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Here are 11 tips that you need to know before you start sewing minky fabric! It's the softest fabric and great for beginners! Click to see the tricks!

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Most important when quilting on minky: a walking foot and a new #14 needle. At every bobbin change - just check that your needle is free of any spray baste that may have some fibers stuck to it. Here is my fancy sewing set up for both piecing and quilting. Two children's tables with a larger piece of white laminate that is not attached. It is important to have a side table next to your machine - minky is heavy and can be a 'drag' when compared to an all cotton quilt. Just quilt an arm's…

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Minky is one of the coziest, snuggliest backing fabrics out there but it can be a little intimidating if you have never used it for a quilt backing before. This post has all of the information you need to know before you back your first quilt with minky. 1. Minky stretches. Unlike quilting cotton, minky has quite a bit

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Yes! It can be done! Backstory: I made a t-shirt quilt for my daughter's school auction. It has shirts and plaid from uniforms. I really wanted to back this quilt in Minky, because I think it would make it even more appealing. But then, all I could think was how dull a plain cotton binding would be, especially from the back. So I was determined to figure out how to bind with Minky. If you've not ever worked with Minky fabric, it's notoriously squirrelly. It's polyester, it's slippery, and…

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a couch with a blue and white patchwork quilt on it's back, sitting in front of a window

Being that this is baby number three and that we already have so many boy things, we don't really need much of anything. But I wanted this little man to feel special all wrapped up in something that Mama made. Plus I have decided that the nursery will be "outdoors" themed with grey and navy. Super simple, and clean! So I bought the fabric to make a baby quilt. I never know how much fabric to buy and always end up with WAY too much. So this time around we went with 1/4 yrd per color and It…

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I get asked all the time if I accept quilts for long arm quilting with minky fabric for the back. The answer is a resounding YES! Minky makes the most soft and luxurious blankets. I have had very little trouble quilting minky backed quilts. In fact, there is no reason that a quilt could not

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Throughout the winter, many people ask me to quilt minky and fleece blankets for them. Sometimes people ask me how to add fleece or minky fabric to the back of a cotton quilt, and sometimes people …

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