laurac

so tell me how you go about dying the muslin. i haven't been using it at all but am always looking for another step in the creative process.

my only experience with hand dying is when my sister dyed her parchute raspberry in our bathtub. the power from the dye got caught up in the air and there was a fine raspberry film on everything! mom was none to happy.

paintmejudy

I sometimes use Kona muslim if I want a white backing, for wall hangings. It is very tightly woven, and wonderful to use. I find it at (sigh) Joanns. It's wide, 108" i think, about $12.99 a yard but I use my 40% coupon if I am buying it, doesn't make it hurt too much.

paintmejudy

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paintmejudy

machine wash it first, and try using the liquid dyes. They won't get the dust into the air.

reginalovesfabric

I use muslin on some of my quilts, I too like the look of the stitches on the back

QuiltMania

I only went to one quilt shop when I was in Georgia. Here's the info: Dragonfly Quilt Shop, 1260 Mars Hill Road Suite 103, Watkinsville, Georgia 30677 www.dragonflyquiltshop.com

tooMuchFabric

Please show us a larger picture of that heart avatar you have. What is this? It is very striking.

Gabbystabber

AS a hand quilter, muslin is my back of choice. I want to see the quilting on the back and I love the cream on cream look. It all comes down to your personal preference.

ReeneeD

I've used both. I made a Dear Jane quilt and used muslin as the background on the front and also as the scalloped borders and on the back. It is hand quilted and the back stitches really show up.

pieces

I never use muslin. I use tone on tone when piecing a block and need a background fabric. I use a coordinating cotton fabric for the backing.