fleece as batting????
#1
I was wondering if anyone has tried using fleece as batting. I have already tried using fleece as backing and that worked pretty well but next time I will be carefully about stretching it to tight.
Useing it as batting would not require me to stretch it at all and I think it might make a cushie soft and cuddly quilt. But I am wondering if anyone else has already tried it.
Useing it as batting would not require me to stretch it at all and I think it might make a cushie soft and cuddly quilt. But I am wondering if anyone else has already tried it.
#5
I have used fleece as batting. When quilted, it feels a lot like a low-loft poly batting. You can't really tell the difference. I don't think I would use it for anything where I had to piece fleece together so it would fit because it is so thick. Keep in mind, it will be pretty warm.
Try a small quilt and see how you like it.
Try a small quilt and see how you like it.
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I'd make a pretty large sandwich to test first. I'm thinking the fleece will stretch while machine quilting, creating tucks or puckers on the back. The stretching might not show up on a small test piece.
#9
I've used Flannel as batting (my mother told me that is what my grandmother always used) but not fleece. I would think that the stretching part would be a pain but not be too bad if it was only a wall quilt, etc.
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