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    Old 10-11-2014, 05:58 PM
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    Hmmm - flannel - warm and natural batting - and minky backing?

    That will be one warm (and heavy?) quilt - - - -

    Might be awesome as a floor quilt, though.
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    Old 10-11-2014, 07:34 PM
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    I have used minky on the back of 2 quilts & have 2 more ready to LA.
    It does stretch but the secret is to NOT stretch it. Just pin it up and start quilting. Now this is on a LA I don't think I'd attempt it in a domestic machine b/c of all the tugging & shifting you'll have to do with it.
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    Old 10-11-2014, 07:44 PM
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    Personally I wouldn't use minky to wrap around an infant. DD received one as a shower gift for our last baby. Selah kept slipping out, we nearly lost her. The thing was just birthed, so I took it and machine tacked every 12 inches or so.
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    Old 10-11-2014, 08:36 PM
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    I hate it so I would pass. I quilt all the time with all kinds of materials as I do tons of donation quilts.
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    Old 10-12-2014, 03:09 AM
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    My very first "quilt" had a minky backing. I just didn't know what I was doing - so not very stressful. I was proud that I finished it....
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    Old 10-12-2014, 03:18 AM
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    Originally Posted by nanOmint
    Personally I wouldn't use minky to wrap around an infant. DD received one as a shower gift for our last baby. Selah kept slipping out, we nearly lost her. The thing was just birthed, so I took it and machine tacked every 12 inches or so.
    Tell me more about this issue please. I'm about to do two baby quilts with minky backing. I never considered that it might be slippery. I just thought it would be drape better than flannel and be a nice texture for the babies to cuddle against. I'm planning to quilt them on my long arm.
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    Old 10-12-2014, 08:41 AM
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    Minky is a very stretchy fabric. I used it once and I doubt if I will ever attempt to put it into another quilt.
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    Old 10-12-2014, 09:36 AM
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    I backed the minkee with lightweight fusible, I used Misty Fuse, before using it for a backing. No stretching all.
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    Old 10-12-2014, 01:13 PM
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    I have quilted minky on the LA and have used it both ways, with and without batting. It is not as hard as I thought it would be, just don't stretch it.
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    Old 10-12-2014, 04:55 PM
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    Ditto what the others said. As much as I HATE spray basting, it was the right method for the Minkey backing to help control the tendency to stretch. I also left the batting out ... flannel on the top, Minkey on the bottom - nothing in the middle. And I used a straight stitch with a walking foot.
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