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    Old 03-06-2016, 04:53 PM
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    Never heard of this happening. Thanks for the warning!! So sorry for your frustrations.
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    Old 03-06-2016, 04:54 PM
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    Thank you for posting this - I had been considering minky for a quilt, now I know I don't have to!
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    Old 03-06-2016, 08:09 PM
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    I have used minky as a backing on at least 8 baby quilts and have never had this problem. I use a lightweight cotton batting or dream angel in the request loft. I quilt on my Innova longarm and mainly use omni thread. I also quilted an oversized queen quilt. I had to piece the minky backing and it turned out great.
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    Old 03-07-2016, 04:09 AM
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    I used minky for the backing once and had no problems quilting it on a longarm, maybe because I prewashed it (?).
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    Old 03-07-2016, 01:35 PM
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    After reading these posts I know I'm not using minky for anything other than baby blankets. I did use it for the back of a baby quilt and it's fine but I do believe there are different kinds of minky also.
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    Old 03-09-2016, 05:04 PM
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    Originally Posted by Karamarie
    After reading these posts I know I'm not using minky for anything other than baby blankets. I did use it for the back of a baby quilt and it's fine but I do believe there are different kinds of minky also.
    Karramarie! You are right about that. I have also used Minky on the back of other quilts without batting and have had no problems. This Minky, I bought on line and it is quite "fluffy". The other Minkies that I used were very short napped and closely woven. This is the problem with ordering on line. You just never know. Thank you for your comments.
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    Old 03-21-2016, 03:04 PM
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    Oh my gosh, your fabric and piecing look so great, how sad that happened, I would take it out and change to batting and cotton back.
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    Old 03-21-2016, 03:28 PM
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    Originally Posted by chichimamma
    Oh my gosh, your fabric and piecing look so great, how sad that happened, I would take it out and change to batting and cotton back.
    Chichimamma! It did just what you suggested. Very disappointed in the long-nap minky. I won't order that again for sure.

    Thank you for your comments. I really do appreciate the help that our Members are always willing to give. Yolanda
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