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You have already had some great advice. I think sometimes we are our worst critics. Someone will just love that quilt.
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I got a couple pieces from Connecting Threads very reasonable. I can't find my receipt right now, but I'm thinking less than $10.00 for 3+ yards. I was very pleased with it for scrap quilts and will order there again if I need it.
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I have used sheets too, just haven't got the financial means to buy backing fabric. Often I get good used sheets at thrift stores and also because the sheets tend to have a spot where the fabric is a little more worn, I have bought some doona covers for double or queen size beds, they are usually barely worn and you get to use both sides. I buy them here locally for around $ 4.50-6.00.
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I like a nice used flannel sheet for a backing. It's already shrunk as much as it's going to and the quilt won't be sliding off the bed.
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One of the QB members has some fabric for 2.50 a yard #1 Piecemaker I think. I frequently buy fabric here for the purpose of backings. Also I look at Connecting Threads for the clearance section and buy the least expensive for backings. I have also used Marshall Dry Goods and the Red Dot section of Joanns.
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Thousands of Bolts always has good prices.
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Originally Posted by EllieGirl
(Post 5904506)
I just finished a quilt today and used muslin for the first time. I bought it JoAnn's and it's the Kona's. I loved it! I love the feel of the fabric, the softness.
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Try your local thrift shops and find a sheet that is in good shape and use that. Pretty cheap and works well.
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Marshall Dry Goods, $3.99 yd, they even have 120" wide.
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Originally Posted by Shelbie
(Post 5904750)
I use sheets for backing all the time and I don't have tension or thread issues. I'm quilting on my Juki TL98Q and sheets are just not a problem. I really think that sheets for backing often get bad reviews and it's been my experience that the "problems" just aren't there. I can buy a decent sheet for $10 and I would be lucky to find fabric at $10 a metre and any back is going to be at least five metres.
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