Originally Posted by
cat-on-a-mac
I've done it both ways -- without any batting, and also with a layer of thin batting. Both came out fine. The one w/o batting was very flexible and scrunchable. Only thing to watch for when quilting with the fleece backing is not to stretch it. I have a longarm --- never tried using fleece when quilting on a regular domestic machine.
If you're using a long arm to quilt, I suggest that you quilt across the length of fleece fabric, not width of fabric. Length of fleece fabric stretches a lot less than wof. I always use an 80/20 batting because it feels a puffier and I like that.