wattse2000

Is it possible? If so-any tips out there?

Lori S

I think it would be tough to work with. I doubt I would double fold it as it would be very very thick. I like a good crease when binding , and fleece does not crease .
I would recommend a single thickness. I have seen fleece binding that where not turned under at the last step. Since fleece does not ravel.... There is no issue other than appearance with having a raw edge exposed.
Only once did I use a fleece binding done traditionally .. double folded.... soo much bulk !

mpspeedy

Just curious, what is it that you want to bind with fleece? I make a lot of Linus blankets for our local chapter and we often get fleece donated. Many people finish it by cutting strips all the way around the piece and then tying either a knot in each piece or two pieces together. It makes for an interesting fringe effect. What I prefer to do is crochet a simple edge around the whole piece of fleece. There is a rotory blade made to cut holes at regular intervals to provide the holes needed for the crochet hook. Someone donated a whole box of precut fleece blankets to the chapter. In the last three weeks I have crocheted a colorful edge around almost twenty of them. I can finish one in about an hour of TV watching.
If I were to bind a fleece blanket with "binding" I would use the statin binding that you see on blankets etc. The only way I would use strips of fleece would be as an appliqued like trim. While fleece does not ravel it does shed.

patsy40

if you are talking about for a quilt,,i just did a baby quilt with backing ad binding with fleece,, when i had it quilted i
had her leave enough so i could trim and just fold over to front,walking foot is a must, otherwise it was not hard at all.

IAmCatOwned

Absolutely you could use fleece for binding. Not sure there is an advantage though, but I would consider making the binding 2 3/4 inches instead of 2.5. Fleece is thicker.

deemail

When binding with fleece, i use my decorative edge rotary cutter, cut the strips at 1.5"... stitch all strips together at a 45 deg angle. Now fold in the middle, cheating just a smidge further for the bottom side. Fold over the raw edge of the quilt sandwich and stitch thru all layers at once. I like to straight stitch right at the base of the fancy part of the cut on the top side. Since the bottom side is a bit wider, the stitches hit well, but i do make an effort to keep them line up well. It does not ravel, holds the shaped edge beautiful, wears like iron and is my fave for babies and small children as they CANNOT wear it out...