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Old 01-21-2010, 07:45 AM
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I happen to like bright white! My pinwheel top that I just finished has bright white and I love it. If I ever get it quilted, I'll post a picture.
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Old 01-21-2010, 07:58 AM
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There is one other thing you should do besides washing your fabrics so they don't run into the white and using white batting. You need to be careful when pressing your blocks that have white in them. Make sure your iron is very clean because sometimes it leaves dark marks on the white especially on the seam lines. May in Jersey
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:39 AM
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Ditto with sewjoyce. :-D
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:43 AM
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I was once advised not to use white because it has a more see through effect than other fabrics. But I have used it soooo..
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:46 AM
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I use white, especially when doing applique. I have to admit I don't use a lot of white. But definitely if I think it needs white I use white.

Don't we just love the quilt police. LOL
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Old 01-21-2010, 08:51 AM
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seems like bull to me. There are many quilts that use white and lots of it too. Like for example the first quilt I made was from Quilt in a Day. It required white. Most 2 color quilts are either say blue and white or red and white. I also prewash too. Some of the quilts that I'd love to make require something like 7 yards of white for the background. :D
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Old 01-21-2010, 09:41 AM
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Ive never heard that you shouldn't use white fabric...the only reason I could think of is because white shows dirt more??? I dunno. I'm doing a Cathedral Windows with white. I hope I'm not breaking a law...lol.
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Old 01-21-2010, 09:44 AM
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I'm not a ig fan of flat white, but I often use whites that are tone-on-tone or marbles. It's just a little more interesting.

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Not using white is a new one on me as well. I had never heard it before. I've used it plenty of times as a background color.
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Possibly this person doesn't like white. Telling you not to use white is like telling you not to use sugar in your icing. I have and will continue to use white when I want and where it want. Besides, who hired her as quilt police?
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