Originally Posted by mardilee
If you use Minkee for the back, will you also put in a batting? What type of batting would you use with Minkee? Wouldn't that make it kind of heavy? I made a quilt for my BIL and used warm n' natural, then backed it with fleece. It reminded me of one of those lead shields they put on you when they take a dental x-ray:-)
I did a little quilt with a lot of minky squares on the front, with batting, with a regular cotton back, and it wasn't heavy at all. I think Minky is sort of light weight...kinda like feathers! :-) Fleece is REALLY heavy...I don't like using it at all.