© 2015 Cluck Cluck Sew | All Rights Reserved. ⠀ This quilt is gorgeous! […] I back a lot of my quilts with Cuddle…I did a post here with some tips for backing and quilting a quilt with Cuddle […], […] Baste, Quilt and Bind. Many quilters love to make cuddly quilts using fabric like polar fleece, flannel, or nappy knits like Minky or Shannon fabrics. 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! You want the stretch to be controlled by the side clamps. Materials: … Does anyone else use minky with a plexiglass surface? I’m definitely not an expert but I’ve found what works best for me. We feel that longarm quilting rivals the 7 wonders of the world and we love it. I'll definitely use Minkee again! Came out great…you just have to watch the fabric nap, so they're going the direction you want them…. thanks for the info on using minky: I've been tempted to use it but have been too afraid to do so :-) I love the spray baste too, but have used it on my largest floor space which is carpet and have found that there can be overspray and the carpet gets sticky :-P Love your blog and the things you share with us: thanks so much!!! As for spray basting – I'll never go back to any other method. Hi Allison, miss you! Is this the set-up everyone else has? Hi Did you prewash the quilt top fabrics?while working with minky backing. I have worked with minky quite a few times over many years and it can be a headache! The stretch should go horizontal not vertical. I am a little confused though. and baste with 2x4s (or 1x4s/sharon schamber method) Since it is stretchy, I would venture to guess that it would NOT work well with straight-line quilting. Oct 26, 2020 - Because I get a lot of questions about it…I thought I’d share about my process when backing and quilting Minky. If you prefer OUAQ to seam your back, please advise staff member. Do you ever quilt as you go, a block at a time? PRODUCT. I've only pinned, no glue or side stitching. Most people I know who try to use Minky fabric do so for their quilt backing. What amazes me about this post is that you don't have fuzzies all over the quilt before washing! How do you keep the minky from coming to the top of the quilt as you quilt it? 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. It is a wonderful way to finish off a quilt. I think it's such a great idea to use Minky for the backing, I used it for my son's quilt and I'm planning on using it again for some throw quilts. The first two like quilted very nice and then boom, this one is coming through the fabric. The type of minky you quilt with makes a BIG difference. Sometimes I write these posts late at night and my brain doesn't work! I just had a disastrous time quilting with minky. Some backings like minky or polar fleece have a nap. That picture up there is before washing, but after washing it looked nearly the same with a tiny bit more “crinkle” in the top. Check. The story of the quilt is the record of the human family. Black fades to grey and white.Super soft, cuddly Minky backing and binding. Leave us a mail for further queries. http://www.SassySmidgens.Etsy.com.com. I have worked with minky quite a few times over many years and it can be a headache! Luxe Cuddle Tie-Dye Rabbit Gray. (EX: If you are wanting to order 2.5 yards, select (2) FULL YARDS and (1) HALF YARD or select (5) HALF YARDS. 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. Craftsy instructor and longarm quilter Angela Walters shares some basics for quilting with Shannon Cuddle ™ fabric. And this pattern uses a Minky self-binding to make finishing faster. To estimate your quilting cost: Multiply Width X Length / Divide by 144 / Multiply by $4.00 For Example: 75” W X 75” L =5,625 divided by 144 = 39.06 X $4.00 = $156.25 “ I love quilting but had trouble finding someone to long arm quilt my finished work, that is until I discovered Rose. 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! The backing should be even and straight as much as possible. Hope i can find the best answer to my question somewhere – thanks for the tips on this page. I use minky on the back of almost all my quilts. For hand quilting I would only use flannel for sure. Check out our backing tips for design ideas, longarm tutorials, and more!. And every time I use it I swear *this* will be the last time. I have the same question as anonymous above. I have had very little trouble quilting minky backed quilts. I have never attempted free motion with minky – just lovely straight 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! Thanks heaps. I have not yet progressed to fmq but have the slippy mat thing to attach to my plexiglass surface (for when I get up my nerve) but it doesn't work with the walking foot for straight line quilting. My family and friends love the soft cuddly feel of this fabric. I spray-basted Minky once with the June Taylor spray and after I washed the quilt the back was stuck to the batting kind of like static cling. I'd love for you to one day do a tutorial. Note though I bought my minky from a quilt shop. I tape the back to the floor when I baste…but be extra careful not to stretch it. Just get the wrinkles and creases out without pulling it tight. Any suggestions? And both the flannel and Minky knit fabrics will leave your sewing room in a cloud of lint and dust. Customers