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Absolutely true...watch the program with vintage clothing and all are muslin, The Sewing Room with ????, antique stores that have old clothing, most are made of muslin. Amish use it a lot...but having to find good quality now, like in all cotton fabric that is the challenge. I like Roc-lan too. I will not hesitate to use the good quality on my tops, lesser quality is good for backs of tablerunners, wall hangings and the like.

I just purchased some yesterday for lining Christmas stockings.

Kona Muslin from Hancock's of Padueah has white, natural and the 118 wide for backing quilts. I have used the white and love it.

I buy bolts of the Roc-Lon perm press muslin. If you are buying be careful Roc-Lon makes several grades of muslin, some are not so wonderful. The perm - press , preshrunk is the way to go...but even though it is "preshrunk" there is still some shrinkage.. but not nearly as bad as the stuff that is not preshrunk.

I use muslin a lot in my quilts. Sometimes it is just the right color, sometimes I use it to embroider on and make blocks. Right now I am using it as a background color for some curtains in the Coxey's Camp pattern that I am making for the bedroom and using the muslini as a liner so the sun doesn't bleach it out. Muslin is a "warm" and "homey" fabric, I think. Edie

PS - For anyone interested, the Coxey's Camp pattern (Quilter's Cache) will give the impression of a Prairie/Craftsman/Frank Lloyd Wright design in that when you look at the curtains, the seams give the impression of leaded glass. My Mom did valances in the Log Cabin pattern and it was awesome.

I purchased Roc-Lon online at Pieceworks.com and it was on sale for $3.00 a yard if purchasing 10 yards or more.

I haven't used it for quilt backs yet. Sounds appealing to me.

I bought some prepackaged muslin - 108" wide from Marshall's Dry Goods. It is thinner and not a tight weave but it sure does make a wonderfully soft backing. The better 100% cotton fine weave goes into my tops, curtains, and backs. Really love it.