Baby Quilts - do you make
#35
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I'm afraid to use minky in my sewing machine. I'm afraid it will cause problems with my machine, so I gave away all my minky. I use cotton and flannel both.
#38
From all the baby quilts that I have made, I have always used all cotton for front, back and the batting. Since I don't prewash any of the fabrics first, I can count on the whole thing shrinking up the same amount.
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the flannels i use are 100% cotton-
once in a while i may back a baby quilt with minkie-
i pretty much never make them out of fleece.
i make quilt tops out of quilting fabrics- flat cottons and flannels- i back them with flannels or minkie-or regular cottons depending on the baby- location- wishes of parents- what appeals to me at the time-
but flannel is cotton too- just a different weave & brushed to give it a softer face.
once in a while i may back a baby quilt with minkie-
i pretty much never make them out of fleece.
i make quilt tops out of quilting fabrics- flat cottons and flannels- i back them with flannels or minkie-or regular cottons depending on the baby- location- wishes of parents- what appeals to me at the time-
but flannel is cotton too- just a different weave & brushed to give it a softer face.
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i've been using minkie for 7 or 8 years now (since it really hit the market= i use it with my domestic (viking machine) and i use it as backs with the long arm- --- it does not make the lint that regular cotton does- and really is nice to work with (as long as you keep from stretching it)
the cut edges do shed- i tend to buy it in pieces i do not have to recut---and when i get it home i take it outside & give it a good shake- but it is polyester and does not create lint like cotton does so it is much cleaner to sew than what you generally abuse your machine with.
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