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raedar63 05-24-2011 12:17 PM


Originally Posted by KarenR
Does sheets count as fabric?
I'm on a fabric diet!

They don't to some :wink: :wink:

Rose L 05-24-2011 12:21 PM


Originally Posted by KarenR
Does sheets count as fabric?
I'm on a fabric diet!

Don't quilt diets usually allow backing, batting and binding? If you need one..buy one. If you don't, well then, it's probably not a deal.
At least that's my train of thought,lol!

Tink's Mom 05-24-2011 12:44 PM

I will be using another sheet for one of my donation quilts for Joplin, MO....Mom is giving me another of her old sheets. She feels like she is contributing to the quilt that way.

sewgull 05-24-2011 01:05 PM

I have used a sheet before and quilt turned out nice. will do it again.

CarrieAnne 05-24-2011 01:11 PM

great idea!

luvnquilt 05-24-2011 01:47 PM

There was a time when people didn't have the option to buy all new fabric for a quilt and used what they had in the scrap pile so I think if you're happy with it, it's the perfect fabric for your needs. Don't forget to show pictures when it's finished :)

TonnieLoree 05-24-2011 01:49 PM


Originally Posted by teacherbailey
I do it all the time....even buy them at Goodwill if I like them and they're close to new. Where else can I get an entire quilt back for under $3???

exactly!

maryel 05-24-2011 02:05 PM

Sounds like a great idea to me! :-D

BellaBoo 05-24-2011 02:10 PM

I use sheets for backing when machine quilting not for hand quilting. Sheeting is too tightly woven for hand quilting. Cotton blends are great for machine quilting.

Shelbie 05-24-2011 02:44 PM

Our guild uses sheets as backing for our large community quilts all the time. They quilt well and wash and wear well. If we had to buy yardage for every back, our guild could not afford to make nearly as many quilts. No one yet has ever complained about a sheet on the back.


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