I made the Christmas Lights quilt last year. It goes together very fast and looks amazing. I have it on my sofa as a throw. I used fleece backing, didn't quilt it at all, the fleece holds the cotton fabric to itself. I put a six inch wide border on the quilt top and then stripped and tied the quilt top and the fleece together all around like a fleece tied quilt. It's been washed several times and looks great.