Using white fabric
#1
I have been told by several quilters that white fabric should not be used in a quilt. I can not figure out why this would be so because it is a good blender. I am not talking about a bright white. I am making another Bento Box quilt and some of the fabrics have a little bit of white so I am using white as the light color and it looks fine to me. Does anyone have any answers to this.
#4
Originally Posted by The Bag Lady
I have been told by several quilters that white fabric should not be used in a quilt. I can not figure out why this would be so because it is a good blender. I am not talking about a bright white. I am making another Bento Box quilt and some of the fabrics have a little bit of white so I am using white as the light color and it looks fine to me. Does anyone have any answers to this.
#7
I do use the colors I like and I am going to use white but I just could not figure out why white should not be used. I pre wash all my fabrics anyway. Maybe these people have had a problem with other colors bleeding into the white.
#8
My philosophy is "NEVER SAY NEVER". I've used white many times in my quilts. No clue as to why someone would give you that advice.
If you think it looks good in your quilt and there's not a valid practical reason to eliminate white, I would use it.
If you think it looks good in your quilt and there's not a valid practical reason to eliminate white, I would use it.
#10
The only thing important, is to remember to use white batting instead of the usual off-white when sandwiching the quilt. If you wash fabrics before making the quilt, there shouldn't be a problem with bleeding.
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