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I am planning two baby quilts and I am thinking about using Minkee for the backing. I have never sewn with it. How easy is it to quilt? Any help would be appreciated!

Suzette58

I've never heard of Minkee. Will ask around and get back to you if I find out.

Mary

Minkee is a newer fabric very soft and kind if fuzzy comes in lots of baby and kid colors

I've used Minkee twice now and had no trouble with it. I used 505 spray adhesive to make the "quilt sandwich" and it kept it from shifting.

One quilt, for my son's 17th birthday, was a double sized. The other was a lap quilt.

There's a couple of long arm quilters, QIAD forum members, that have put it on their long-arms for quilting. Maybe they will pop in here and answer some questions too.

I used Minkee on baby Hannah's quilt. It is very limber and slippery (slinky) and I was afraid of it. Procrastinated for a month before I even tried to load it on my quilt frame. I should not have been afraid of it - it quilted very nicely. I didn't even have to adjust the tension on my machine. One thing I learned was not to pull it so tightly when advancing the quilt on the frame because it stretches. When I took the quilt off the frame it bunched up the top of the quilt just a little bit when the Minkee relaxed but lots of people like that look. Even with that I was still very satisfied with the results. And it is SO soft and cuddly. Also, it comes in 60" widths and the quilt top was 58" so I loaded the Minkee sideways - I was able to purchase less doing it that way. If you don't have a frame I would spray baste it - using lots of spray. Either way, I think you will like it.

Minkee is great on quilts. Just be aware that it is a polyester type fabric. I made one for a grand baby and didn't put any batting in it. Mom and baby loved it. I just pin basted it & did stipple on it on my regular machine.

Sharon V.

I press a lightweight interfacing to the back of Minkee before I cut it and quilt it. Works great and the interfacing is soft so the quilt is very soft. Amie

Well, heck Quilterbee, I just slapped the Minkee onto the quilt frame and went to town on my quilt.

Well you go,sister! I pieced some Minkee into the top,too which is what made me wan tto try the interfacing and then I thought, well may as well stablize the backing ,too. Works great but that stuff is $$$$$$$ )
I wish it was cheaper, don't you? Amie )

Yes, Quilterbee, I wish it was less expensive. But it is 60" wide. When I did Hannah's quilt it was 58" long. The Minkee was 60" wide so I turned the Minkee sideways and loaded it. I didn't have to buy so much doing it that way. I love it - it is so soft. It never dawned on me to stabilize it. I had fun (yeah, right!)pinning that slinky stuff onto my leaders but once I got it on it was no different than cotton backing.