Sheets for Backing
#41
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Originally Posted by judykay
Would flannel sheets work for rag quilts?
#48
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I love using sheets for backing. I get them from garage sales and thrift stores and this makes them much less expensive than buying yardage at the LQS.
I also love the idea of using the leftover sheet material for a matching pillowcase! Will have to keep this in mind for my next quilt project.
I also love the idea of using the leftover sheet material for a matching pillowcase! Will have to keep this in mind for my next quilt project.
#49
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I have used both cotton and blends. I also bought some vintage white sheets from an estate sale. They are very high quality yet super soft. I have really enjoyed using them. I agree with the post about how our Grandma's quilted. I did so after remembering the nights spent sleeping in a cast iron bed under a soft quilt made of old clothing scraps. Recently I splurged on some expensive watercolor fabric for a quilt backing and now have buyers remorse. It is just too heavy for my liking. Live and learn.
#50
Sorry! Yuk, don't use sheets at all. Quilt backing comes in asst.sizes and many colors. From 45" to 120" at the cost of the same or lesser then many 45"quilting fabrics.
If you have trouble finding them call Mother Originals Quilt Shop 1-218-568-6924! You will be so pleased!
If you have trouble finding them call Mother Originals Quilt Shop 1-218-568-6924! You will be so pleased!
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