I always thought there ws no real difference in muslin....until I purchased the moda 200 count muslin. I am told that the kona premium muslin has that great soft feel as well. I asked because the piece I bought was all my LQS had and nobody else around here carries it. I have 3 vintage tops I want to have quilted and want to use a premium quality unbleached muslin. I like to purchase from board members when I can and if the price and shipping is reasonable. You might have another suggestion for me.

Thanks for responding.

Jen

I prefer all my fabrics torn. I once bought a 1/2 yard of cut fabric and I wound up losing several inches just straightening it out. Ugh. Not happy. Don't even get me started on cut fat quarters.

I vote torn for large pieces of backing.

As far as tearing or cutting, I prefer cutting. No matter how fine a fabric, if you tear, it ravels a lot. Cutting not only cuts back on the ravels, it is easier for the sewer to work with. In addition, when tearing, the fabric stretches. So, always cut, unless its for a rag quilt and you are tearing small pieces, then the ravels really don't matter.

As a person who has been sewing for over 60 years, I prefer torn. I always tore fabric when sewing and it should not be any different for quilting. Some fabric does not "ripple" at the tear and for those that do, a quick iron will take care of it.

We've been told by more than a few fabric reps & companies that the only way to get 'straight'edges on the extra wides is to tear them. Seems getting them folded straight on grain on the bolt is like folding a fitted bottom sheet! Some of the well known quilt shop brands have had the regular width fabrics come in so badly wound on the bolt that I've taken it off & redone it!

Add my vote for TORN. I request it if given the option.

I have no idea about tearing. It sounds like a better way to go. It seems to me if the edges are wavey it wouldn't matter since the last inch(s) are cut off before binding anyway. What is the best way to tear the fabric?

Torn, I have tooo many times bought crooked cut backings and run short!

Torn