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 !

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.

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

You might want to do a test sandwich.

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

Elise

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.

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

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

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

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