Low Cost Backing Fabric
#22
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Southeastern Indiana
Posts: 363
I got a couple pieces from Connecting Threads very reasonable. I can't find my receipt right now, but I'm thinking less than $10.00 for 3+ yards. I was very pleased with it for scrap quilts and will order there again if I need it.
#23
I have used sheets too, just haven't got the financial means to buy backing fabric. Often I get good used sheets at thrift stores and also because the sheets tend to have a spot where the fabric is a little more worn, I have bought some doona covers for double or queen size beds, they are usually barely worn and you get to use both sides. I buy them here locally for around $ 4.50-6.00.
#25
One of the QB members has some fabric for 2.50 a yard #1 Piecemaker I think. I frequently buy fabric here for the purpose of backings. Also I look at Connecting Threads for the clearance section and buy the least expensive for backings. I have also used Marshall Dry Goods and the Red Dot section of Joanns.
#27
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Illinois
Posts: 9,018
I always use muslin for backs..good quality feels as soft as marshmallows when washed and are traditional.
#30
Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 375
I use sheets for backing all the time and I don't have tension or thread issues. I'm quilting on my Juki TL98Q and sheets are just not a problem. I really think that sheets for backing often get bad reviews and it's been my experience that the "problems" just aren't there. I can buy a decent sheet for $10 and I would be lucky to find fabric at $10 a metre and any back is going to be at least five metres.
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