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susanpillsbury 04-30-2011 10:08 AM

I told my husband I planned to use muslin to back the quilt I just finished piecing for him....he was alarmed, and said "But I'm Lutheran!!" What a dork!

penski 04-30-2011 10:17 AM

i have many times but make sure you dont get the cheepest one it is very thin

penski 04-30-2011 10:18 AM

hahahaha that was a quick come back

Barb44 04-30-2011 10:32 AM

I use unbleached muslin for backing most of the time. I hand quilt and muslin is so much easier to work with and I don't have to worry about seams on the back.

I bought white muslin for the backing on my double wedding ring and for the white areas on the front. Have also used the white for a SBS and a teddy bear applique.

I used a white sheet once for backing and hated it. It was too heavy to hand quilt easily.

Alondra 04-30-2011 10:32 AM

I do, but top quality muslin. You can definitely see and feel the difference between the best muslin and lower quality muslin.

Barb44 04-30-2011 10:38 AM

I should have added to my prior post that the current throw I'm working on is a graduation gift. I need it in a hurry so I am going to try machine quilting. I will use a print so my mistakes won't show. I need to get a walking foot though.

quilttiludrop 04-30-2011 10:46 AM


Originally Posted by Alondra
I do, but top quality muslin. You can definitely see and feel the difference between the best muslin and lower quality muslin.

I recently purchased extra wide muslin from JoAnn's Fabric via mail order. I was disappointed to find that it was a polyester blend! I was under the impression that all muslin was 100% cotton!

The disadvantage of muslin is that you always want it to be the underside of the quilt, whereas with other fabrics you may consider the quilt to be reversible.

g-maquilts 04-30-2011 10:54 AM

I usually get the 50 or 60% off fabric in the ConnectingThreads clearance area for backing but I have used good quality muslin. The ct clearance is sometimes cheaper and hides a multitude of sins

karate lady 04-30-2011 11:11 AM


Originally Posted by tupoms
Hi quilters,

I'm wondering if anyone uses plain muslin for quilt backing. With the price of fabric going up, I'm looking for less expensive backings.

Thanks,
ava

yes. the only ones i don't are little guys quilts. i love the feel and look of muslin. I do get a good quality.

karate lady 04-30-2011 11:13 AM


Originally Posted by susanpillsbury
I told my husband I planned to use muslin to back the quilt I just finished piecing for him....he was alarmed, and said "But I'm Lutheran!!" What a dork!

LOL...........HA HA HA HA HA HA HA.......SNICKER...


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