Originally Posted by
cathyvv
Fleece is a knit, and I have used that several times. With fleece, I found that using batting with the fleece makes it quilt/look much better. I have used a thick cotton knit as backing on one quilt as well.
It was quilted on a long arm/frame. I found that I had to place the backing on the frame so that my machine would be primarily sewing in the least stretchy direction. It seems to me that a very thin knit would be difficult to work with, though.
I wonder how those knits would work as a batting? The top and the backing would secure it once it is quilted.
I used fleece on a baby quilt a couple of weeks ago and put the back on as you suggested. I had very little stretching. I used no batting and could tell that it would have benefited from something in between, but it was what I call a utility quilt. Maybe I should have used a piece of single knit in between.