mom2boyz

I am making a personalized Doxie quilt for a good friend and I'm ready to batt, back and bind. I have some fleece and was wondering if that makes a good backing with a cotton quilted front? If you use fleece do you also need to use a batting? Any help is appreciated. Thanks

Candace

I don't use it because of the stretch.

deemail

when i use fleece, it's because i don't want both backing and batting...half my family lives in southern cal and arizona, so it's the perfect weight for them... i cut 1/5" strips of fleece for the binding, attach the back to the front with whatever i'm doing ...quilting, tying, bar-tacking, etc., and then bind by just folding the strips in half and top stitching thru all... it is strong, wears forever, is easy to do as it does not ravel so it does not have to be double folded at all... and it looks really nice with wavy or decorative rotary cuts...

ckcowl

i've backed many many quilts with fleece and minkee---it is a personal choice whether or not to use batting- some people like heavy-warm quilts-some people like them a little lighter weight-
the fleece is pretty warm.
i've done both ways---i like them with batting myself-
you said-back, batt, binding---you do still need to quilt it before binding-
fleece quilts beautifully...but does have some stretch=it is important to smooth it without stretching it....or your quilt will become (wonky)
if you do not use batting you can just tie your quilt instead of quilting it- personally i like them quilted-they just quilt beautifully- the fleece really *enhances* the quilting design.

JanTx

Can you bind with minky the same as you said to do with fleece? Cut a strip - fold over - sew without turning under?

granky

Personally, I love fleece as backing/batting...all in one. As ckcowl said, it quilts beautifully, and what is even better, I can usually put the top and back together myself. With three layers I always need help.

Jennie and Me

I love using fleece or Minkee. Just be really careful about stretching...or not stretching it when you are quilting. I have used it with batting and without. Works both ways. Good luck.

mom2boyz

Thanks for all the replies. I still am not sure just what I am going to do. I just got the fleece out again and found out it is not nearly as wide as the last fleece I worked with, so I am back to piecing one way or the other.

LisaR

I like polar fleece particulary for kids as it is easy to wash and dry . I have never used batting as well but i do quilt I use spray baste and it doest seem to move while quilting

littlesurfer

I've used fleece for backing (w/o batting) numerous times and haven't had any problems quilting it. If you want a heavier quilt, you can use batting.