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I have made several quilts for my grandsons using fleece to back them. This makes them very "cuddly" in the winter too. I do not use batting when I back quilts with fleece; it would make them too heavy.
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Hancocks calls that Grand Flannel
Originally Posted by Zephyr
Yes, I do. In Alabama we enjoy a light weight "summer" quilt. I buy a fabric (can't remember the name) at Hancock Fabric that is 60" wide, has a bit of a fuzzy top, and the back of it is not like flannel but a little slippery, if that makes sense. Really nice to work with and doesn't seem to shrink at all.
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Originally Posted by KwiltyKahy
Hancocks calls that Grand Flannel
Originally Posted by Zephyr
Yes, I do. In Alabama we enjoy a light weight "summer" quilt. I buy a fabric (can't remember the name) at Hancock Fabric that is 60" wide, has a bit of a fuzzy top, and the back of it is not like flannel but a little slippery, if that makes sense. Really nice to work with and doesn't seem to shrink at all.
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Great idea. Just the job for warmer weather. Will certainly copy your idea.
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You need to pre wash unless you already know the blankets don't shrink.
If you make a top that doesn't shrink & use something that does.....won't be pretty once washed. JMO |
Originally Posted by Psychomomquilter
another question here, about fleece, if we make for child,infants etc, is there non flammable kinds to get? I know there are pj's and all, but fleece? I really haven't looked either.. thanks for an answer
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Whenever I use fleece for backing I do not add batting. I have tied them but I machine quilt on my sewing machine as well. Depends on the pattern and who I'm making it for.
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Originally Posted by May in Jersey
I make many kids sized quilts from string blocks, the strings are sewn on a netural foundation and that makes them pretty heavy. I feel that adding batting would make the quilt too heavy for a child so I back the top with flannel. May in Jersey
That's exactly what I did with the queen crazy quilt that I recently finished. It was so heavy as it was & hate to think what it would be like if it were batted. |
If using cordroy for the top I don't use batting but use a flannel backing.
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I KEEP ALL LEFT OVER FABRIC <WHICH IS ALL DIFFERENT SHAPES AND SIZES> THEN I ROUGHLY JOIN THEM TOGETHER AND PUT IT BETWEEN THE 2LAYERS AND STIPPLE ALL 3 LAYERS TOGETHER.
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