Learn a simple quick technique for finishing off your little quilts.
Binding a quilt with fleece backing.
We are demonstrating how to use your left over backing fabric as your binding.
I also did one with the fleece i only use a single fold binding cut it 3 inches sewed on the front as usual and hand stitched the back.
Speaking of binding here s a helpful post from crazy mom quilts on how to bind tiny things.
Place the quilt top over the polar fleece with the right side facing up.
Lay out the polar fleece backing with the right side of the fleece facing down.
Like allison says cut the backing.
I sewed the edges of the quilt before i attached the binding in both cases.
Here is a great tutorial for how to bind a quilt with the backing.
Smooth the layers of fabric to remove all wrinkles and center the quilt top in the exact center of the polar fleece backing the polar fleece backing will be 1 5 inches larger than the quilt.
Both ways were fine but i liked the look of the fleece binding.
I know it s not the best in the quilting world to bind your quilts from the backing fabric but i do it.
The fleece layer replaces both the batting wadding and backing layers.
The cotton binding was 3 inches.
Sometimes i just don t want to spend the time and energy on a binding.
Binding a quilt with the backing fabric is a great way to get projects done quickly.