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Hmmm - flannel - warm and natural batting - and minky backing?
That will be one warm (and heavy?) quilt - - - - Might be awesome as a floor quilt, though. |
I have used minky on the back of 2 quilts & have 2 more ready to LA.
It does stretch but the secret is to NOT stretch it. Just pin it up and start quilting. Now this is on a LA I don't think I'd attempt it in a domestic machine b/c of all the tugging & shifting you'll have to do with it. Best of luck |
Personally I wouldn't use minky to wrap around an infant. DD received one as a shower gift for our last baby. Selah kept slipping out, we nearly lost her. The thing was just birthed, so I took it and machine tacked every 12 inches or so.
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I hate it so I would pass. I quilt all the time with all kinds of materials as I do tons of donation quilts.
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My very first "quilt" had a minky backing. I just didn't know what I was doing - so not very stressful. I was proud that I finished it....
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Originally Posted by nanOmint
(Post 6925017)
Personally I wouldn't use minky to wrap around an infant. DD received one as a shower gift for our last baby. Selah kept slipping out, we nearly lost her. The thing was just birthed, so I took it and machine tacked every 12 inches or so.
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Minky is a very stretchy fabric. I used it once and I doubt if I will ever attempt to put it into another quilt.
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I backed the minkee with lightweight fusible, I used Misty Fuse, before using it for a backing. No stretching all.
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I have quilted minky on the LA and have used it both ways, with and without batting. It is not as hard as I thought it would be, just don't stretch it.
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Ditto what the others said. As much as I HATE spray basting, it was the right method for the Minkey backing to help control the tendency to stretch. I also left the batting out ... flannel on the top, Minkey on the bottom - nothing in the middle. And I used a straight stitch with a walking foot.
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