blocks from fleece for quilt
 

Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

I made one. From scraps. Just leftovers I somehow came upon from a factory
that made robes, I think. No special technique, just squares stitched
together - no backing, no batting, no binding. No pictures either. Not a
chance that I could get it away from the great-grandchildren and grand dogs.
It leads a hard life and is much loved. Ummm. . . it seems like I
backstitched at the beginning and ending of every stitching so it would be
sturdy. It is. Just go for it, k. Polly



"**k**" wrote in message
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Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

On Nov 24, 7:22 pm, "**k**" wrote:
Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**

Polly, Thank you for answering! Your quilt sounds like very much a
hit! Do the seams disappear into the "fluff"? I was curious because
you said no backing, no binding. Did the seams "rag" or look "wavey?"

**k**

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

I have made a couple all fleece, pieced quilts. I don't have photos
but they work out pretty well. You can't be too insistent on perfect
corners... the stuff shifts a bit, but it looks good. I sewed both.
Whatever thread I had. I think the default stitch is 2.2 and that's
what I used.

My suggestion is that you should keep the quilting simple. That beast
will be heavy and hard to handle.

I made what would have been a gorgeous yellow brick road quilt from a
bunch of different fleece prints and solids. He saw it laid out before
I put the rows together and said "not big enough". As a result, I went
back and put big solid strips between the rows and then surrounded
thewhole thing with a checkerboard type arrangement, trying to get it
big enough.

He's 6"2' and carries the thing around like a blankie, wrapping up in
it when he first get up or if he's going to watch a movie or
something.

The fleece is pretty forgiving and simple lines sewn through look
good. But don't make yourself crazy trying to match points. I think
something like yellow brick road or Turning 20 or something like that
would be good. Big, easy to put together and not too fussy.

Good luck, and I'd love to ssee photos when you're done.

Sunny

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

I have! It's easy. You can butt fleece pieces together and stitch using a
feather stitch, if you have one, or a 3-stitch zigzag. (Built-in stretch.)
Cut pieces with rotary cutter and ruler to get nice straight edges and
accurate sizes. Do them one at a time for best results. No seam allowance.
Any block design would work, but use something with pieces as big as
possible to minimize your cutting and stitching time. My blocks were 6",
because I could get a lot of 6" setting blocks from my scraps. I cut the
rest into 2", 3" and 4" squares and rectangles, making each as large as
possible, and assembled into 6" random blocks of different colors. I used my
regular cotton thread (variegated to blend a bit), and simply bound the edge
with satin binding to make a lovey blanket.
Roberta in D

"**k**" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

Aha. Now that I see Roberta's words, I remember that I did mine that way
too. Butting the seams together works very well. If your stoppings and
startings are not lovely, it certainly will not matter. Sturdy is the name
of the game here; your fleece creation will be used and loved - and probably
not exactly square. Polly

"Roberta Zollner" wroteI have! It's easy. You can butt fleece pieces
together and stitch using a
feather stitch, if you have one, or a 3-stitch zigzag. (Built-in stretch.)
Cut pieces with rotary cutter and ruler to get nice straight edges and
accurate sizes. Do them one at a time for best results. No seam allowance.
Any block design would work, but use something with pieces as big as
possible to minimize your cutting and stitching time. My blocks were 6",
because I could get a lot of 6" setting blocks from my scraps. I cut the
rest into 2", 3" and 4" squares and rectangles, making each as large as
possible, and assembled into 6" random blocks of different colors. I used
my regular cotton thread (variegated to blend a bit), and simply bound the
edge with satin binding to make a lovey blanket.
Roberta in D

"**k**" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

Suggestion for fleece quilts - cut the blocks with a wavy rotary blade. It
makes for a really cute blanket with the wavy edges instead of having blunt
cut straight edges. We make a lot of them that way for our Linus chapter.

