Do not stretch fleece as you sew. Here are some tips for sewing and quilting with fleece: 1. Download these instructions as a PDF so you can print them out. First is the type of fabric. Create 3' x 5' Quilts That Require No Batting or Binding. Directions to Quilt With a Polar Fleece Backing. Sometimes I simply use the fleece backing folded to the front as the binding because fleece does not unravel. The only thing I do differently when backing a quilt with minky instead of regular cotton is to make sure I cut wide enough strips (2.5″ usually) and test to make sure there is enough binding to fully cover the initial stitch line. Trim off all selvages and use a 1/2″ seam allowance when piecing the backing. Pin well along all sides of the quilt. Share; Tweet; Pin; I am a novice when it comes to sewing and I have had these cute fabrics for a long time and been too afraid to do anything with them! They do look a little worn but then it matches the rest of the backing. There are several methods. Today I’m sharing a few tips on self binding your quilt – it uses the backing fabric! I then stitch the cotton strips on as desired, often in a simple log cabin or crazy quilt pattern. Now for the final step: binding your quilt. I have no issues with it. I have since done one more quilt with a fleece backing but haven't finished the binding yet. Stitch all the way around the binding as close as possible to the folded edge. Learn More → Quilt. As shown below, attach the binding to your quilt top by opening the binding, and then sewing through the first layer. I used fleece and my quilt warm and toasty. But I had been wondering no that I am learning free motion from yourself how it would work on the fleece. When it's done I'll share it here. I have quilts done with cotton binding and fleece/minkee that have the selfbinding and the cotton binding is really frayed and the fleece or minkee edges from the self binding are not frayed nor do they have holes in them. I make a lot of baby quilts & twin sized quilts as gifts. This prevents the fibers from separating. There are a couple of things to consider when binding a denim quilt. Take your minky plush fabric quilt to the next level with machine quilting! No, I haven’t tried self-binding, as I rather enjoy the ‘framing’ of my quilts with regular binding. My very favorite quilts for personal use have old minky throws as the batting/backing. Quilting Instructions. PLACE the quilt block or other quilted project on top of the batting and backing fabric – wrong sides together.. STABILISER. Minky Plush Fabric Machine-Quilted Backing. Adding The Quilt Backing. To miter the corners of the binding, trim the excess batting across the corner and fold in the Minky in. 10. Have you ever used fleece or any other types of backing materials? Batting. How Much Backing Is Needed for a Queen Quilt? When you use polar fleece to back a quilt, you do not need to add a layer of batting between the quilt top and the quilt backing because the fleece acts as both the batting and the backing layers. Here's how it was done: Cut off all the excess backing except for 1" all around. As mentioned above I like to use the backing fabric for the binding, it’s a bit of a cheat and the finish isn’t as clean as using proper binding, but at this point I usually just want to get it done quickly (in this case the baby was already two weeks old, so the gift was long overdue! Place quilt top on piece of batting. I just ran four lines across the width of the quilt, following the stitch in the ditch within the design of the quilt top. You measure and cut just as a backing would be, but you don't have to do much quilting. Do use long pins used in quilting to hold layers of fleece together by pinning from the top like a thumb pin rather than like the ordinary dressmaker’s pin which ill fall short when tried on thick fleece. Binding with Minky. Batting materials can vary from natural and synthetic fibers. These sure make a quilt snuggly but can present challenges for longarm quilters because of their loft, stretchiness, nap or grainline. I can only imagine how hard a mitered corner would be with blue jean fabric. More on lining fabrics here. The Geometric quilt with green fleece back uses a zigzag stitch along the binding to hold it in place. 2. Quilt. Since my project is so small I used a fusible fleece batting the same size as the block so it wouldn’t slip.For larger projects, use batting that is slightly large and then trim it with scissors to the size of your project after quilting the 3 layers together. It's just a sandwich of the quilt top and fleece. ... 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