ghostrider

I do this all the time with beaded and/or hand embroidered wall quilts. I even do it with unembellished wall pieces when I am going to have lots of starts and stops or many changes of thread color/type. I hate worrying about how to hide all the stitching inside the sandwich or how it's going to look on the back. I then do something simple (usually SID or grid work) through all three layers to anchor them. With non-washable pieces, I've also used snippets of Misty Fuse sprinkled over the batting to fuse it to the backing with no additional quilting at all.

Quilting with just the top and batting gives me less stress and more freedom which generally translates to much more creative quilting. I use W&N (scrim side down) with nothing added on the back of it and have never had it catch or snag in any way. Try a test piece with your batting before you start on your actual tree skirt. I think you'll really like working 'backless'. LOL

jillmc

Thanks, Ghostrider....good to hear from someone with experience!