rashley

I would like to use a fleece backing on a quilt using my long arm machine. Has anyone used fleece with a long arm before? Any advice on doing so?

Thanks !

ube quilting

I don't know how this would work. Fleece is very very very linty and will clog the bobbin and case and the enternal gears. I'm not sure I would try it. LAMs are very expensive to fix.

Grannymom

I tried it - on my particular setup (Bailey), I had a lot of broken thread - finally gave up

cjsparks

You might want to do a test sandwich.

Elise1

I used fleece backing on a Gammill long arm. There were a few broken threads, but I thought it came out just fine.

Elise

Selena

I did two full sized ones on my Voyager 17 and had no problems at all. Just don't over-stretch the fleece or you'll have a wonky quilt. I also vacuum out the bobbin area before I put in a new bobbin every time but I do that anyway.

Shelley

It's possible to do. If you are cleaning and oiling your LA every time you change bobbins you should be fine.

wesing

If you're talking about the polyester fleece I say go for it! We did a quilt for my FIL with a fleece back and it quilted beautifully, and there was almost no lint. Check my posts for Pop-Pop's quilt to see the finished quilt.

Darren

Anna.425

Definatly run a test first. Fleece also stretches a ton and that may be an issue with the tension of the fabric.

quilticing

I do it with the stretch going horizontal and use lightweight clamps. Minkee, too.