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    I buy vintage pillowcases from thrift stores and use them for quilt tops. There's a pic of one in my albums. They make the softest cuddliest quilts ever! I got the idea when I saw an eBay seller selling "fat quarter bundles " of them for $$$! I can get a pair for $2 and do a lot with it.
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    Quote Originally Posted by EnumclawGramma View Post
    I buy vintage pillowcases from thrift stores and use them for quilt tops. There's a pic of one in my albums. They make the softest cuddliest quilts ever! I got the idea when I saw an eBay seller selling "fat quarter bundles " of them for $$$! I can get a pair for $2 and do a lot with it.
    Oooooooooooooh, wouldn't it make a great quilt if you could find vintage pillow cases? Mom used to make them with embroidery and crochet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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    I have bought hotel sheets from one of the local animal shelter thrift stores at the lake. Loved them.
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    Just to throw a thought into the mix.

    I managed a Hampton Inn and and a Comfort Suites during my working years. Both chains require a 250 count sheet be used and if the sheet gets a stain or a rip it must be pulled from use. If you are making smaller quilts you can usually get a backing sized piece of material out of a sheet and not have the stain or rip. We sold these unusable sheets for a dollar or two and always had boxes of them available.

    Call the local hotel and ask for the manager. Explain what you are wanting, to purchase stained or ripped sheets and ask what they will sell them for. We always preferred selling quantity, but some might sell just a few at a time.

    The same issue for mattress pads. We used the ones that were fuzzy and had elastic strap that went under the corners. I have bought those and used them for batting. The stain or such doesn't really matter with the mattress pads. I usually give $2 each for these. I cut them down to the correct size and have cheap batting.

    I also keep one of the king-sized mattress pads for when I'm sandwiching a quilt, I can't get down on the floor to work. So I put the pad over my bed and sandwich away. I can spray the adhesive without worrying about getting it on my bed.
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    I was reading this thread and it reminded my of my Grandma. She made all kinds of quilts for her family and then for other people too. She also did custom hand quilting. She always used 100% cotton white sheets for her quilt backs. She never liked a seam down the back of the quilt and I guess she didn't have access to the extra wide width fabric we have today. And BTW - those quilts are still going strong and she's been gone from us for over 30 years.
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    If you use a longarmer, ask her or him first. Some won't accept sheets as backing because the higher thread count can cause skipped stitches.
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    I use 100% cotton and the thread count of at least 200 but I llike the idea of using gently used sheets

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    I've recently become a fan of microfiber sheets. We were upgraded to a suite in a luxury hotel last winter, after missing our flight out of Tampa. The sheets were an absolute DREAM.
    (Crikey! What kind of thread count am I dealing with here? Me thinks...)
    Microfiber.
    I'm wondering if this would be workable as backing, but based on prior posts, I think not....
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    It may give people the idea that I'm bright and cheerful all the time....

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    Microfiber gives too much to use for backing. I tried one..ugh..horrible..

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