Fleece Care

Tips For Caring For Fleece

• Fleece DOESN’T shrink so there is no need to pre-treat fleece, you can start your new fleece project immediately!
• Wash fleece in lukewarm water avoiding bleach and fabric softener. For drying, use low heat for a short time.
• Pressing fleece is NOT recommended. While constructing your project, if pressing becomes necessary, hold iron above fleece and steam, using fingers, to press seam flat. Direct contact with iron may create a permanent imprint on fleece.

Tips For Finding The "Right Side" Of Fleece

• Before starting a project, determine the right side of the fleece fabric, pull on the cut edges of the fabric in both directions, fleece will stretch more on the cross grain. Once you have determined the edge with the most stretch, continue to pull gently, the fleece will curl to the wrong side.

Tips For A No Sew Fleece Blanket

• The main fleece piece and contrast fleece piece should have opposite directions of stretch, to make fringe easier to tie.
• Fringe for ties should be 1" wide by 3" long for best result.
• Cut fringe for main fleece and contrast fleece together so you have matching fringe to tie. The preferable method used to cut fringe is with a rotary cutter.

Tips For Finishing Fleece

• Fleece is a non-fraying fabric, (the raw edges do not need to be finished). There are many ways to decoratively finish a fleece fabric: binding, hemming, fringe, beaded fringe, appliqué, blanket stitch, embroidery, quilting or using decorative rotary blades to create an edge shape. The ways of finishing a fleece project or garment is only limited by your imagination.

Crazy Quilt Bag

 Crazy Quilt Bag

Created by: Maddie Bushman

Level: Intermediate

The Crazy Quilt Bag is perfect for those weekend getaways. It is large enough to hold all those necessary items for a wonderful three-day vacation. Yet, it is lightweight, washable and easy to store. This is a fun project for the serger enthusiast. You will be delighted at how easy this type of crazy quilting can be done on the serger.

I really thought this bag was very cute- I love Love LOVE bags, just look at my closet and you'll see.  I really liked the size and shape it is.  This is why I thought I would pass it along.  how cute would it be to "rag" this one!!  I am also going to be putting up a EASY version of a "Rag-Bag" one that you and your little sewers can sew together.  As soon as I get it "tuted"(made into a tutorial) I will link it here.


I'll be honest- I am a big Bernina fan and I highly recommend this brand- however- I am not promoting one or another brand of sewing machine.  Besides, I bet there are those of you out there that are stuck on some other brand.  I think what you learn on is what you love- So although this is a pattern from a "Janome" sight- I am not necessarily promoting the Janome brand... just saying.


Just click on the title of this posting and it will take you to the instructions.


Happy Sewing!