BLEACHED MUSLIN FOR QUILTING?

[morgans4]

I have several things I want to make before Christmas and many require white fabric so I decided to buy an entire bolt. I ended up with bleached muslin, then started thinking that it may not be the best choice for making quilts.
What do you all think? Is 100% cotton bleached muslin good enough or should I take it back and get something else?

[Marilynsgrammy]

Personally I think muslin is kind of thin... I do have some but use it rarely...

for plain white I really like the Kona cotton.. it comes in many colors including white....you can find it at JoAnns, often on sale and it's nice to sew on.

but that's just me...

[lucieshouses]

Chriss, I agree, I like the Kona too. Isn't there a Kona muslin now?

Lucie

[auntjana]

I too find that muslin is somewhat light to use - but there are different weights of it. So if yours is on the heavier side - it does work well in quilts.

I like the Kona cottons as well and they do make a Kona Muslin that is a nice weight.

This is one fabric that I would definitely pre- wash - they do tend to shrink a lot

Jana

[girl]

Morgans4,
Hi, I have bought both and use them for backing only. I did find some 200% and just love using it as well. Happy Quilting