Using Muslin
#25
i see a lot of quilts that use white fabric as the background. Solid white fabric is hard to find, what are the pros and cons of using muslin in a quilt? Fabric.com has kona premium muslin bleached white 44" wide for $4.98 a yard, would this be quilt quality fabric?
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#28
I'm telling my age here, but when I first got married 43 some years ago, my MIL quilted and used muslin for the backing..she would wash it in bleach to whitning it and also would use ritz dye to color it the color she wanted. Of course, back then they didn't have as many different muslins, LOL
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I use muslin a lot. There are several companies that make a good muslin Kaufman Kona, Moda Bella, Roc Lon. I would suggest that you use one that has no less than 60 threads in a square inch. Roc Lon makes a muslin that is 70 threads per square inch that I prefer when I hand quilt. I can get more stitches per inch with that muslin. Unfortunately, the manufacturers don't put the thread count on the bolt but you can research on line. Kaufman Kona and Moda Bellas have a 60 threadcount. Joann fabrics carries Roc Lon, but it does NOT have a 70 thread count. I don't think it is even 60. I buy my Roc Lon on line.
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