Tish05

I haven't used minky on the back of a quilt (mostly because it has so much nap that I worry about how that translates. However I have used fireside fleece on the back of two of my three quilts I've made (I am no expert by any means) and I'm using it again on the back of the two quilts I'm making for my brother's granddaughters. They call Fireside Fleece "adult minky" and it is so cozy and warm. I also use a batting because I want the warmth and puffiness. Some people leave out the batting and if you live somewhere warm that might be good. It does make the quilt a bit heavy, but I'm OK with that too. It has a slight nap so you have to watch how you piece the two pieces together when you're doing a queen size, but I seamed two widths with a 1" seam allowance so the seams would lay down well on the black one and I'm really happy with how it turned out. It makes your bobbin thread very forgiving because it sinks in.

I've attached some pics of the backs of the two quilts I've finished with fireside so far.