Originally Posted by Plumtree

I have only backed a quilt once in minkee and had issues with the binding. I sew to the front with machine then hand stitch it to the back. I guess my question is how do you get the binding to "hold" in the minkee or fleece? The minkee has stretched and now there are plenty of holes in the back and the quilt is ruined in my opinion. Should I just stitch to the minkee side and hand stitch to the front? Will I have the same problem with the machine stitches pulling and creating holes over time. I want to use both fleece and minkee as backing because they are so soft but not at the expense of holes in less than a year.

Thanks

T