Donna in Idaho

"Polly Esther" wrote in message
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I made one. From scraps. Just leftovers I somehow came upon from a
factory that made robes, I think. No special technique, just squares
stitched together - no backing, no batting, no binding. No pictures
either. Not a chance that I could get it away from the great-grandchildren
and grand dogs. It leads a hard life and is much loved. Ummm. . . it seems
like I backstitched at the beginning and ending of every stitching so it
would be sturdy. It is. Just go for it, k. Polly



"**k**" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

On Nov 25, 8:27 am, "Donna in Idaho" wrote:
Suggestion for fleece quilts - cut the blocks with a wavy rotary blade. It
makes for a really cute blanket with the wavy edges instead of having blunt
cut straight edges. We make a lot of them that way for our Linus chapter.

Donna in Idaho

"Polly Esther" wrote in message

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I made one. From scraps. Just leftovers I somehow came upon from a
factory that made robes, I think. No special technique, just squares
stitched together - no backing, no batting, no binding. No pictures
either. Not a chance that I could get it away from the great-grandchildren
and grand dogs. It leads a hard life and is much loved. Ummm. . . it seems
like I backstitched at the beginning and ending of every stitching so it
would be sturdy. It is. Just go for it, k. Polly

"**k**" wrote in message
...
Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**- Hide quoted text -

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Hi Donna...Did you mean to use the wavy rotary cutter on the last -
outside edge block? Sorry to be so dense! I'm a visual person! And,
I live in WA state - your neighbor. Thank you for writing.
k

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

On Nov 25, 5:15 am, "Polly Esther" wrote:
Aha. Now that I see Roberta's words, I remember that I did mine that way
too. Butting the seams together works very well. If your stoppings and
startings are not lovely, it certainly will not matter. Sturdy is the name
of the game here; your fleece creation will be used and loved - and probably
not exactly square. Polly

"Roberta Zollner" wroteI have! It's easy. You can butt fleece pieces
together and stitch using a



feather stitch, if you have one, or a 3-stitch zigzag. (Built-in stretch.)
Cut pieces with rotary cutter and ruler to get nice straight edges and
accurate sizes. Do them one at a time for best results. No seam allowance.
Any block design would work, but use something with pieces as big as
possible to minimize your cutting and stitching time. My blocks were 6",
because I could get a lot of 6" setting blocks from my scraps. I cut the
rest into 2", 3" and 4" squares and rectangles, making each as large as
possible, and assembled into 6" random blocks of different colors. I used
my regular cotton thread (variegated to blend a bit), and simply bound the
edge with satin binding to make a lovey blanket.
Roberta in D

"**k**" schrieb im Newsbeitrag
...
Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**- Hide quoted text -

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Polly, Well...good news that it doesn't have to be perfect! And,
that it will be loved! Thank you!
k

blocks from fleece for quilt
 

On Nov 25, 2:56 am, "Roberta Zollner" wrote:
I have! It's easy. You can butt fleece pieces together and stitch using a
feather stitch, if you have one, or a 3-stitch zigzag. (Built-in stretch.)
Cut pieces with rotary cutter and ruler to get nice straight edges and
accurate sizes. Do them one at a time for best results. No seam allowance.
Any block design would work, but use something with pieces as big as
possible to minimize your cutting and stitching time. My blocks were 6",
because I could get a lot of 6" setting blocks from my scraps. I cut the
rest into 2", 3" and 4" squares and rectangles, making each as large as
possible, and assembled into 6" random blocks of different colors. I used my
regular cotton thread (variegated to blend a bit), and simply bound the edge
with satin binding to make a lovey blanket.
Roberta in D

"**k**" schrieb im ...



Can anyone tell me if they were successful in cutting squares of all
different fleece fabrics to make a quilt top? I was thinking I could
make some squares 10" and then smaller ones to make a 4-patch and
alternate them. I have been saving fleece for this for ages, but now
that I'm ready to do one...I'm not sure how to proceed. Serging or
sewing? If sewing...what thread, what stitch length, what seam
width? Any suggestions would be wonderful. Also, if anyone has a
photo of one they have done, I would love to see it! TYIA!
**k**- Hide quoted text -

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Roberta, Now I'm jazzed to get started! Thank you for your
suggestions of going one block at a time. That sounds very
reasonable! And, I can stop whenever I think my treasure is big
enuff!
k