Question about Muslin fabric
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Question about Muslin fabric
Getting ready to cut blocks for that quilt I'm starting. I have unbleached muslin...what do you guys prefer? Bleached or unbleached. The pattern has a lot of black/white pattern and red, so trying to figure out if I need Bleached muslin. Any input appreciated
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Both are fine to use, depends on the look you want. If I were working with black & whites I would probably use bleached ( white) muslin, but your pattern may be fine with unbleached-- it just depends. Lay your fabrics out together & see if you like them together or not. The nice thing is muslin is inexpensive and if you decide to switch to bleached the natural you have will come in handy in another project.
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I'd also use bleached with prints that have white in them. Unbleached looks more "country" or old-fashioned, whereas Bleached looks more "contemporary". Have you noticed old linens that have been stored without being washed regularly have a brownish / unbleached cast to all their colors? A lot of that will rinse out, but not all.
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