Just curious! I too have used batting and no-batting for making the quilts. Works great. But I will also have to spray it (even when not quilting) and that seem that will help a whole lot too! Also for those who asked, I don’t pre-wash my minky before quilting with […], […] I know I’ll get asked, yes I used batting, and here is a post I did years ago about basting and quilting with this double sided minky. I love how little ones will sit there and rub satin binding over their noses while they suck their thumbs, and it's a nice combination of textures to have the bumpy quilted cotton top, soft furry backing, and silky satin edges. great reference Allison…. We just quilted the sheet and a Minkee backing, no batt. Sheila – I want to use the backing minky for my binding. I have a quilt on the rack right now that has JoAnn's store brand Minkee as the backing. I ended up pulling the quilt apart and going with cotton batting for the back. This quilt is gorgeous! If you prefer OUAQ to seam your back, please advise staff member. Does anyone else use minky with a plexiglass surface? Leave us a mail for further queries. I am working on one now that the back is red and it is coming up on the top that is white. haha Machine quilting rulers & templates for use with longarm quilting machines & domestic sewing machines. Thanks for the links and the tips! The loft of your batting has a big impact on how much it shifts after basting and pinning. She got 2 top sheets and wanted to turn one into a coverlet type throw. And this pattern uses a Minky self-binding to make finishing faster. I'm going to write another post about longarm quilting on minky fabric since it can be tricky and a few tips might help. This problem means I hand quilt baby quilts that have minky backings, which is my backing or choice for many quilts and if the quilts are larger, I send them to my long arm quilter who has no problem with the minky. Thanks for all of the suggestions! I still got some saggy baggy issues, and felt like I quilted too closely, making some parts of the quilt too stiff. […], […] then the material can be a little tricky. I have never attempted free motion with minky – just lovely straight lines. I did straight-line quilting but used my dual-feed foot and it worked super slick! I have hideous problems, but will use more basting spray and follow your tips. Thoughts on Quilting with Minky Fabric. So, the issue Sara posted about in her trip to the dry cleaner, would have been avoided if she had used one of those. I also quilt in straight lines to form fold lines for my changing pads. I've only pinned, no glue or side stitching. When making a quilt sandwich, I use minky for backing, batting (usually Warm and White or Warm and Natural) goes in the middle, and patchwork on top. Thanks for posting your tips on this! Thanks, Laurie, for the tips. I use minky on the back of almost all my quilts. Right after basting I stay-stitched around the edges using a long stitch length to keep everything in place. Longarm quilting with Minkee backing HELP! Once you get quilting the quilt can shift a lot and the edges tend to get stretched and wonky…I feel like it helps me free motion quilt nicely around the edges and everything stays nice and square. I've got the 505 spraying. Cuddle Prints - Floralfields Aruba 60 Inch Minky Yardage. Any tips for managing the fuzz?! If I want a heavy quilt…especially if its going to be on a bed I add batting. To find the midpoint, simply fold the fabric in … I only atte… I decided to serge my raw edges as soon as I got it home; you could just use an overlock stitch on your regular machine. That holds things together nicely. One throw was king sized and brown and doubled up so I could take off the ugly satin edge and pull the two sides apart giving me DOUBLE the fabric and the whole blanket was less than $5! I've found this post and the following comments very helpful but none address the particular problem I've been having with minky. I made a similar post on my blog the other day http://kitchentablequilting.blogspot.com/2012/10/my-thoughts-on-working-with-snuggles.html?m=0, Thank you for a really useful post, Pinned it for future reference :), You make it look so straight forward and easy. I was planning to have the cotton piece go the length of one side of the backing. They are premium fabrics so they cost a little more than JoAnn minky but the are SO MUCH SOFTER. If you notice the backing pulling through to the front in the stitches, try switching to a thinner needle. Backing MUST measure 8” wider than the finished width AND 8” longer than the finished length of your quilt top (quilt back is 4” larger than the quilt top on all sides) 2. First time, the quilt