How to Use Fleece for Quilt Backing

I made my first three charity quilts! The charity I donated to wanted fleece backed quilts so these are my tips for using fleece to back your quilts!

Quilting with Fleece Method 1: No Batting, Self-Binding

The first quilt I attempted with a fleece back was this one with the wine and pink coloured blocks. It is a bit bigger than a baby quilt at 41" x 57".

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Step 1: Baste the Quilt Top to the Fleece Back

I used a spray baste for this. I placed a single piece of fleece right side down on the floor (any large flat surface will do if you don’t have the floor space) and centred the quilt top on top right side up.

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I used my rotary cutter to cut the fleece several inches wider on all sides than the quilt top. Starting from the middle of the quilt top I rolled back one end sprayed the fleece and then smoothed the quilt top flat on to the fleece with my hands starting from the middle and working to the sides and the ends.

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Step 2: Quilting with a Fleece Backing

I used a decorative stitch on my janome sewing machine that had a small leaf design on it. I thought that would tie in well with some of the motifs in the blocks.

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I used a wine coloured thread that matched the colour of the fleece I had chosen for the back. So it blended in perfectly and the decorative stitches should up on the back as a texture rather than another colour.

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