What to use instead of white for reproduction quilts?
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I'm not a fan of white so I most often use off white muslin or a very faint print on off white. The unbleached muslin would be true to the time period but make sure you buy as much as you will need at one time because it is a bear to match with other of the same later on. Trust me on that. And be sure to wash it first because muslin does shrink. I'm a hand quilter so I tend to use lots of muslin for backs, it's easier to quilt through. Can't wait to see the quilt.
#59
Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I like white on white or white on natural prints with 30's repros, but you could also go with 30's solids if you wanted to stay with an "all 30's" feel - Nile green, apple green, butter yellow, peach, pink, lilac, aqua, light blue.
Don't think an original from the thirties would be "white" anymore, so may as well go with off-whites, light beiges, or as suggested above.
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