Does anyone use plain muslin for backing?
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If it is a lap or throw, I don't like to use muslin because the entire quilt will be on display a lot of the time. It will get turned over, wrapped up in, etc. I want both sides to be pretty, and in my mind that means color!
I have seen some very great muslin backs though, that showcase the quilting. Guess it is each to his own, which is what is so appealing about quilting. I can do my own thing!
I have seen some very great muslin backs though, that showcase the quilting. Guess it is each to his own, which is what is so appealing about quilting. I can do my own thing!
#112
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Originally Posted by ranger
Use good quality muslin for about 90% of my quilt backs.
#114
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Originally Posted by Hinterland
I use muslin all the time. It makes the back of my quilt look like a wholecloth.
Janet
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I've also used the unbleached muslin with 19th century reproduction fabrics for quilts made with those scraps.
#115
I only use muslin for wall hangings and tablerunners. If you piece the back with fabric that goes with the front, you're sort of getting a 2 for 1 deal. Especially if it's a bed quilt, you can turn it over from time to time.
#116
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Hi Ava, Muslin , which I have used , is the softest fabric you can put on the backing of quilts. Of course, flannel is also good but probably more expensive. Being a frugal yankee, I don't buy much fabric anymore, only when I really have to have something special. Seems the moreI washed the quilt the softer it got. One more thing in favor of muslin, it's plain and won't clash with other fabric. Nice talking with you, Loraine
#119
I use it on mine. It's not the thickest or thinnest so I'd say probably medium thickness because I quilt mine by hand. I bought some one time and it was so thick I had a heck of a time getting my needle through it!
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