sheets as backing
#42
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Wisconsin
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We used to make tied quilts using sheets for the top and bottom but had to be careful not to buy the expensive kind with the high thread count.
We are given bed sheets no longer used by a local motel for the charity quilts we make at church. Saves a lot of money and are queen and king sized. But, be careful cutting them down to size, they are not torn straight, they are cut by machine on piles of fabric. It is better to tear them and be sure they are straight. Some smell like bleach so we wash them.
Carol J.
We are given bed sheets no longer used by a local motel for the charity quilts we make at church. Saves a lot of money and are queen and king sized. But, be careful cutting them down to size, they are not torn straight, they are cut by machine on piles of fabric. It is better to tear them and be sure they are straight. Some smell like bleach so we wash them.
Carol J.
#43
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Alabama
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I have bought many good condition sheet sets at yard sales for little or nothing. When I get the set, I use the flat sheet for backing and the fitted and pillow cases for quilt pieces. It is neat to use the backing (flat sheet) on a quilt that has some of the same prints (fitted sheet) in the quilt top.
#44
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Livonia, Michigan
Posts: 92
Great ideas everyone. I just gave a double bed to my nephew for his new apartment. He didn't want the sheets I had for it and I don't have another double bed. I was trying to figure out what to do with the sheets. Will keep them for quilting. Most have flowers on them, the grand daughters will love them!! Brilliant!
#45
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: western australia
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I went to my local op shop and bought a lot of doona covers that were hardly used and I think they are great as the front is different to the back but the same colour and complimentary pattern so i will use them as quilts and find a sheet to use on the back
#48
Originally Posted by JudyMN
Is it acceptable to use a king-size sheet for a quilt back? It takes so many yards of fabric to make a king quilt and deal with the seams. White sales are coming. 100% cotton is what I would look for.
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#49
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Location: North East Lower peninsula of Michigan
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What a sneaky way to get them to use a top sheet! Put it on the back of a quilt!!
I did a lot of home visiting when I worked, it surprised me how many people do not use sheets at all. Just sleep on the bare mattress-Yeww!
I did a lot of home visiting when I worked, it surprised me how many people do not use sheets at all. Just sleep on the bare mattress-Yeww!
#50
I read on here a while back that someone that sounded like they know what they are talking about said that the thread count of sheets is higher than regular fabric, and the threads can break easily and cause holes in the fabric later on. It makes sense. Plus when its higher thread count, its harder to get the needle through. So, I don't use sheets.
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