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i buy sheets from thrifts stores for foundations. i like the fact that it's been washed a hundred times and is thin. usually pay 10--25 cents at St Vincents...
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I freq use ugly fabric ( and even more freq, I use the wrong side of the fabric for a more consistant color in case anything light is used on top and a color might show thru..... most of my quilts of this nature have a white backing...) or cotton fabric that is too light weight for a good quilt. Preshrink and away I go!!!
I also keep an eye out for sheets in good condition ( even if they maybe faded, as long as they are not pilling) to use for foundations....(ur long arm quilter may not approve of the use of sheets.... just something to think about!!) |
Bonnie Hunter from Quiltville uses pages from old telephone books for string piecing on. Our small town phone book wouldn't provide many pages, but I did get a thick one from our daughter that I intend to use in the future. That paper is supposed to tear away easily--if not, she suggests running a damp q-tip over the line of stitching to help the paper "dissolve". Recycling at it's best!
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I thought with foundation piecing you sew to a fabric backing? Using paper means to tear the backing. Did I misunderstand something?
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Originally Posted by MadQuilter
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I thought with foundation piecing you sew to a fabric backing? Using paper means to tear the backing. Did I misunderstand something?
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My mom gets bed sheets donated to her from a motel for her charity quilting. They are always white. She cuts the worn sections into 8" and 10" squares for me to use for foundation. I always have a big pile of squares ready for me when I start a project.
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Originally Posted by Candace
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Only if the fabric is light with little patterning. If you have pieces of your quilt top sewed down to it, the fabric could show through any lighter quilt top fabric. Does that make sense? That's why most folks use muslin or white fabric as the base. Now, if you're using dark fabrics only on top it wouldn't matter as much. Though it would be safest to pick out your top fabrics and place them over your 'what was I thinking' fabric to see if it shows through.
And another possibility would be to use the "back side" of the fabric to sew your strips on--the reverse side is nearly al |
Thank you for suggesting "what was I thinking" fabric be used for foundation material. What a good way to hide the ugly stuff .....
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I'm missing something here. Why is fabric (muslin or otherwise) used instead of paper that can be torn away? Do you print the pattern on the fabric like you would with paper? If so, how? Do you cut the fabric away after piecing?
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Originally Posted by Candace
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I'm one of those that would never use dryer sheets because of the inherent perfumes, chemicals, etc. doesn't matter if they've been used, I'm not comfortable handing that issue off to anyone in a finished quilt. Not with the allergies and sensitivities, asthma etc. that are common today. You can get fairly inexpensive muslin anywhere. It doesn't have to be high grade because it's being used as a foundation base.
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