Originally Posted by
laynak
....The plush throws or minky-type throws sold in dept stores that might be used for quilt backing instead of quilting cotton or flannel? These are so cheap compared to $10+ a yard! Quilting with these types of backings, what kinds of problems have you encountered and worked through?
I bought some gorgeous butterscotch-colored, paisley embossed minkee on sale from Fabric.com sometime ago. My LAQ lady who is fabulous at doing everything did an incredible job with it. The lap quilt was a gift and I made sure the receiver wanted "something fuzzy" on the back before I risked the money and the LAQ temperment!! Also made sure my LAQ really "wanted" to mess with it and back the quilt with it and she assured me she'd had success in the past. It turned out SO gorgeous, if I could afford it I'd put everything on minkee. Some of the suggestions here about doing it in small pieces "quilt as you go" sound interesting. I've had great success with the spray on glue (not really glue but I can't remember the name of it) when I FMQ a queen quilt on my machine. I could imagine that using the basting spray with minkee on small pieces that you QAYG would work just fine. Only problem would be the bulk at the seams...... what to do about that??