While look for some white fabric..i realized
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all these years, i have been just putting all the whites together.
a month or so ago, i put all the WOW's together by pattern.
but the muslins,i just kept them all together,not even giving it a second thought..yikess! Now i am looking for some white bleached muslin for some 3" - 9 patch blocks, and don't want to buy any..and what a mess! i can't figure out by looking at them all, which ones are the same.
i have roc lon (?) muslin/kona muslin/white kona,Joanns white muslin..all in bits and pieces to small to toss!
i just got my quilt back from the quilters today, and she sent the kona muslin she cut off.. and right away i put it in a zip lock and put a sticky note in with it.."Kona Muslin" !
am i all alone in this?! have you thought about it?
a month or so ago, i put all the WOW's together by pattern.
but the muslins,i just kept them all together,not even giving it a second thought..yikess! Now i am looking for some white bleached muslin for some 3" - 9 patch blocks, and don't want to buy any..and what a mess! i can't figure out by looking at them all, which ones are the same.
i have roc lon (?) muslin/kona muslin/white kona,Joanns white muslin..all in bits and pieces to small to toss!
i just got my quilt back from the quilters today, and she sent the kona muslin she cut off.. and right away i put it in a zip lock and put a sticky note in with it.."Kona Muslin" !
am i all alone in this?! have you thought about it?
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you don't use white muslin for backs or for blocks? i like to use it in some blocks..old fashioned looking ones..Kona White is my favorite to use. I still use muslin for most of my backings..but i use different kinds..i love tea dyed muslin too..thats east to spot in my mess!
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I have very little white or WOW. Most of my quilts are scrappy so a mixed bag of whites is not a problem. When I need a certain amount for a project, I go out and buy it. So I guess I can't relate but I think your sort is a good idea.
#6
Well, I use white for backings natural & bleached muslin. I have the same problem as you do watterstide. I have a good side box full and noting seems to go together. I would sort the out by look and feel and just use them if they feel and look near the same.
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I tried to match the back to the front when I first started. This became impossible when I made a couple of scrappy ones. Now I just put something on the back that matches one of the colors on the front. I will be looking at the front mostly so I do not really think about it.
#9
About 5 or 6 yrs ago I began pinning a note on my pcs of white as to what brand & kind of white it is. I also do this with my creams. And my Muslins. From here on out, I will only be buying Kona Muslin so Muslin won't be an issue.
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