Originally Posted by LadybugPam
It wasn't that I was commissioned to make a quilt, but I volunteered to sew together a quilt for a young widow. She brought her husband's tee shirts over; I pressed interfacing on the tees and put a quilt top together. She asked me to use vellux blanket material as the backing for the quilt.
I am so traditional in this respect - I cannot bring myself to use it as a backing. I have to know if it is a good idea or let go of it because it is not mine to choose how it is completed. I am grateful to know my quilter is willing to give it a try.
Has anyone have any experience with this? I would highly appreciate feedback.
To be honest, I think this quilt will mean more to her than it will to you. If she wants a vellux blanket backing, then I'd do everything in my power to make it so.
It sounds to me like she's looking for a memorial/comfort object rather than a traditional quiltI know fleece works fine as a backing. You might get a sample of fleece to let her examine; I think fleece (or Minkee) would be even softer and more cuddly than vellux.