littlehud

Has anyone backed a quilt with fleece. I would like to use it on my SIL football quilt. Is it to stretchy to quilt. Any input would be great. Let me know if this is feasible. Thanks.

hperttula123

I have, on a long arm machine and it turned out fine. I had a harder time with the binding(I left enough of the back to roll over to the front)...it had buckles in it that I couldn't get out all the way.

Short an Sweet

I use it a lot because it is so warm and snuggly (I do a lot of lap blankets), it tends to bunch up during machine quilting but I did find if I didn't lower the presure foot and moved the quilt myself , it didnt bunch up. And of course hand quilting it was a snap.

wolfkitty

Quite a few people use fleece for backing. There have been numerous posts about it here. You might try the 'search' button at the top of this page.

judylg

Have done several and I like how it turns out. I stitch in the ditch and try not to pull, because of the stretch, free motion is out of the question for me, anyways. I found to bind it after I was done quilting, I sewed around the entire edge, that made it easier to bind. One thing I like is it is only two layers as compared to using traditional cotton as the backing. Just remember it can stretch, but if you are careful it is not a problem.

SherriB

Would it be to hard to use fleece backing and warm and natural together? My poor DD freezes on the 4th of July. I am thinking about backing a lap quilt with fleece for her. Can you also use the spray basting with fleece?

judylg

Never done the batting and fleece backing together. I have found the fleece is warm enough and lightweight, too. Maybe someone who has done that very thing will post. I am curious myself. Yes, I do spray baste, used to pin, anymore do not, it sticks. When I am in doubt I pin here and there.

Short an Sweet

I've used the poly batting and the fleece together and have had no problem, and I just used the fleece and W&N and had no problem, I add the extra depending on who and where its going (cold)

Mamagus

I have used fleece on baby quilts. I spray basted and it held well enough to avoid the stretchiness I expected. And when I did the edges before I put the binding on, I used a big zigzag to hold the fleece in palce before attaching the binding. Worked OK. Wouldn't want to do it on anything really big!

thequilteddove

A customer of mine recently used minky (on a king size), it came out beautifully. I expecially liked the way the quilting cut into the pile of the fabric - made the design really sink in/pop.