top was very simple 4" x 4" squares, prewashed fabrics, so I layered with a thin polyester batting, minkee backing, and tried "tying" the quilt with yarn French knots at the seam intersections. I am confused as to which way to load the minky for best results. The idea was to start with a large backing fabric, lay down a strip and place another strip right side down on top of the first. Step 1: Spray the wrong side of your plush backing fabric. You would think minky would glide across the surface but it just clings to my plexiglass surface table attached to my machine. Luxe Cuddle Tie-Dye Rabbit Gray. Backing and Batting should be 8" longer and 8" wider than the Quilt Top. Machine and Long-Arm Quilting with Cuddle® Cuddle® is a 100% polyester micro-fiber plush fabric that is long-lasting, easy to sew with and simple to care for. Think about it? The type of minky you quilt with makes a BIG difference. The backing should be even and straight as much as possible. (Here are some links to tutorials I like for each of these steps). I use the walking foot and I have to forced the quilt through, producing very uneven stitches and lots of wobbles. The spray sure made Minky easier to work with though! I recently sent a larger quilt with minky backing to a friend to quilt, but am wanting to do a crib/lap sized quilt with the backing too. Little tufts of the minkee pile are coming up to the surface through my needle holes! "stick" with 505. PRODUCT. And every time I use it I swear *this* will be the last time. I had no tucks and it turned out lovely! Materials: … It can be a nightmare for a machine quilter. Thank you so much for the fun idea! The quilts I've done have washed up beautifully after hand quilting with no sags and that's without prewashing anything. quilting with a minky backing My friend and customer, Andrea, dropped off a quilt yesterday, and I started quilting right away. I always use batting. (e.g. Now I just pin the hell out of it and call it good. I'm definitely going to try this for my next granddaughters quilt. When ordering on our website we sell fabric by the YARD or HALF YARD. ⠀ Any suggestions? I don't spray baste, which is crazy – I just pin it to death and it always works out. My least, http://kitchentablequilting.blogspot.com/2012/10/my-thoughts-on-working-with-snuggles.html?m=0, Yoga and Zumba® with Gaileee, E-RYT `n` Licensed Zumba® Instructor, http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5294/5390979204_2def26e84a_b.jpg, Sewing with Cuddle: Guest Post by Allison Harris – My Cuddle Corner, Perfectly Patched Quilt - Brights on White, My 4th of not July quilt | Cluck Cluck Sew, A Spectacle Simplify Quilt | Cluck Cluck Sew, Perfect Can You Quilt Minky Fabric Ideas | Modern Quilt Pattern. We feel that longarm quilting rivals the 7 wonders of the world and we love it. Honestly it was a lot easier than I expected. :-). You will be charged a $20 fee per seam. I have been struggling with that for some time… I want a soft cuddly quilt, not a stiff one that doesn't even wrap around you! The next time, I prewashed the quilt top fabrics, used a thin 100% cotton batting, FMQ quilted the snot out of just the quilt top and batting BEFORE layering the minkee backing on (NOT recommended — uncovered cotton batting next to my feed dogs created lint of nightmare proportions! Things go better if I can create little air pockets before the quilt goes under the needle but that takes some wrangling and results in very wobbly lines. I actually stocked up on a huge variety of minky-type fleece blankets one year during an after-Christmas shopping 50% off sale and got YARDS AND YARDS of use-able fabric out of them! Cuddle® has a two-way stretch along the cross grain. As for spray basting – I'll never go back to any other method. I (and my kids) love the feel, who doesn't. Preparing your Backing for Longarm Quilting Your backing MUST be 10” wider and longer than your pieced quilt top (eg: if your top is 90″ x 90″, your backing needs to be a minimum of 5″ bigger on all sides – top, bottom, right and left sides = 100″ x 100″). Thanks for posting a comment (I'll correct my post). ⠀ For me, anytime I load with seems vertical, the back gets wavy so it there may be puckers. It is a wonderful way to finish off a quilt. Thank you so much for this tutorial. haha.. I’m a little late to the party. It also looks like you stitched down your binding. Customers receive a 20% off their first quilt and 20% off every 5th quilt. Used batting and more minkee for the back, pinned well (I don't have a well-ventilated space to use the basting spray) and sewed strips with larger stitch size. I've used both batting and flannel between the layers and have liked both but because