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janb 11-29-2010 02:36 PM

I love fleece backing for my baby quilts...nothing else in the middle.

quilt3311 11-29-2010 02:42 PM

The times I have used fleece for backing, I just put the top and fleece together --it seems to work Ok that way.

quiltedout 11-29-2010 06:24 PM

I recently made a quilt top from cotton drapery samples and decided it would be too heavy if I added batting so I just used cordinating fleece for the back. I machine quilted it. My son loves it and said it seems to be so much warmer than other quilts. By the way I washed it when it was completed and that really softened the cotton drape fabric.

Dee 11-29-2010 09:16 PM

Very pretty.

stitchofclass2 11-30-2010 01:49 AM

I have used Berber (spelling). It is different than fleece and I machine quilted it.

madamekelly 11-30-2010 01:55 AM

I am currently making a baby quilt for a baby who will live on the northern Pacific coast, so I have put a layer of batting and a layer of fleece inside, and put pre-quilted tricot on the back. It works but quilting was a real challenge. Good luck!

nannya54 11-30-2010 05:18 AM

I used fleece for a cotton top quilt made for my DB, making the fleece 3 inches larger all the way around then rolled it to the front for the binding. Just hand tied with the help of my DH pulling the strings through with pliers. It worked and DB loves it.

Maureen 11-30-2010 05:36 AM

I bet!

firecrackerpam 11-30-2010 05:59 AM

This really interesting as I am having one quilted now. I have had mixed feed back as well.

IowaStitcher 11-30-2010 07:12 AM

I love using fleece on the back of a throw or on baby quilts. It is soft snuggley, and doesn't slide off the person using it. Because fleece is knit and not as stable as a woven ,you want to watch for overquilting and avoid puckers on the fleece back.


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