Originally Posted by
NickiZ
But if I stitch down the seam allowances on the quilt front - why would I need to worry about the back shifting? Not trying to sound like a know-it-all - I really don't know.
Also, I'm planning to do a row of stitching all around the quilt edges after I "birth" it.
If I understand your plan, you are going to lay the front (made into 12 blocks) and the back rights sides together, stitch around the edges leaving an opening, then turn. You do plan to stitch around the outside edges, closing the opening used for turning, and then stitch around ALL the blocks on the front of the quilt? If you do that and stitch around all the blocks through both the flannel and the fleece on the back your quilt will be fine. If you don't stitch the fleece back to the front in some areas, the back will separate from the front when washed. Be aware that you will need to be careful that the fleece on the back doesn't shift or creep as you stitch and you end up with folds and/or tucks in the backing. Try pinning the two together before you start and be sure to use a walking foot. It can be done as I did it with just fleece and flannel to make a snuggle quilt for myself when I first started quilting. I just did channel stitching at about 5 inch spacing across both the width and length.
Good luck. Sounds like a really snuggly quilt.