minkie quilts up beautifully- I've use minkie and quilted many, many quilts over the years. a tied quilt is one where instead of quilting either yarn or embroidery floss, perle cotton is used to make little knots about every 4" in a grid over the quilt- a stitch is made through the quilt sandwich the 2 ends are tied into a double square knot then the ties are trimmed to a 'standard' length. if you use a thin cotton batt in your quilt it will not add as much 'warmth' as a polyester batting -- wool is actually my favorite batting for lightweight fluffy batting- it breaths and is good in summer quilts as well as winter ones.

A quilt of flannel and minky will be warm. Probably warm enough for most housing situations. I don't think it'll need batting for warmth. If you want puffy, I'd recommend a wool batt. Because the fiber content of the three layers are very different and different properties, a wool batt will be warm. Maybe it could be made like a duvey (sp) and it could be filled with a down comforter and no quilting stitches.

Here is a link to a quilt I did for my son, it has minky fabric on front and regular cotton on back. I did machine applique for the football details after using 505 basting spray to put the layers together. I had no problems with stretching and the football is 91 inches from tip to tip as my son is 6' 3" tall...At 1st I debated using fleece or flannel in place of the cotton fabric, so glad I didn't as it is plenty warm as it is.

http://www.quiltingboard.com/pictures-f5/football-shaped-blanket-t201620.html

Regards,
K

I think that Mountain Mist Lite batting (it is polyester) would be good since you will be quilting instead of tying. It is very thin, adds very little warmth, but provides a little puffiness. Requires quilting lines no more than 3" apart. I have used this batting for baby quilts and it quilts up very nicely. The quilt remains very soft too. Our local JoAnne Fabrics carries it, and it is inexpensive.

If you can spray baste with 505, that is one of the best ways to prevent stretching of the minky.

Also, I ***strongly*** recommend heavily starching the flannel top before layering. I recommend a 1:1 solution of Sta-Flo liquid laundry starch and water. The way I do it is very easy. I use a large wall painting brush to saturate the fabric with the solution (kitchen island works great), wait a minute or so to make sure that the starch has a chance to penetrate the fibers, toss in the dryer, then iron with steam. This heavy starching ensures that the flannel will not stretch or distort on you while machine quilting. To get rid of it, just wash the quilt once after it is bound.

I longarm minky all the time. Just don't load it tight or stretch it.

Thank you for your replies... I have a lot to think about now kiffie2413 I love your football quilt thanks for sharing. I will check into the batting.... is wool batting machine washable?

Here is a link to some great info about wool batting:
http://www.lovebugstudios.com/2012/0...-wool-batting/
I can't speak from experience about it being washable as I haven't used it (I am allergic to wool and handling it during the quilting process wouldn't be a great idea for me...lol).
Regards,
K

I just finished machine quilting a baby blanket with minky on the front and back. I did not use any batting. I also used Elmer's glue to hold together to guilt. No problem with stretching. The only problem was seeing what I was quilting. Stitches get lost in the minky.

Be sure to prewash flannel as it shrinks when washed.

Read "how much it shrunk" thread in today's digest regarding flannel.