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    Old 07-08-2013, 03:06 AM
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    Whenever I've used it I have always treated it just as I do a quilt with batting and cotton fabric. I didn't tape it down too taut. Sewing was a breeze. Like a hot knife through butter. I have to admit I was nervous the first time but now it doesn't phase me.
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    Old 07-08-2013, 03:27 AM
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    One of our QB members, Gibbette, used fleece all the time on her quilts. She donates them to cancer patients and says the fleece is very warming. She has told me that she folds the fleece from back to front and binds it. She says it has worked fine for her. Good luck and that is such a great thing for you to do.
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    Old 07-08-2013, 03:33 AM
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    You can bind by birthing the quilt, regular binding but like you mentioned a bit wider 3 inches or so, or roll from the front to the back (top to fleece back). Birthing is by far the easiest. One problem I ran into is that my basting spray did not work on it because the fleece is synthetic and for the spray to work it needs to be mostly cotton. You need to pin it pretty close if using a regular sewing machine to quilt. It quilts up great. Oh I did not use any batting in between. The fleece was both the batting and the back.

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    Old 07-08-2013, 06:35 PM
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    I just made a bunch with fleece backing and I used the birthing method and then I tied it instead of quilting it.
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    Old 07-09-2013, 02:22 PM
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    Lovely thought for your friend!!! When I use fleece, I found that putting a layer of maybe an old sheet in between the top and the fleece gives it a little more body, better for quilting. I also use a binding of 2 1/2" or maybe 3" of a matching colour in cotton.
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    Old 07-09-2013, 06:34 PM
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    I make quilt for hospice patients and always use fleecefor baking and no batting. That way they aren't too heavy and very warm and comfy. I do a regular cotton fabric binding
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