T Shirt Quilt Fleece Backing

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.

T shirt quilt fleece backing. Use polar fleece yardage for the quilt backing. Lay the fleece right side down on the floor or a large table. A printed backing material in this case would hide the monotonous stitching and give you something more interesting to look at. Freeform using multiple fabrics including the t shirts some terrycloth towels and pulled together with fleece.

I really love the fleece on the back. Often it isn t easy to tell which is the right side and which is the wrong side. This is just a little video showing how it looks and sews when you use fleece as a quilt backer. I have a fleece that has a white background and.

How to make the fleece t shirt quilt. Center the wrong side of the patchwork front against the fleece. You have been collecting tshirts for as long as you can remember. Lay the pattern over the back or front of each shirt whichever part you want on the quilt and make sure the design is centered as much as possible.

I made several quilts this year with fleece backing. Cut a 16 16 inch square from the paper bag or cardboard. A t shirt quilt is a personal custom project based on items you already own each finished quilt will be uniquely yours and each will have its own look and flavor. Smooth and pin to hold.

Many t shirt quilt companies choose to do a repetitive pattern on their t shirt quilts because it is fast and easy. The one on the left has fleece on the back and the one on the right is a too cool t shirt quilt. Using fleece on the back of a t shirt quilt turns it in to a low quality t shirt blanket. This is your pattern for each square.

I use t shirt fabric as a backing to the t. Fleece curls to the right side on its lengthwise grain parallel to the selvages and to the wrong side on its crosswise grain perpendicular to the. Compare these two quilts made out of identical t shirts. I will tell you that as i was binding them i wondered if i should have used some low loft batting.

Find the right side of the fleece. You should want more for your t shirt quilt. Also i am sewing it on my vintage sewmor sewing machine. It should be 3 or more wider and longer than the finished dimensions of the patched t shirts.

The sports teams or clubs you were in during high school. Choosing backing fabric for a t shirt quilt or memory quilt july 18 2016. Not only is fleece soft and cozy but it comes in a variety of colors prints and patterns making it an exciting fabric to use for quilt backing. Backing fabric for a t shirt quilt.