bearisgray

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.

LAQUITA

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

nanOmint

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.

Annaquilts

I hate it so I would pass. I quilt all the time with all kinds of materials as I do tons of donation quilts.

NanaCindyLou

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....

Nilla

Tell me more about this issue please. I'm about to do two baby quilts with minky backing. I never considered that it might be slippery. I just thought it would be drape better than flannel and be a nice texture for the babies to cuddle against. I'm planning to quilt them on my long arm.

ManiacQuilter2

Minky is a very stretchy fabric. I used it once and I doubt if I will ever attempt to put it into another quilt.

Onebyone

I backed the minkee with lightweight fusible, I used Misty Fuse, before using it for a backing. No stretching all.

TexasSunshine

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.

DogHouseMom

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.