CoalTownQuilter

Calling all quilters......help needed for a fellow quilter in distress!!! I'm doing a simple stitch in the ditch on a baby quilt I've pieced with minkee backing. Even though I've pinned the daylights out of it, I'm still getting some puckering particularly at the end of my line of quilting. I don't have experience with spray basting and am wondering if that would even work with the minkee, but any advice would be greatly appreciated!!

Deborahlees

Had a friend just last week doing a quilt with minkee....sure used spray basting a walking foot and went slow....worked welll......IMHO walking foot the key to keep top even with bottom....

CoalTownQuilter

Maybe the key is to use the spray basting as I am using the walking foot. Do you know if she had any difficulty getting the top and bottom to adhere to each other?

ckcowl

are you using a walking foot? if you do not have one are you able to (lessen) the pressure of your pressure foot? if the puckering is happening at the ends of your lines---are you pulling-to get to the end?
i use minkee alot- i lessen my tension just a tad- and let the machine do the work- don't pull on the fabric also- lengthen your stitch length a bit.

CoalTownQuilter

ckcowl.......I am using the walking foot, but you're right.....the tension may be too tight. I'll give another try this evening.....thanks for the tips!

Latrinka

I did a rag quilt with minkee on the back, ordered the minkee already cut in squares. Came out cute, but I haven't been in any hurry to do another one with that minkee! It's so soft, but a mess, and hard to work with!

KSellers

I have used minkee on the backs of several quilts and not had any problems, but I have a mid-arm on a frame.

CoalTownQuilter

Oddly enough I've done many things with minkee, but I just can't understand why is it that NOW I'm having difficulties!!! This is the first one I've done stitch in the ditch......can't be because of that.

117becca

i had a friend use spray basting w/ the minky, and it didn't wash out.......

mom-6

Can you loosen the pressure on your presser foot a bit? That really helps when working with any thick fabric.

And don't forget to change it back when you're done...