lindaschipper

For those of you who have used Minky for quilt backings I have a few questions. Currently making two quilts for my grand-daughters (ages 6 months and 5 years) and have thought about using it as these will be used on the floor for playtime mostly. How difficult is it to quilt through? Can you use it on a quilting frame (Grace) or will that stretch it? What batting works best (they live in Colorado). Is there a certain thread or needle to use with it? Any other tips or suggestions you can give me? Thank you everyone!

Iceblossom

I did a couple of crib tops for a friend who wanted them for her neighbor's twins. I had no problem using them with a long arm and a grace frame. My friend had loaded one back (incorrectly) and it had been sitting and stretching for a couple of months before she asked me to finish them -- even still once I reloaded them they were fine. I wouldn't expect any issues if you are doing it in a timely (less than a week) manner. We used a medium weight poly batt, concerned about weight and dry time with warm & natural.

I'm not certain but I don't think I had to adjust the foot height, still I check that and adjust each time so maybe I did...

Another friend of mine doesn't have a long-arm, just a sewing machine with a deep throat and a frame. She can't do Minkee even for a crib quilt because it is too bulky and fills up her throat. She tried doing half the quilt and then turning it, but even though she was very careful and had the Minkee quite taut both times there was a bit of a pouch in the middle. So now when she wants Minkee she sends it to a professional quilter who has no issues/no extra charges for it.

wesing

We used it once on a 45" square quilt and had no trouble with quilting. Binding was a bit of a challenge because the cut edges wanted to curl, but it wasn't insurmountable.

TexasSunshine

I use it all the time to back baby and children's quilts. I quilt on my longarm. I just take care not to stretch it.

JT

I've used minky for backing with cotton or poly batting. Be sure to load on a long arm with the selvages on the sides. Try not to stretch. I used the same thread I use on other quilts, polyester. The biggest difference I made was slightly larger stitches. No problems with it, really makes a soft quilt. Cuddly!

JT

Would always do the binding in a cotton versus minky.

loisf

I glue baste and quilt on a sit-down Tiara. No problems with stretching or puckering ever. My only caution. Once I bought a minky from Jo-Ann Fabrics that had a longer nap. As I quilted, the nap pulled through and showed on the front of the quilt. I had to take it off and start over. I highly recommend Shannon Cuddle Minky.

jmoore

I just quilted my first minky crib quilt a few months ago on my DSM using a cross hatch design. I pin basted it and didn’t have any trouble quilting as it slides around pretty easily. Since my grandbaby lives in Key West, I did not use a batting.

craftdiva

I did a Queen size using minky and quilted it on my DSM. No isssues. i did use a stretch needle with Hobbs polyester. I also anchored it really well before Quilting.

meyert

I have used minky on several quilts from 45" x 50" to 90" x 90"... no problems. But I quilt on my home machine. Minky really makes for a cuddly quilt