wattse2000

I used a fleece backing on a lap quilt once and it was very successful. No batting. Just do a grid quilting pattern. It wont detract from the panel.

Scakes

Lightening knocked out our internet and just got it back today.

I've talked to my daughter about the quilt and she decided to go with the regular cotton fabric I originally bought for backing. The fleece panel will be put together with a solid color piece of fleece for the backing. She's going to get 2 items instead of one. Sneaky girl. LOL.

I do appreciate everyone taking time to post. I've got several pieces of fleece and I'm going to try it as the backing on another quilt. No batting sounds good. I've never had a problem with static around the fleece so hope that continues.

Thanks a lot and have a nice week.

ragqueen03

Just saw your post and I wanted to mention the large quilt guild i belong to does a LOT of charity quilts. We do for oncology and veterns in the one group and they use fleece for backing. they don't seem to do a lot of fancy quilting on them ( let me say those that can do and those that can't just do like a grid) I personally do not do any of the quilting - I am more of a piecing the blocks together kinda girl right now. But i wanted to let you know it does work. of course these are lap sized quilts so they aren't really full size quilts.

OzarksGma

I do long arm quilting and I have done about 10 quilts for a customer that she uses fleece for the backing and also wants batting in them. They really quilt up great. I think they are a bit heavier with the batting which I don't think she really needs but she insists she wants it in there. Her family lives in Wisconsin and Colorado and she wants them to have really warm quilts. I don't have any problem loading them nor quilting them.

LadyElisabeth

Several of my quilting friends use fleece on the back with NO battingYes, it does stretch so they pin baste. I would quilt the stretchy sides first.