Let's chat about using fleece for batting/backing combo
10-01-2016, 09:59 AM
#21
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When you say "fleece" are you saying sheep wool?
I have quite a few bags of sheep/alpaca/llama wool made into wool batts. I had my first quilt quilted but it hasn't been cold enough to use it yet. It was only one layer of batt and I'm wondering if it will shift and clump in time; so the next one I will ask to have the batts lay one lay width of quilt and the second length of quilt so the crossed fibers catch and felt without much movement.
I have quite a few bags of sheep/alpaca/llama wool made into wool batts. I had my first quilt quilted but it hasn't been cold enough to use it yet. It was only one layer of batt and I'm wondering if it will shift and clump in time; so the next one I will ask to have the batts lay one lay width of quilt and the second length of quilt so the crossed fibers catch and felt without much movement.
10-01-2016, 12:05 PM
#24
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Just a thought also on flannel. I recently made a winter quilt with the top being pieced flannel, batting in the middle and flannel on the back. In my opinion it got too heavy, so won't do that again. It is very warm for snuggling up here in Minnesota when it is 20 degrees below zero outside with a windchill of about 35 degrees below zero. It would be a good quilt to have in the car as part of my winter survival kit.
10-01-2016, 05:33 PM
#26
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I use fleece for the backing on 90% of my quilts. I make comfort quilts and the fleece backing and no batting make them lightweight and still warm and cuddly.
It's easy to quilt, and you can quilt further apart since you are not securing the batting. I do recommend checking for wrinkles on the backing regularly because it will stretch on you a little now and then. I start in the center and work out to keep things as even as I can.
It's easy to quilt, and you can quilt further apart since you are not securing the batting. I do recommend checking for wrinkles on the backing regularly because it will stretch on you a little now and then. I start in the center and work out to keep things as even as I can.
10-02-2016, 06:55 PM
#28
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I use fleece quite a bit with or without batting. I like it because you don't have to quilt as close as when you use batting. It seems to last just as long. If I use batting I go back to quilting about 4" apart. Just be careful you don't stretch the fleece on the quilting frame.
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