White fabric
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Join Date: Feb 2011
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You definitely will not be disappointed with Moda Bella Solids. Lovely fabric and would be fine for embroidery. If you order on line make sure you order white, not snow. Snow is an off white, like a cream or eggshell color. Robert Kaufman Kona would also work well.
#14
I do a lot of embroidery and have recently started adding a piece of muslin or very light weight flannel(after it has been washed) the same size of the block to the back of the block. Your thread lays nicely on the front and the stitches, starts and stops and traveling threads do not show from the front. I learned this from a vendor at a quilt show and I really like the result.
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I generally use a good grade muslin and iron a very lightweight fusible interfacing on the back to give it body and hid the threads......of course, I pre-wash the muslin. I've actually done a ton of embroidery this way......
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#18
Whatever fabric you select try using a white batting (warm and white is what I have used) behind the embroidery it gives a place for the threads to lay and allows your stitches to stand out. When finished you can trim to fit your embroidery then layer and quilt as normal.
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