receive a 20% off their first quilt and 20% off every 5th quilt. ⠀ Thank you. I'm so glad you posted this? PRODUCT. She suggests that you keep your free-motion quilting designs a bit larger in scale, to help keep your quilt soft and without any tucks. Repeat this till all the strips are used and the backing fabric is covered by a lovely strip style quilt top. It makes it so cuddly! Acrylic is 1/4" tall with etched measurment lines. If you lay down a thrift store sheet to catch the overspray, you will be fine…. Machine quilting rulers & templates for use with longarm quilting machines & domestic sewing machines. thanks for all the tips. So, the issue Sara posted about in her trip to the dry cleaner, would have been avoided if she had used one of those. […], […] then the material can be a little tricky. Of course if you use batting, you’ll get a nice crinkly top, but a much stiffer quilt. I am confused as to which way to load the minky for best results. haha 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. ), and THEN I layered with the minkee backing and just did random eyelet circles throughout the quilt, … I'm going to write another post about longarm quilting on minky fabric since it can be tricky and a few tips might help. To cut square edges, lay your minky out on a large surface such as a dining table or the floor. Hope it all works well! "stick" with 505. Cuddle Prints - Floralfields Aruba 60 Inch Minky Yardage. Dimpled minky is the most common, but (I find) to be most problmatic. She quilted a stunning geometric pattern with the channel locks on the Millie and a ruler to get the distance. Am searching online for an answer... Would I load it with selvages running perpendicular to the rollers (i.e., forming a T with the rollers) or in line with the rollers (horizontally, like train tracks)?I also need to piece my back and am going to need to piece some cotton to part of the minky to make it wide enough. 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. Step 1: Spray the wrong side of your plush backing fabric. Backing and Batting measurements need to be larger than the Quilt Top, (8" wider and 8" longer Example: Quilt top is 50" x 60", then backing and batting should be 58" x 68". I'm going to write another post about longarm quilting on minky fabric since it can be tricky and a few tips might help. 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. Right after basting I stay-stitched around the edges using a long stitch length to keep everything in place. Wide Quilt Backing Fabric 0 54"-60" wide 0 Quilter's Cotton Fabric 0 Minky & Cuddle Microfleece 0 Muslin 0 Fabric Panels 0 Cotton Sateen 0 90" Wide 0. I make changing pads. Do I need to cut binding strips vs. folding it over to the front (which I’ve seen done with cotton). 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 quilting a Cuddle minky with cotton top, no batting. I (and my kids) love the feel, who doesn't. I took the quilt to the dry-cleaner and they ironed it, permanently ruining the minky dots. As always when a quilt is quilted on a long arm, the backing must be square for best results. I even enticed her to quilt on the long arm for her FIRST try! Now I just pin the hell out of it and call it good. $17.99. It looks so soft and cuddly. Just keep on checking your backing for puckers. Helen in Healdsburg. Any tips for this? The Dritz brand spray from Walmart is okay but not great with Minky…. Longarm Quilting Service by award winning quilter, Frances Meredith based in the UK, serving quilters locally in Bristol, the Forest of Dean, Gloucestershire, Wiltshire, Herefordshire, Somerset, Worcestershire, Oxfordshire, South Wales (Cardiff and Newport), Monmouthshire and Gwent. I then layered on my […], […] did a post years ago about how prepare and quilt a quilt using this backing you can read here. It might make a difference if my machine was dropped into a table and I could have just a normal wood table surface. :-). Wow, I want to learn how to make a quilt. Thanks for posting your tips on this! I’m. :D. I made a quilt kit that had two different minky fabrics sewn back to back… I love it but it is a little unwieldy without some quilting them together (scared!) I have always been a bit afraid to try, but now I will certainly try it. Laurie. Thank you for sharing this, it's on my to-do list! I sew on my dining room table with a plexiglass surface which works like a charm for piecing and for quilting when I use cotton backs. How do you spray baste your quilts? Thanks so much for sharing these tips. Just a quick question–did you prewash your quilt top or quilt fabrics? The backing should be … Works great. I just pinned a quilt that has a minky backing that looks fabulous but had me worried. 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. The hardest part was cutting the Minky fabric which made a huge mess! New Arrivals. The 2nd 'quilt' was a sheet my friend bought at a yard sale. I did straight-line quilting but used my dual-feed foot and it worked super slick! – I haven't tried this yet but try adding tissue paper to your quilt sandwich behind the minky. I'm quilting two quilts with minky backing as we speak! Thanks for any advice you can give, not a novice, but it’s also been a while since I’ve had the luxury of enjoying quilting again. .and like you, I only do a large-spaced stipple. PRODUCT. Dreamer by Birch Fabrics. UK Quilt postal service also available. Thanks for this post. We used blanket binding (the silky kind) for the edges. Every time there was a raw edge because of cutting the Minkee, I serged the edge. