White Paper Grunge Cotton Wideback Fabric Per Yard from Moda is the brightest white in the Grunge wideback palette — printer-paper clean with the signature organic texture, the modern-quilt backing standard in 108" seamless width.
Product Details
- Color: Crisp bright white — no warm undertone; the cleanest Grunge wideback
- Width: ~108" — queen and most king backs with no center seam
- Fabric: 100% quilting cotton — Grunge by BasicGrey for Moda
- Queen yardage: 3.5–4 yards with longarm overhang
- Shrinkage: 2–3% first wash
- Also: Cuttable as wide yardage for large blocks, backgrounds, and sashing
Frequently Asked Questions
- Why is it the modern-quilt backing default?
- It's more sophisticated than plain white — the texture reads as intentional design on the reverse — while staying neutral enough to let the longarm quilting be the star of the back.
- White Paper or Natural Creme Grunge?
- Purely the front's temperature: cool, grey, and bright-white fronts want White Paper; warm and reproduction fronts want Natural Creme. A warm back under a cool quilt reads as a mismatch at the binding.
- What bobbin thread over a white back?
- White — on a bright backing every bobbin-color choice shows. Match it unless the back is deliberately a contrast-thread design feature.
- Can it be a top fabric too?
- Yes — the 108" width cuts into oversized backgrounds and borders where a standard 44" bolt would force piecing, with the Grunge texture as a design asset.
- How does quilting photograph on it?
- Exceptionally — white ground plus texture plus stitch shadow is the combination quilt-back photos are made of, a real factor for makers who share finished work.
