Silver Needle

I am going to be machine quilting for a client. It is a pieced flannel top and a flannel back. The color of natural muslin would work. Would muslin work as binding for this? Or would that be a bad idea?

Misty's Mom

Years ago muslin was one of the only fabrics our mothers, grandmothers, etc was able to afford. And I know from the quilts my mother made, it held up quite nicely. Hope this helps.

tessagin

If it was good enough for my grandmas it's good enough for me. Just make sure you pre wash because of shrinkage.

knlsmith

Sounds like a great match.

bigsister63

Why would you want to use cotton muslin binding on a flannel quilt? IMHO The binding should also be flannel both for shrinkage reasons and for the feel of the quilt.

nativetexan

I would not use it for binding. Binding gets lots of wear and tear. It needs to be better fabric.

ghostrider

Yeah, what she said. Even a double fold binding of muslin would be very questionable, imho. I don't think the quality is at all the same as the original muslins of the past.

soccertxi

Of course you can do what ever you like! But, I don't think that muslin is as sturdy as you would like a binding to be. How about finding a muslin colored flannel? I usually go a bit darker on the binding as it gets dirty faster than the rest of the quilt. Be sure to post a picture, you know we love to see what everyone is making!

ptquilts

I think muslin would get too dirty. The binding seems to pick up dirt first, I would not use a light fabric for binding.

Scissor Queen

As long as you use a good quality muslin it should be fine. I've ran across lots of muslin that's a finer weave and better quality than lots of flannels.