Crimson Tide quilt, w question about fleece backing
 

Just completed this quilt top, which will be a Christmas gift. The second picture is the fleece I got to use as backing.

Do you think it will be hard to work with the fleece? Any hints? Should I also use batting (seems pretty warm as is)?

I can't imagine doing anything more than SITD, largely be ause I'm so unsure of working with the fleece.

Btw, I also plan to do a quick turn rather than binding. This will hardly be an heirloom quilt, although it's going to a Fan.

Your thoughts?

I love fleece as backing. It's very easy to work with. How warm do you want it to be? In the lap quilts I did I didn't use a batting. I have used fleece as a backing and as a batting (just not together). I enjoy working with it. Good luck. It will be a lovely quilt. BrendaK

I put on a fleece backing for a lap robe with W/N batting because it went to live in Montana. I STID only and still had lots of pleats on the back. My DSM has a short throat and it was very difficult.

Spray baste together. I also use a thin batting with fleece because the seems show thru the fleece after several washings. It is easy to work with. Just remember it has a lot of strech in one direction and not the other. Just be very aware of the strech. Good luck.

Hmmmm. I'm having more thoughts about this. If I don't use batting it wouldn't need much quilting and was even considering tying it instead. Or I thought I could FMQ one of those fancy A's in each of the white intersections.

Then I read the suggestion about using batting to prevent the seams from showing through. Hmmm.

Haven't work with fleece. You did a wonderful job!

I recently received a whole load of quilts for Project Linus and many had fleece backings which of course the kiddiewinks love.

y personal preference is to use a thin wadding, one of my favourites is cotton "curtain interlining" sounds daft but it is super and cheap, a well known quilter told me about it.

One of the quilters had done a lovely job of the quilting, hers had trains on it, so what she did was to to and ordinary stitch around the trains, checking the back often and then FMQ stippling all over the background, I don't know if you can see it clear enough in this pic but it works a treat. By sewing around the trains first she "set" the fleece in place, if you can understand what I mean!

i would just be sure to use a batting that isn't too thin, so the backing print doesn't show through to the front.

I'm always impressed with the great advice people give. Great quilt for a fan!

Nice! I am working on my 1st quilt and plan to do a fleece backing with a very thin batting so the fleece won't show through the lighter patches on my top. What is a "quick turn"?