Fleece Backing
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I have used fleece for backing on a couple baby quilts and had enough to cover. However, a quilt I just completed needs a bigger piece of fleece than the one I have. Has anyone joined two pieces of fleece for a backing? Thank you in advance.
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No I have not tried that, I wonder if the seam might look/feel funny?
I'm wondering how you sandwiched the smaller one for quilting and how you actually did quilt it? Fleece would be such a soft backing!
I'm wondering how you sandwiched the smaller one for quilting and how you actually did quilt it? Fleece would be such a soft backing!
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How much bigger? If a couple of inches, could you add regular cotton around the edges and use the fleece in the middle? Or maybe you could piece two sections together with a wide embroidery stitch or couple rows (not zigzag, but flowers, etc) so that it would not move or tear apart. That way, it would only be two layers instead of three.
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I have pieced fleece and minkie for backings -- since I have backed queen sized quilts with both-- Just sewed a seam ( 1/2" wide) and pressed it open-- no problems, no adverse bulk, worked just fine, couldn't even really tell in the quilted finished quilt
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