I've pieced together a baby quilt top using unwashed LQS quality cotton fabrics and am ready to assemble the top with batting and minky backing that I will quilt on my DSM. This is my first minky quilt so I did a quick google search for tips on quilting minky and now see that I should have pre-washed the cotton fabric as the poly minky won't shrink. Arrghhh.. I'm not excited about uneven shrinkage and a 'vintage looking' quilt once washed.
I'm hoping to minimize shrinkage and was planning to use 80/20 batting but maybe I should use an all poly batting instead? Also, I read that So Fine! and Bottom Line are good thread choices with minky as they will sink-in or blend-in better than cotton? And is it better to spray baste vs pin when using minky?
Any suggestions before I take a swing at this?
Thanks in advance
Christine