Shirtings - What Does This Mean?
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The mysteries I've done that called for shirtings, meant lighter colors of quilting cotton. Whites, creams, light tans. They could have small prints too. This blog has a photo: http://www.diaryofaquilter.com/2011/...-progress.html
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Shirtings are usually an off white or tan fabric with a small print on them. They are usually used in Civil War quilts as the background fabric. So that is usually where you will find them with or near the Civil War fabrics. That said they are not just useable with this era - I think they could be used with many types of quilts because the patterns of the these prints are usually very simple. From vines to dots to stripes.
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Shirtings are small prints with an ivory or white background that would be thought of as something a man's shirt would be made of. They are used primarily as backgrounds for busier prints. I have used shirtings many times as backgrounds for Civil War fabrics, i.e. with a design in the darker color and the background the shirting. Many online shops have them listed as a "shirting" category. They're sometimes kind of hard to find; especially since I won't buy fabric unless it's on sale, and they seldom are since they're in high demand.
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#30
Shirting fabrics usually are light in color and also with small designs. It was used to make cotton dress shirts. I know I have seen shirting fabric in my LQS with the Civil War fabrics.
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