I usually just use Minky as a backing and I add the binding as I do other quilts. I did make a quilt with scraps of left over minky and did sew more than a 1/4 but less than 1/2. Made the backing with scraps of flannel and just serged the edges. Gave it to my DD and she used it as a rug in her bedroom. She loves it said that she would not have thought of it if I had not suggested it.