What Fabric For "White"?
05-13-2010, 11:21 AM
#12
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2010
Location: Missouri
Posts: 959
All I buy are tone on tone white fabrics for my quilt blocks. They come in a variety of colors from white-cream. The designs are so much better than just solid white. The tone on tone really adds a great look to the finished block. I have also started using these fabrics when I machine embroider. They are nice thick fabrics, better quality than the "white" I used to buy for background fabrics. They hold their shape when used for embroidery quilt blocks. My LQS has a sale on these in January and I always stock up for future quilts. :lol:
05-13-2010, 12:28 PM
#13
Power Poster
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Front row
Posts: 14,646
One thing about me using white tone on tone is that is is 100% sure I'll have some part of the block made with the tone on tone fabric wrong side up. I like plain white so there is no wrong side. Buy all the white at one time you need for one quilt. It's not easy to match the same color white fabric. I like the Roc premium permanent press white muslin. I buy Kona muslin when I find it on sale. Moda sells a solid fabric line called Bella Solids. They are nice.
05-13-2010, 01:30 PM
#15
Power Poster
Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Outside St. Louis
Posts: 38,216
I use white on white, turn all pieces right side up in a stack before I start sewing. If I happen to sew wrong side to right side, I just rip and do it right.
With all the nice whites now I never use muslin, unless for the backing, very seldom though.
With all the nice whites now I never use muslin, unless for the backing, very seldom though.
05-13-2010, 02:49 PM
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Pennsylvania
Posts: 419
I use the Kona from JoAnn's. Used a coupon a couple of years ago and bought a bolt, haven't used half of it yet, just handy to have around. Before that, I was always trying to match whites (just about impossible).
05-13-2010, 02:53 PM
#19
Power Poster
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Ohio
Posts: 17,068
Originally Posted by janRN
When I hand quilt I like to use the Kona white muslin. Sometimes the white on white can be a little harder to hand sew through.
05-13-2010, 04:03 PM
#20
Super Member
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern Illinois
Posts: 3,672
Originally Posted by hazeljane
I know it's against the "rules" of strict quilters, but I love using white cotton sheets, good quality, not more than 200 thread count. I would NOT use sheets if you are going to hand quilt, because they are harder to quilt, but if you intend to machine quilt- go to a discount store like Ross or Marshalls or TJMaxx and see if you can find a white flat sheet. Lots of fabric for the $ too. (I almost always use sheets for quilt backs. Shhhh! Don't tell on me.)
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
isuvb14
Main
8
07-18-2015 07:47 AM
tangledthread
Main
7
03-31-2011 11:16 AM
