For this next step you will need a craft spray adhesive, quilt batting, and a quilt back.  The  spray adhesive is a very sticky substance that works well when sprayed on the batting.  The quilt batting comes in varying thickness that allows the quilter to decide the loft to their quilt. The quilt backing can be any material that washes well.  I use micro fleece simply because I like the soft feel it gives the quilt, and it doesn’t pill like some fleece.  Some other choices might be flannel, cotton (pre-washed), denim, or even a flat sheet that coordinates with your colored blocks.  Find what you need with  Free Shipping at Joann.com on orders of $35 or more (Code: SEPTFSA835)

You can now start to see just what all this hard work was for.  On the back side of your quilt top, press  your seams open where possible.  After you have all your seams pressed, lay your quilt top on a flat surface.  Unroll your quilt batting and lay it on top of your quilt top.  Cut off the excess batting.  Take your quilt back and lay it down on top of your batting and quilt top.  Cut your quilt backing to fit your quilt top and batting.

Next take all you layers off your quilt top.  Just a word of caution, this spray adhesive is very sticky or tacky which ever you chose to call it.  If you have some disposable latex gloves, now would be a good time to put them on.  Spray the adhesive on one side of your batting, and  according to the instruction on the adhesive, spray the back of the quilt top.  Being very careful lay your batting down on your quilt top.  Next spray the other side of the batting and then spray the wrong side of your quilt backing.  Now lay your quilt backing down on top of your batting.  Work quickly, the adhesive sets fairly fast.  You now have what I like to call a “Quilt Sandwich.”

Next we will work on the blanket binding.