Low Volume Fabrics?
 

I've fallen in love with a low volume quilt, which is totally unlike my usual style. That means I have very few of those type fabrics in my stash, which means I must go fabric shopping. Since the closest quilt store is two hours away, that means going online. Does anyone know of any online store(s) that has a separate section for low volume or shabby chic fabrics? Otherwise I'm going to spend a lot of time browsing through fabrics that absolutely do not fit the bill ...

Donna D., Hemet, CA

Google low volume fabric or shabby chic. My guess is you will find a bunch. froggyintexas

There is a website called shabbyfabrics.com. I have not done business with them, nor do I know them, but I see them on FB all the time.

What exactly is low volume? I have never heard this term.

I've ordered from them. I was pleased with their service and speed of delivery.

I would like to know the answer also.

My thought would have been one with a very thin filling/batting - almost like what we used to call a "summer quilt" - which was pretty much a back, top, and maybe an old sheet in the middle.

But when combined with "shabby chic" - I don't know, either.

Fabricworm.com

I found this googling 'What is a low volume quilt'.

"A Low Volume fabric can best be defined as a fabric which shows up as a light solid (or nearly solid) in a black and white photograph. These fabrics can vary from the lightest tone on tone fabrics, to text fabrics printed on a light background, to light floral fabrics. Fabrics classified as Low Volume come in a variety of colors from white to cream to beige to grey. Quilting with Low Volume fabrics isn’t something new—quilts using these types of fabrics for backgrounds can be seen in nearly every era of American quilt making; however, the use of these fabrics is definitely something that is currently trending with today’s modern quilter."

So I guess, a quilt all in light (quiet) colors? Perhaps colors that give a faded, vintage look?

Ah - "low volume colors" as opposed to "loud colors"???