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sheets
Hi gang, I was just cleaning out the closet with sheets and throwing away
some newer sheets that I no longer have bed for them to fit. I have heard that you can't use sheets for the back of quilts but I have never heard why. Can you use them for quilts that are to be used for wall hangings? Just wondering Diane |
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the only reason i have heard not to use sheets for backing is if you hand
quilt...it can be hard to needle. kristen "Diane Carter" wrote in message news:RZq4b.236430$cF.76907@rwcrnsc53... Hi gang, I was just cleaning out the closet with sheets and throwing away some newer sheets that I no longer have bed for them to fit. I have heard that you can't use sheets for the back of quilts but I have never heard why. Can you use them for quilts that are to be used for wall hangings? Just wondering Diane |
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Diane, good sheets are usually percale and are usually very tightly woven
(high thread count). That makes them more difficult (some nearly impossible) to hand-quilt than are typical quilting fabrics. Some are even difficult to tie. I've never machine quilted. They might be OK for that. -- Ruth in Happy Camp "Diane Carter" wrote in message news:RZq4b.236430$cF.76907@rwcrnsc53... Hi gang, I was just cleaning out the closet with sheets and throwing away some newer sheets that I no longer have bed for them to fit. I have heard that you can't use sheets for the back of quilts but I have never heard why. Can you use them for quilts that are to be used for wall hangings? Just wondering Diane |
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I use sheets for the backs of quilts - don't throw them away!
Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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And if you have pieces of sheets leftover, they are just great for the base
for string-piecing , crazy quilt blocks, and I even use them for paper piecing. With the paper piecing, I don't tear away, I just leave it in. Oh my yes, it is hard to hand quilt but mq is just fine. Polly Queen of Squishies wrote in message ink.net... I use sheets for the backs of quilts - don't throw them away! Karen, Queen of Squishies |
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I have used sheets for backing and have machine quilted with no problems at
all -- Jules "Diane Carter" wrote in message news:RZq4b.236430$cF.76907@rwcrnsc53... Hi gang, I was just cleaning out the closet with sheets and throwing away some newer sheets that I no longer have bed for them to fit. I have heard that you can't use sheets for the back of quilts but I have never heard why. Can you use them for quilts that are to be used for wall hangings? Just wondering Diane |
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Tho difficult - not impossible - just get a monster needle and brightly
colored floss-type thread and quilt away. NEVER throw a sheet away unless it needs mending. Then, get rid of it as fast as you can before the burden becomes too great and you try to mend it. -- Lady Cynthia, Royal Musicmaker http://photos.yahoo.com/cbet_99 http://www.one-eleven.net/~music/ A little boy was in a relative's Wedding. As he was coming down the aisle, he would take two steps, stop, and turn to the crowd. While facing the crowd, he would put his hands up like claws and roar. So it went-step, step, ROAR; step, step, ROAR; all the way down the aisle. As you can imagine, the crowd was near tears from laughing so hard by the time he reached the pulpit. When asked what he was doing the child sniffed and said, "I was being the Ring Bear." "Ruth in Happy Camp" wrote in message ... Diane, good sheets are usually percale and are usually very tightly woven (high thread count). That makes them more difficult (some nearly impossible) to hand-quilt than are typical quilting fabrics. Some are even difficult to tie. I've never machine quilted. They might be OK for that. -- Ruth in Happy Camp "Diane Carter" wrote in message news:RZq4b.236430$cF.76907@rwcrnsc53... Hi gang, I was just cleaning out the closet with sheets and throwing away some newer sheets that I no longer have bed for them to fit. I have heard that you can't use sheets for the back of quilts but I have never heard why. Can you use them for quilts that are to be used for wall hangings? Just wondering Diane |
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Ooops, Shelly. Sorry. I didn't explain that very well did I? I mean I use
leftover pieces of sheets *instead of* paper. I'm afraid too many Labor Day miles has affected my brain. Polly Shelly glass angel at charter dot net wrote in message ... Doesn't that make your quilts sound crinklely when using them? lol What happens to the paper when you wash the quilt? Seems like the paper would come off the quilt and roll up in little balls inside the quilt or something. Shelly I know I've slept under these but didn't know WHY the quilt sounded like it did at the time. lol "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... And if you have pieces of sheets leftover, they are just great for the base for string-piecing , crazy quilt blocks, and I even use them for paper piecing. With the paper piecing, I don't tear away, I just leave it in. Oh my yes, it is hard to hand quilt but mq is just fine. Polly Queen of Squishies wrote in message ink.net... I use sheets for the backs of quilts - don't throw them away! Karen, Queen of Squishies --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03 |
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No reason why you can't use them for machine quilting. I've done it
frequently (although I would eschew poly-cotton, nasty stuff, don't sleep on it either). Good and often cheaper source of extra-wide backing! Sheets aren't easy to hand quilt though. Roberta in D "Diane Carter" wrote in message news:RZq4b.236430$cF.76907@rwcrnsc53... Hi gang, I was just cleaning out the closet with sheets and throwing away some newer sheets that I no longer have bed for them to fit. I have heard that you can't use sheets for the back of quilts but I have never heard why. Can you use them for quilts that are to be used for wall hangings? Just wondering Diane |
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I never thought of using sheets. I'll have to go down to dh's rag drawer
and take back all my old sheets to cut up for paper piecing as I just hate sewing through paper!! and I hate tearing it all off, such a waste of my time! I think you know by now that I'm not a big fan of paper piecing! LOL but I do like the perfect blocks you get from using this method -- Dianne Prince Edward Island Canada http://ca.f1.pg.photos.yahoo.com/dihardqltr2001 http://www.gov.pe.ca/visitorsguide/ "Shelly" glass angel at charter dot net wrote in message ... Doesn't that make your quilts sound crinklely when using them? lol What happens to the paper when you wash the quilt? Seems like the paper would come off the quilt and roll up in little balls inside the quilt or something. Shelly I know I've slept under these but didn't know WHY the quilt sounded like it did at the time. lol "Polly Esther" wrote in message link.net... And if you have pieces of sheets leftover, they are just great for the base for string-piecing , crazy quilt blocks, and I even use them for paper piecing. With the paper piecing, I don't tear away, I just leave it in. Oh my yes, it is hard to hand quilt but mq is just fine. Polly Queen of Squishies wrote in message ink.net... I use sheets for the backs of quilts - don't throw them away! Karen, Queen of Squishies --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.514 / Virus Database: 312 - Release Date: 8/28/03 |
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