Fleece for a quilt back
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Fleece for a quilt back
I haven't done this before but I've been considering it for my current top. Baby blanket of quilted sail boats on the front, and Daddy is a big Seahawk fan so I have a piece of team fleece for the back. Yesterday I saw a darling fabric (on sale even) to make a traditional back so as usual I am second guessing myself.
I'm not planning on using any batting, just the fleece. I'll probably use a rather large meander for the quilting design or maybe the clam shell all over design.
Have any of you done this? Any opinions/things to report?
I was going to bind it standard fashion but it occurred to me last night that I could probably just fold over the fleece to the front and zigzag down the raw edge.
Always grateful for the input!
I'm not planning on using any batting, just the fleece. I'll probably use a rather large meander for the quilting design or maybe the clam shell all over design.
Have any of you done this? Any opinions/things to report?
I was going to bind it standard fashion but it occurred to me last night that I could probably just fold over the fleece to the front and zigzag down the raw edge.
Always grateful for the input!
#2
Yes, I've made a couple of quilts with just fleece for the back. They turn our really nice, very soft. One of the quilts was a t-shirt quilt so with the stiffer t-shirts on the front, I thought the fleece would make the overall quilt more pliable. Success! I did my binding just like a regular quilt/back.
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My last quilts for babys or little children are all made with fleece as backing: but I too use a light batting between top and backing! In my opinion the quilts feel better, cuddlier, softer...
And my advice: my quilting is not so dense so that the quilt remains soft and cuddly!
If a picture is allowed I can show some of mine!
And my advice: my quilting is not so dense so that the quilt remains soft and cuddly!
If a picture is allowed I can show some of mine!
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Pictures, show pictures!
I was concerned that even a thin batt would make it too thick but I'm also concerned that no batting will just make it flat, and I know I don't need/want to quilt it heavily.
I just got done making the sail boats themselves. Think I will go with the fleece since (a) I already bought it and (b) I designed the quilt to fit the width of the fleece. So I still will put on some more "sky" (top and sides) and each block will have a different ocean print (bottom). Then I have some "foot prints in the sand" fabric to use for sashing. If I go with the traditional back, it will be too wide for one width of fabric (unless I don't add the sky).
I was concerned that even a thin batt would make it too thick but I'm also concerned that no batting will just make it flat, and I know I don't need/want to quilt it heavily.
I just got done making the sail boats themselves. Think I will go with the fleece since (a) I already bought it and (b) I designed the quilt to fit the width of the fleece. So I still will put on some more "sky" (top and sides) and each block will have a different ocean print (bottom). Then I have some "foot prints in the sand" fabric to use for sashing. If I go with the traditional back, it will be too wide for one width of fabric (unless I don't add the sky).
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This is the front....
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... and the back with fleece and little quilting!
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This is a panel for a baby quilt....
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... and the fleece backing!
I love fleece as backing!
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this quilt I made for my "car crazy" grandson and I found a fleece with cars for the backing!
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This is the front....
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... and the back with fleece and little quilting!
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This is a panel for a baby quilt....
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... and the fleece backing!
I love fleece as backing!
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this quilt I made for my "car crazy" grandson and I found a fleece with cars for the backing!
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#8
I made my granddaughter a quilt to carry to football games when she played in the band. She wanted it to be very warm so I put fleece on the the back with a layer of batting in the middle. It was very warm. It quilted up very nice, she loved it.
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