I'd use it for a tied quilt or, at best, meander quilt. It won't show your quilting stitches all that well so not worth the trouble IMHO.

Do you use batting and fleece together to make the quilt warm or do you just use fleece? I would like to make myself an ultra-warm quilt.[/quote]

My sister in her last years could not get warm...I made her a quilt with batting and used fleece as the backing. She was never cold at night again...

I have used fleece for backing and had no problem. Easy to sew.

i havent ever quilted with fleece however i have been the reipient of a few quilts backed with it and theyre ultra warm and soft and wash great they make great casual lap quilts or furnitire covers i wouldnt make a quilt with it i wanted to be a keepsake but theyre great if you plan on using them i plan on making my brother and hubby one this winter as soon as i get some other stuff out of the way ive already started collecting fabrics for the hubbys i just havent gotten around to collecting my brothers yet guess i just cant bring myself to pay for dallas cowboy fabric lol.
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I just finished a denim throw for myself and used fleece as the backing, no batting and it tuned out just fine. VERY heavy and VERY warm, I must warn you. The throw is almost too warm since OK is still experiencing 80* + weather. It will be nice once the snow and ice start coming down though.

I need to make my 96 year old dad an ultra warm quilt for this winter, but he doesn't particularly want a "fuzzy" quilt. How would I do this?? I can't get wool batting locally. Would fleece be a good substitute for wool batting? How do I make the warmest quilt without making a "fuzzy" quilt??

I bought up several microplush blankets last spring and use them for quilt backs. I also use Warm and White batting and FMQ my own quilts. I just pin then really well and I've had zero problems. They wash up really well.

Winter012, I can't get it locally either. I tried using Hobbs wool, but it is quite thin. I prefer Matilda's own, which I have gotten from Kingsmen Threads and was very pleased with it, although the supply has been inconsistant. Now I use Hobb's Thermore, which is very warm and is also very nice to quilt through. I buy it on line.

I recently used fleece as backing on a queen sized quilt, and I love it!

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