feline fanatic

Some types of minkee just do this and you can't do anything about it. Other times I have had Minkee behave just fine and had no issues. When it happened to me I contacted my friend and they provided a different backing. Thermore is super thin, but I have had Minkee migrate to the surface with W&N. Some people say when the quilt is washed a lot of those fibers go back but, I would not risk my reputation as what little I had quilted with the migration looked positively awful. I explained the situation to my friend and provided photos (in my case it was white minkee migrating up to a deep royal blue top.) and she provided a different back. I picked out what quilting I had done and reloaded it with a plain cotton backing.

I have yet to figure out why some minkees do this and others don't. When I had issues it was Shannon name brand Minkee but it was a super high pile minkee that had an embossed design. When it worked fine it was also name brand but plain minkee with no texture or embossing and average pile height. I posted the question on a forum dedicated to machine quilters, that is predominantly longarmers, and the general consensus among them is that it was the nature of the beast. Some behaves and some doesn't and not much can be done about it. Some suggested slicker thread like a poly but I was using a slick poly thread when I had issues.