I've hand quilted the baby quilts I've made with perle cotton, it was sure a lot easier to do with the flannel in the middle instead of the batting. Thank you for these greats tips on using Minky. Thanks for sharing your ideas – when I started quilting almost 2 years ago, there was no info on quilting with minky. Thank you. Next quilt I start I'm going to try the double sided minky…. The backing should be … For this quilt, I followed some tips by Allison Harris on quilting with minky.I taped down the minky, right side down, on the CLEAN kitchen floor first. I am having the same dilemma as Anonymous (5.20.17) How do you keep the minky from coming to the top of the quilt as you quilt it? New Arrivals. Because minky is slippery it is often not cut square when you purchase it. Using a large quilting design will keep your quilt from being too stiff and it will drape more like a cozy fleece throw. As always when a quilt is quilted on a long arm, the backing must be square for best results. First of all, there is a big difference from one kind of minky fabric to another. The next time, I prewashed the quilt top fabrics, used a thin 100% cotton batting, FMQ quilted the snot out of just the quilt top and batting BEFORE layering the minkee backing on (NOT recommended — uncovered cotton batting next to my feed dogs created lint of nightmare proportions! I’m. Thanks for sharing your method — you get a bookmark from me! It makes it so cuddly! Or call us today! And both the flannel and Minky knit fabrics will leave your sewing room in a cloud of lint and dust. I've successfully quilted (lap and smaller) with the really fuzzy minky. The problem that has me stumped is with machine quilting. The key to loading a quilt on a longarm frame is understanding the grainline of fabric and how to find the midpoints of your quilt top, batting, and backing. The Dritz brand spray from Walmart is okay but not great with Minky…. We would like our customers to note that quilt backing and batting must be 4 inches larger than the quilt top on all 4 sides. $16.99 They're great. Thanks so much for sharing these tips. Note though I bought my minky from a quilt shop. Lose the fluff. The answer is a resounding YES! Great info! I rent a long arm machine in a quilting studio and I've never done a minky-backed quilt before. Check out our backing tips for design ideas, longarm tutorials, and more!. I read a tip of putting your minky and cotton on a carpeted floor – that will help it stay as you adjust and pin. Acrylic is 1/4" tall with etched measurment lines. To cut square edges, lay your minky out on a large surface such as a dining table or the floor. If, however, your quilt is wider than 60", you have to pay attention to minky's nap and make sure all your minky's fabric pile points in the same direction. It will help with hiding your seam. I am working on one now that the back is red and it is coming up on the top that is white. I am not an expert but did just finish a baby quilt with Minkee on the back. ;). It is luxiourous. And yes, pin every gosh darn inch and use 3,986 pins. The one thing people seem able to agree on is that Minky is tough to quilt! The hardest part was cutting the Minky fabric which made a huge mess! I had almost given up on using minke in my quilts. I think next time I'll try basting with 505 as you suggest, maybe skip the batting to keep it soft, but most importantly I think your larger, more open quilting helps to make these very different fabrics come together and cooperate in a quilt, so I'll try that, too. Lesson learned for next time. I have worked with minky quite a few times over many years and it can be a headache! Thanks heaps. Merry Christmas!! Black fades to grey and white.Super soft, cuddly Minky backing and binding. It’s probably overkill but it works. I then layered on my […], […] did a post years ago about how prepare and quilt a quilt using this backing you can read here. Wouldn't ya say? Indicate the top orientation of the backing with a safety pin. Here's my experience with minky and some tips that hopefully will help you in using minky successfully. ⠀ Longarm Quilting Services. Some backings like minky or polar fleece have a nap. For hand quilting I would only use flannel for sure. If the stretchiest part of the fabric is supposed to be between the side clamps, wouldn't that be HORIZONTAL, and from roller to roller would be VERTICAL? Feel free to share any other tips in the comments section…I’m sure we’d all love to read them! I find the weight of quilting with minky (I do use batting) the difficult part – my poor shoulders! Has this happened to you? Minky fabrics tend to have a lot of fuzz. 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