes it so much nicer
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Old 05-01-2011, 11:23 AM
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Have used it several times just depends what I have on hand.
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:29 PM
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been quilting for 15 yrs and have always used muslin with a few exceptions . i get it by the bolt at joanns with 40% off, 108" wide, very handy and i like the feelof it i get the unbleached.
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Old 05-01-2011, 12:54 PM
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I'm new to the Quilting Board and I am really enjoying everyone's feedback. I do hand quilting and I use Muslin for quilt backs all the time. I love the design on the back of the quilt as much as the quilting on the front.
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Old 05-01-2011, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by grandjan
I often use unbleached muslin for a backing, particularly if I'm doing traditional quilts. As others have observed, it's important that you use a good quality muslin though. Personally, I really like the look.
Me too. I love the old fashioned look for many blocks. And I have foound the quilts with musline backs are most cozy to wrap up in as they seem softer.
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Old 05-01-2011, 01:46 PM
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I'm new to quilting, and like the classic look of muslin, but really love how the chosen backing often complements the quilt. In the few quilts I've done the backing and binding are made of the same fabric, and it brings out the colors in the quilt.
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I've used the Tea-dyed.
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