Muslin for backing
#22
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Ballwin, MO
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I enjoy a muslin backing, depending on the quilt top design. But I wouldn't choose muslin unless I were using off white thread. I just love the look of off-white stitching on the muslin, but would not care for a contrasting thread. But some quilts really seem to want a printed fabric backing, and others seem to want a pieced backing for added interest. I always consider muslin first, though.
#26
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 673
love working with muslin. (when we were first married, and too poor to buy "good", high count sheets for our bed, i bought muslin. after that first washing, they became favorites, for their softness and comfort. now i can't find them. *sigh* progress...
#27
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,386
I have used muslin for backing quite a bit. I also buy it by the bolt in white and unbleached. I have also found a cotton sateen in wide widths at my local fabric store that is so very nice to use as backing as well as piecing. It has such a nice drape to it and it comes in a number of colors. I keep white and black handy for piecing too.
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