Backing too small?
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Backing too small?
As I use often fleece as backing for my quilts i have the problem that it is a little bit too small! And here I want to show what I am doing to make the backing wider so that it will fit to the quilt top! I use scraps from the quilt to make stripes and sew them between the fleece fabric!
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As I use often fleece as backing for my quilts i have the problem that it is a little bit too small! And here I want to show what I am doing to make the backing wider so that it will fit to the quilt top! I use scraps from the quilt to make stripes and sew them between the fleece fabric!
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Very creative. I have been using a no pill plush fleece for my most recent quilt backs. I recently donated one of them to our church bazaar/sale and it was a small lap quilt which brought $250 dollars and the bidders wanted it because it had a soft backing. I'm on my second T-shirt quilt now and will also use fleece backing. The grads love it as it is soft and cuddly; whereas, sometimes a quilt is not so soft as too much quilting can make them stiff. Need to watch for sales as good fleece can be spendy. I also FMQ my own quilts on my domestic and it is so much easier quilting with only having a top and fleece back, no batting in between. The weight of the finished quilt is equal to one having batting inside. Works great for me