Fleece backing for baby quilt/blanket
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Fleece backing for baby quilt/blanket
This is the first time I have used fleece as a backing for baby quilt/blanket. The top is pieced cotton and I used fleece for a backing (no batting). I sewed around the perimeter, wrong sides together, then flipped it right side out. Sewed up the gap.
Here's the question. Do I need to tack the backing and the top together or can I just leave it? Should I top stitch around the perimeter? The quilt is about 38" x 46".
Any advice would be appreciated.
Here's the question. Do I need to tack the backing and the top together or can I just leave it? Should I top stitch around the perimeter? The quilt is about 38" x 46".
Any advice would be appreciated.
#4
I would do some large stippling over the blanket/quilt. It would be sort of like my summer quilt that I finished this year. It had no backing but I did quilt it just as if it did. You don't want that separation between the front & back when it is washed. It was easy to quilt even though it didn't have batting.
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Why use fleece? Yes it's cute and cuddly but likely it's polyester. Do you know what happens to polyester in a fire? It melts and causes 3rd-degree burns. I'd personally never use any polyester in a baby quilt or even a toddler's. If you intend to gift this item I'd do some quilting on it or it's going to never hold together right.
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Cotton and polyester shrink at different rates. Was the cotton top pieced with pre-washed fabrics? I would be on the safe side and tack or quilt the layers together so the top doesn't shrink smaller than the back and stitch around the perimeter.
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Thanks for all the info! I hadn't considered the fire risk. I am going to do some tacking at the corners just to keep the front and back together and then top stitch around the edges. I don't think I will use this in another baby quilt.
Thanks again for all the good input! Very much appreciated!
Thanks again for all the good input! Very much appreciated!