bearisgray

Sometimes I think the manufacturers have trouble matching shades.

RedGarnet222

I salute you for trying to use fabric that you found for a great price. But, from what I hear from all of the women here, it isn't going to happen in such a way to make the fabric like you want it to.
Perhaps you could make a bag or something from the new fabric and look for something that is just right for your quilt.

Snooze2978

I have off white carpet upstairs int he hallway and bedrooms and when one of my kitties decides to barf a hairball, I clean it up as best I can, then literally pour peroxide over the spot. I had to do this the other day and just took a look at it this morning and it's gone with no damage to the carpet. I also add it to my carpet shampoo machine when I go to clean the spots when I have enough to pull the machine out. My sister sprays it on whites that have gotten a few stains or that yellow stain under the armpit and it seems to do the trick. Of course you'd need a lot of perixode for how much fabric you're talking about.

cashs_mom

Since the color seems to be well set in your fabric, I'd just save that for another project and buy something the works better with your pre-cuts.

tropit

Have you tried laying it out in the sun for a day, or two?

MeadowMist

Thank you for your responses! I don’t think anything will lighten this fabric, I even soaked a piece in undiluted Clorox for 30 minutes and it didn’t change a bit. Oh well. I’ll go to plan B and use some of the light shades I have of the aged muslin and I found a few sites where I can buy more of the light shades. It’s an older fabric line so they don’t have all the lighter shades but there’s enough so that I can have a little variation. And I may try tea dying some to give a more vintage and varied look. I’m a Barbara Brackman fan and was very happy when I found one of her older lines at the estate sale.

It’s been so hot here that I haven’t been able to even look at my quilting or fabric. My sewing room is in a finished part of the attic. There’s no air-conditioning and with the south facing window it’s brutal up there when the weather is like this.

RedGarnet222

I also have a sewing room that is too hot in the summer to work in. I have to be half crazy to want something finished to work up there in the summer. I have thought about bringing it down to the dining room, but no, for so many reasons.
I am sure you will have fun with it when the weather begins to cool off. Have fun with it.