I have the jean quilt all cut out, the fleece that I am putting on the backing for a rag quilt all cut out and ready to go for when I get my quilting mojo back. My cousin is the one who told me about using fleece for the rag quilts and suggested using it for batting instead of batting as it will be warmer and lighter weight. She uses robe weight that she finds at wally for 2.95 a yard.

Smart woman my cousin is; she has been using fleece for years in her quilts; she is just now telling me her secret !LOL She is in her 70's.

IF you use fleece for backing----------check it for stretchiness. Some fleece has almost NO body and is a major pain in the patoot to work with. Generally the really cheap stuff is too stretchy.

That's what my quilting guru told me. She said you have to be careful of puckering and bunching when quilting and something about putting the stretchiest direction either width wise or length wise on your top, only I can't remember which now! :eek:

I use fleece as batting and backing (one layer) for all my hospital donations. I was the fleece first. After the quilt is finished and quilted, I was it again. The hospital loves them and gives them to the patients when they are discharged.

I am making a kid's quilt with fleece backing, I love it! I used to live in Apache Junction and then moved to Vermont. Right now I am looking at snow and a little cold. Beatiful countryside out there.

wow I am so happy I read this thread, I've always heard of people using it but now I want to try it, I want to make a large queen size quilt and use fleece as batting & backing...I wonder though, some spoke of bulk on seams on the back....I wonder if you would be able to tell at all once its on the bed?

Fleece doesn't need to be washed first. The only down side is that it stretches while you are quilting UNLESS you use spray adhesive to baste it. I've had great success that way. I use fleece as the backing for baby quilts, and I machine quilt them.

Yes, but you have to baste well.

You can bind in the traditional way.

I like to use solid fleeces for batting. I wouldn't hesitate to use a printed fleece for a combo/batting back to a quilt.