I have used fleece for backing on a couple baby quilts and had enough to cover. However, a quilt I just completed needs a bigger piece of fleece than the one I have. Has anyone joined two pieces of fleece for a backing? Thank you in advance.
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I have used fleece for backing on a couple baby quilts and had enough to cover. However, a quilt I just completed needs a bigger piece of fleece than the one I have. Has anyone joined two pieces of fleece for a backing? Thank you in advance.
No I have not tried that, I wonder if the seam might look/feel funny?
I'm wondering how you sandwiched the smaller one for quilting and how you actually did quilt it? Fleece would be such a soft backing!
It will make a thick join spot. I would do a larger seam, maybe 3/4 inch and tack it open. I would put the seam in a spot I didn't have to quilt.
I use fleece for most of my quilts, but have never joined it. I would join it with a wider seam, maybe 1" and then lay the seam open and top stitch it down each side so it will stay flat. Should be OK!
How much bigger? If a couple of inches, could you add regular cotton around the edges and use the fleece in the middle? Or maybe you could piece two sections together with a wide embroidery stitch or couple rows (not zigzag, but flowers, etc) so that it would not move or tear apart. That way, it would only be two layers instead of three.
I recently did just that. Worked out fine.
A quilt is like a good life. It's full of mistakes, but, in the end, it looks pretty good.
I have pieced fleece and minkie for backings -- since I have backed queen sized quilts with both-- Just sewed a seam ( 1/2" wide) and pressed it open-- no problems, no adverse bulk, worked just fine, couldn't even really tell in the quilted finished quilt
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JoAnn's has 85" wide fleece. That should cover even a small double size quilt!
A while back, I was able to find wide fleece- ~90" wide - at Joann Fabrics. Just plain colors but perfect as I was looking for a blanket size.
I will have to look for 90" wide fleeceOriginally Posted by IowaStitcher
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