Why is it that everything I've read and been told before now was not to use sheets. Help me understand why everybody here is saying it's okay to use sheets.

You can use sheets because there are no quilt police and it is your quilt to make with whatever you want. LOL

I buy the 108-120" backing. But after reading all the messages I think I will try using sheets.

Thanks for sending off a light bulb in my head.

ef ;)

I finished a king size quilt early this summer and used a sheet for backing. I have used sheets for two other queen size quilts and they have done real well. All of these quilts have been tied ones.

WOW, I never thought of using a sheet! I am new to quilting and thought you had to purchase material, which as you all know is very expensive. I think using a sheet is absolutely fantastic and I am going to try it. Thanks, Jane

That's what I'll be using my recent Joann's coupon for - a few yards of wide backing fabric. My grandmas always used a sheet to back her quilts. The last time I bought a queen size sheet at Wal-Mart it was cheaper for me to go buy some fabric off the clearance shelf.

There are all kinds of ideas out there about using bed sheets and I have used many different type of sheets including high thread count and have had no problems with them at all. I use different types of needles on my machine and needles for hand sewing. Thin needles will go thru high thread count sheets. The other thing if you have a dull needle it makes it hard to poke the needle thru on any type of fabric. A dull needle "may damage" some threads but it won't make a hole that you have to worry about and it won't show. You can sew what you want sewing is sewing.

Why would it be such an issue?

I like flannel as quilt backs because they are cuddly and stay on the bed better.
Sharon W

I do it all the time and have never had a problem.