Question
I have made my first t-shirt quilt for DD. My question is: Did I see somewhere that people have used fleece or something similar to back these quilts so that batting is not needed? It just seems that with t-shirt material for the quilt top I need something other than a cotton for the backing. Thoughts, please.
Jean in VT
Jean in VT
posted by Jean in VT @ 8:32 PM
5 Comments:
At February 14, 2010 at 12:37 AM ,
Kathi in Idaho said...
I used a heavy chamois-type of flannel for the back of DH's t-shirt quilt. No need for batting in this one. I liked it because it was cotton rather than using an acrylic fleece.
Kathi
At February 14, 2010 at 6:52 PM ,
Jean in VT said...
Ooo, I wish I had seen your post before I bought the fleece. I didn't even think about mixing acrylic with the t-shirt cotton. I hope it doesn't make a mess!
Jean
At February 15, 2010 at 11:00 AM ,
Kathi in Idaho said...
Probably won't make that much difference. Those old t-shirts have probably done all the shrinking they are going to do. Mine was just personal preference.
Kathi
At February 18, 2010 at 6:41 PM ,
Jean in VT said...
That's very true. These have shrunk all they're going to shrink, for sure. The top and back are now together; now I have to tie it!
At February 27, 2010 at 4:25 PM ,
clseaton76 said...
I did use a batting - "Request" Dream Cotton, with a cotton back. It turned out perfect.
Charlotte
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