Re: Quilting fleece backed quilt?

Hi Sally,

I back a lot of my quilts with fleece and have had no problems at all. I do pin baste thoroughly, but have done straight line quilting, meander close quilting all with success. It is pretty forgiving on the fleece side as the stitches don't really show but give a sculptured look, but you may need to adjust the tension to get the top side looking just right. Also play with the presser foot pressure so the sandwich moves easily under the presser foot.

There are some pics here:

Lizzy

i've a maybe odd question....do you quilt with fleece side up? might be obvious but i've never worked with fleece at all for anything. j.

"Lizzy Taylor" ... Hi Sally, I back a lot of my quilts with fleece and have had no problems at all. I do pin baste thoroughly, but have done straight line quilting, meander close quilting all with success. It is pretty forgiving on the fleece side as the stitches don't really show but give a sculptured look, but you may need to adjust the tension to get the top side looking just right. Also play with the presser foot pressure so the sandwich moves easily under the presser foot.

There are some pics here:

Hi J*,

I prefer to quilt with the fleece side down so that I can plan my quilting to fit in with the quilt blocks and so that I can see where I have been - the stitches tend to hide in the fleece. For an all over pattern you could work either way up I should think.

Lizzy

Picture now taken and parcel ready for posting in the morning.

I wanted to do the two fleecies quickly as they were needed, but I have just been told that the fabric from the second shop has only been posted today - does it really take 6 days to put a panel in an envelope? Sent the order at the same time I ordered the teddies from my usual fabric place and got that the next morning, and there was more fabric for them to cut. No prizes for guessing who I wont use again.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~uk

The only thing I've backed with fleece was a mat for DGS to use for playing with his cars. I pinned fairly close and then did free-motion quilting along the roads printed on the fabric. It was really a quick project. I don't think you need a lot of quilting because you don't have batting that might shift or lump if it's not quilted closely enough. All that is necessary is enough stitching to hold the top and the fleece together nicely. Of course, you can do more if you like. :)

Julia in MN