Originally Posted by costumegirl

I made a baby quilt for a friend's daughter that had 9 minky sheep on it - made the basic quilt out of cotton but appliqued minky sheep - it turned out great - has been washed many times and is still in "almost new" shape

I did not use raw edge applique for the sheep as minky has the tendancy to "shed and ravel" it's edges when cut.

I cut my sheep a little larger than than the pattern and putting right sides together sewed on a muslin backing to each - used a 1/4" seam and left a little opening to turn right side out after clipping the curves - now the minky edges were secure and enclosed - no shedding or ravelling or dealing with loss of fabric and applique size.

I next embroidered the faces and details on my sheep by hand going through the minky and backing - this helped secure the applique piece for shifting.
I then hand appliqued the sheep on the cotton quilt blocks using the muslin backing of each to anchor my thread.

I don't have a pic to share but it really turned out great and was very easy to do.

Originally Posted by luvspaper

I've done it, but the paper back fusible refused to come off the applique piece before I fused it down to the quilt. It did add some stiffness and weight. On the second one I didn't use fusible and it tended to shift. I will try to post pics of the twin quilts I made (my appliques were doggies instead of teddy bears)

It wasn't easy and bit frustrating, but I do love how the turned out!

Originally Posted by summitbay

I like to use minky appliques on flannel for gifts and craft show blankets (self binding baby blankets). I used the applique function of my embroidery machine. I think they wash up very well.