Cuddle/Plush/Minky fabric problems
Received two tops for Linus to quilt. One lap size and the other single bed sized
The backing given is cuddle plush type fabrics.
It is like quilting a melted marshmallow. The quilt just lays there in a puddle on the bed of the sewing machine. (HQ Sweet 16). And the fibres pull up with the thread (Glide 40wt). Talk about bearding! There seems to be no 'body' to the quilt... Auuggh!
Backing stretches like crazy. These were pin basted, then thread basted. The pile on the backing is too deep to hold spray baste, which I don't like using for donation quilts even though these will be thoroughly washed before leaving my workroom. The deepest pile is on the side away from the top; smoother side against the cotton top.
And where the excess backing was trimmed, fibres have gone into my cutting mat and there is freaking lint everywhere!
Am I doing something wrong, are these tops too big for cuddle/plush fabrics or just the nature of the fabric?
Regardless, it is thoroughly unpleasant all-round.
HettyB