I have used sheets and my mother did also. It makes them look more old fashioned.
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I have used sheets as backings for my quilts all the time. It is cheaper for me and I do hand quilt then. Actually, I just finished hand quilting one, with not problem.
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I used to use sheets for quilt backs, but I found them a LOT harder to hand quilt through.
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I would use it if I had it, I have been so wanting to do a old quilt, and I was given some older fabric, so now I put that aside so it will be used when I get to do one. God bless.
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Yup, bedsheets lol :) It's actually my preferred way, first because i have to be thrifty, but also cus i get a pleasure out of being thrifty too, but that's just for me :)
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Most of mine are sheets. I cant afford the amount of fabric to cover the back of all the quilts I make. If I only used fabric, I could only do maybe one or two a year. I say yes, use the sheets. I find it much easier and they seem to last forever- some of mine are 30 yrs old.
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I think they would be ideal. The 'olden day' quilts were always made from old clothes and flour sacks, so I would go for it as long as the other fabric you use is of similar quality and weight so that you don't get too much uneven wear.
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Goodwill cant keep enough in stock. I buy them up as quick as they come in. You can get nice fabric cheap when buying sheets.
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This sounds great. Crazy question - do you leave the sheet whole (after cutting the hems) or do cut it and the piece it together?
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Leave it whole unless you have to add length or width to make it fit the top.
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