Originally Posted by
QuiltingHaven
I have made several with fleece. Since it is polyester which does not shrink, I preshrink the top fabrics and then cut and piece them. Then sew them together. Makes a nice warm quilt with not as much weight as a quilt with the cotton batting.
I was always told to wash my fleece before using it for anything, even though poly does't shrink fleece can shrink because the fabric gets stretched a little as it is rolled on to the roll and you need to wash it to relax the fibres.