grammy.mj

Whenever I use minkee backing for a quilt. It never lays flat after I attach the binding and the binding never looks great when I attach it. What am I doing wrong?

ManiacQuilter2

Minkee is a stretchy fabric. You might want to use a walking foot to prevent any stretching or do a basting stitch before attaching the binding. I tried sewing some small pillow for my friend who has to exist in a wheelchair. Parts of his wheelchair rub his skin raw. Well, I started out cutting the fabric into a square but the pillows look like I didn't know how to sew. Will watch this thread to see what opinions appear.

ckcowl

I've used minkee on a lot of quilt backs- after quilting I stitch a running stitch all the way around the outer edge of the quilt (if I don't already have one from stabilizing the quilt when quilted) then I trim the minkee fairly close to the stitching. sew the binding to the front- using a bit wider than I normally do - 2 1/2"- 2 3/4"- depending on thickness of the quilt & if I used batting too--- then when I fold it over the excess bulk from the minkee has been trimmed away so the binding lays flat/smooth (it is still full- with top & batting) works for me...

grammy.mj

thank you I will give it a try