How to Make Polarfleece Quilts With Free Patterns
Polarfleece is a soft, lightweight synthetic fabric, used for everything from athletic wear to blankets and quilts. Developed as a substitute for wool, Polarfleece is cheaper and much lighter than wool, but it lacks wool's absorbent qualities. Quilting with Polarfleece creates quilts that are as easy to care for as they are warm. Polarfleece does not fray, and quilts made with this material do not require batting, as they provide their own thickness and warmth.
Things You'll Need
- Quilting pattern
- Additional fabrics (optional)
- Fabric marker or chalk
- Ruler or ruled cutting mat
- Scissors or rotary cutter
- Straight pins
- Thread
- Quilting machine, sewing machine, or hand quilting needle
Instructions
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Print or photocopy the free pattern of your choice from a website offering free quilting patterns, such as SewingSupport.com, Quilting Assistant.com or QuiltPatterns.org; quilting magazines or a library book on quilting. Substitute Polarfleece for the fabric and/or batting specified by the pattern if the pattern does not call for Polarfleece.
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Wash and iron the fabric according to manufacturer's directions. Cut off the selvage edges of the Polarfleece.
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Measure and cut the fabric(s) according to the pattern. Baste the pieces together by setting your sewing or quilting machine to the longest stitch setting, or if hand sewing, use a running stitch to sew the quilt pieces together. Drop the sewing/quilting machine's feed dogs to avoid stretching the Polarfleece.
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Stitch the quilt together according to the pattern's directions.
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Tips & Warnings
If you don't plan to do much quilting, don't buy a quilting machine; a sewing machine or serger should suffice for basic quilting work.
If you don't have the manufacturer's directions for washing and ironing, wash in cold, dry on low heat, and iron on your iron's synthetic fabric setting.
Basting is especially important if you are using a pattern that does not call for Polarfleece.
Do not back-stitch when basting.
References
Resources
- Photo Credit quilts image by Christopher Martin from Fotolia.com
