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    Old 12-15-2010, 09:02 PM
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    I would like to make a quilt top using off-white muslin as the topping background fabric and the backing. It looks so much like the material my grandmother used and the design looks "just like something she made".
    Still a baby when it come to quilting so I need advise. THANKS everyone :D
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    You can use muslin, I would try to purchase one of the better quality muslins.
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    Old 12-15-2010, 09:07 PM
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    I use muslin often with my tops and a lot on my backs. Like Sadiemae said, Use a better quality
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    Old 12-15-2010, 10:42 PM
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    Originally Posted by Sadiemae
    You can use muslin, I would try to purchase one of the better quality muslins.
    I agree also. I love the look!
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    I use muslin all the time for the same reason reminds me of my grandmas quilts. Just started a dbl wedding ring with muslin as the background
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    I love using muslin :D:D:D
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    Old 12-16-2010, 12:34 AM
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    Use muslin all the time. I buy it by the bolt and use for piecing and backing. Go for it!!! I do buy a good muslin though, usually a Kona.
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    Originally Posted by EllijaysUFOqueen
    I would like to make a quilt top using off-white muslin as the topping background fabric and the backing. It looks so much like the material my grandmother used and the design looks "just like something she made".
    Still a baby when it come to quilting so I need advise. THANKS everyone :D
    I use muslin quite often, I consider it one of the essential blenders. When I can afford it, I get a bolt of unbleached, which is beige and a bolt of bleached, which is white. I love the texture of it and it seems to make everything else pop!
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    When I think quilts, I think muslin. I love the look it gives, fronts or backs.
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    Old 12-16-2010, 06:40 AM
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    I use Moda's muslin and have never been disappointed. I love the old feeling it gives to any quilt.
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