I did a stuffed animal out of minkee one time. Will not do another one. I do like to use flannels and minkee to make baby quilts. I use it as the backing and also along with the flannels in the blocks on the front. Everytime I do one, I say it will be the last...that stuff gets just everywhere! The next to the last one I did, I gave at a baby shower for our minister's daughter.....our new assoc minister was there and pregnant at the time and hinted that she would LOVE one, too. So...of course I made one for her. For awhile, my LQS had put together kits...that made it easy to grab and just select the backing color. And, I bought several and just kept on hand to make up as needed. You really do need to pin securely and keep your vacuum handy. Also, be sure to clean the lint out of your machine often. I have been told it is hard on machines.