i have put minky on 3 of my baby quilts but
i donot fmq. i take them to the lady in town. tried it cant do it. |
Amen!!! and what a mess it makes in your machine.
Originally Posted by Mitch's mom
(Post 4967457)
Left the Minky at the store. I made the mistake of trying to use Minky once. Once. What a terrible fabric. I'm still finding bits of fluff from it several years after it first came out.
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I sew with minkee and have no problem at all. I use a stretch stitch instead of a straight stitch for seaming blocks. What I have problems with is micro fleece. What a nightmare !
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Hmmm....it's a little like my Alice-Cat...very soft, very cuddly, but with a bite. Thanks for the tips about stabilizing...I am about to embark on a minkee journey in the not too distant future.
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I have had issue with minky too. I still have my minky backed quilt, all sandwiched and ready to pick up quilting again. The thing I found was the stretching I had under control it was my machine sewing through it without skipping stitches. On advice from here, I have picked up a ball needle and washaway stabilizer, now I have to convince myself to start again. I am worried if this does not work, what then. I have to remove the minky backing, which when I think of it should not be that difficult with all of the skipped stitches and have to back with something else. What a pain, but it does feel so nice to the touch. :)
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Originally Posted by aberi
(Post 4969828)
i have used minky often and love the way it turns out.. the easiets way to work with it is to iron on a very thin stabalizer to the back.. otherwise you pin like crazy.. have had great sucess with both methods! the stabalizer works the best ..
don't give up you can do it |
I just don't sew any thing like minky or double knit.
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I have ony used it to make baby bibs. it was stretchy for sure. Maybe ditch the quilt idea and use your stash for bibs
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To KSellers.....do you have your mid arm set on a frame? I really want to use the minky I purchased.
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I use a walking foot and usually don't have any problems!
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