I made a minkee dot for a little one and didn't use any stabilizer or batting. It's pretty thick stuff to work with but was able to fold the back over the front rather than binding it. The second one I did was with regular minkee and it was a quilt as you go project I found online. Binding it was not my favorite thing to do but managed to machine sew the top and hand finish the back. I do not have pics (unless hubby took them for me of the second project). The first has seen better days and has been washed/bleached MANY times. It holds up well but the mink feeling does't last forever. It's still very soft but not that amazing fabric you first use. The front is 100% cotton and has softened with age. It rarely leaves her side so I'd say 2 1/2 years and still going strong is pretty good for something just thrown together.