muslin
#41
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I made this quilt. The white is bleached muslin from JoAnn's. It's been appraised by a certified quilt appraiser at $1500. Why shouldn't you use muslin? No reason I can think of!
(It's an Ann Orr design from the 1930s called "Postage Stamp Rose". It's 6205, 1 - inch squares, hand quilted 1/4 - inch inside each square.)
(It's an Ann Orr design from the 1930s called "Postage Stamp Rose". It's 6205, 1 - inch squares, hand quilted 1/4 - inch inside each square.)
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The muslin they sell at JAF/HL isn't good enough for quilts, but it is ideal for practicing dress patterns. That super cheap stuff I used to buy at local Hancock's wasn't even fit for working on a dress form. But it was marketed as "muslin" and did have a slightly denser weave & flatter texture than what they called "cheesecloth".
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#46
I wish you ladies would stop posting about sales. I just had to buy that Kona muslin from Fabric.com. It's really expensive to be on this board. LOL!!! Thanks for the heads up. I use muslin for backing a lot and I do hate to piece backs.
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That was a really great deal though. I did pass on it, but that's the first I have seen Fabric.com do that yard sale thing.
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Fabric.com is pretty good about free ship. You have to spend $35 to get free ship, and it's been that way for years. To get your yard sale price, you had to buy at least 4 yards (I think) to get the Kona muslin down to $6 a yard. I probably should have picked it up, 118 inches is kind of unusual to find locally, and for sure not at the price of $6 a yard. You did good.
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