No Show Through White Fabric
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No Show Through White Fabric
I want to use some sort of white fabrics in my quilts. Sometimes I want white on white and sometimes a solid or plain white to use with 30's prints or a colored fabric. I do not want to see the seam allowance show through on the white when I have pieced the top. It isn't always practical to press to the dark side. So do you have a brand of fabric that gives you consistently good results? Or do you have another way to manage this? Thank you for your experienced help.
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most quilters press to the dark fabric, as you said, but if you have to press toward the white fabric, there will be white from the seam allowance that touches the white on the block first, so it' usually not a problem. do a test piece, i think it will be fine.
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Using a white batting will essentially create another dimension of "white on white". I think you may actually like it. But I'll bet you won't notice it on that galloping horse that we talk about from time to time!
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One of the reasons I press my seams open is because of the white on white issue.
I've recently been working with some of my white-on-white prints many which are basic Joann level but some are quilt store level -- some of those are glorious for not showing through!
I've recently been working with some of my white-on-white prints many which are basic Joann level but some are quilt store level -- some of those are glorious for not showing through!
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No Show Through White Fabric
More so than a seam allowance showing, I'm often concerned that a loose dark thread might shadow through white fabric. So I always use the best quality solid white fabric. This is my most recent quilt. No shadowing even with Prussian blue.
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