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about longarming with minky. I tried washing the plexiglass and I tried a light coat of something … I can't remember what it was but it was something that I wouldn't have to worry about getting on the fabric … but it didn't make any difference for me. I have never used a spray basting technique, but I will definitely be trying this out next time! Cuddle® has a two-way stretch along the cross grain. Try striped or vine embossed minky. Thanks for sharing your method — you get a bookmark from me! You can find cheap, stretchy, minky. I ended up pulling the quilt apart and going with cotton batting for the back. Thanks for this tutorial. Wide Backing; Kits; Minky; Minky and Cuddle Fabrics; Shop All; Store Information; Shop Policies; Longarm Quilting Services; Facebook; Instagram; Contact Us. 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? This is last years Chris, Just in the nick of time I finished this year’s, I went a little crazy fabric buying with all the s. After a lazy weekend my house is a dumpster fire.. And just like that...time for Christmas! — It’s probably full size bed size — will pinning the daylights out of it be enough to keep it from bunching at the edges while I’m sewing? Little tufts of the minkee pile are coming up to the surface through my needle holes! You can easily back a cotton patchwork quilt top with Cuddle® to give it extra warmth and comfort. I only atte… Thank you so much for this tutorial. Of course, I'd rather not. . Quilting with these, they stretch less and CAN BE IRONED. Sheila – I want to use the backing minky for my binding. I had almost given up on using minke in my quilts. Has this happened to you? It can be a nightmare for a machine quilter. When you have finished piecing your unique and beautiful top, contact us, we can help you finish it. ", Marguerite Ickis, The Standard Book of Quilt Making and Collecting, 1949, Beautiful Borders, Backings and Bindings by Jill Reber, Quilts From the Quilt Makers Gift by Joanne Larsen Line. I guess it might not be too easy to hand sew it! I too have used batting and no-batting for making the quilts. Indicate the top orientation of the backing with a safety pin. I will add that the problem with the minky and my sewing surface seems to be a build up of static. Finished quilt size: 30″ x 40″ All seam allowances are 1/4″ Quilt top pattern is a random patchwork of 6 squares by 8 squares. If you have any new tips, for a beginner, I would love to hear them! 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″). 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. That holds things together nicely. It will help with hiding your seam. She quilted it with a minky backing, which is a great idea for a quilt. We just quilted the sheet and a Minkee backing, no batt. 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. If I want a lighter quilt for carrying around or for the couch I skip the batting. :-). Works wonderfully on cotton, but not Minky. Thank you for the tips on working with Minkee. 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. Using a large quilting design will keep your quilt from being too stiff and it will drape more like a cozy fleece throw. It might make your needle dull more quickly but the quilt sandwich should glide across the sewing surface and it will probably help keep the minky from "crawling" too. Backing and Batting should be 8" longer and 8" wider than the Quilt Top. Anyway, thanks again! It is luxiourous. Just tear off when you are done quilting. After that I decided to use the minky for binding but that didn't seem to work too well either. I've successfully quilted (lap and smaller) with the really fuzzy minky. Lose the fluff. But I will also have to spray it (even when not quilting) and that seem that will help a whole lot too! :). I'm halfway through piecing a baby quilt top and decided to use a minky back after seeing your quilt and Faith's (Fresh Lemons Quilts), so am now wondering if I should prewash in case they shrink at different rates? This fab, Fall quilt finished just in time to stuff it in a, I’m FORCING myself to finish my fall quilt today, It's always hard to see in a tiny photo, but Kaitl, Big blocks = less blocks to make! needle when I quilt…once I switched to a smaller size it stopped. It also looks like you stitched down your binding. Minky makes the most soft and luxurious blankets. The answer is a resounding YES! I googled it and found that the spray sometimes has to be dry-cleaned out of polyester. I will be using Minky for the first time (and also basting spray, it seems) to make a blanket for a friends long awaied baby girl.. You would think minky would glide across the surface but it just clings to my plexiglass surface table attached to my machine. The backing was Minky, which is a slightly furry fabric that makes a really soft and warm quilt … 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. Thanks for the links and the tips! Wouldn't ya say? When backing a quilt with minky, I find that spray basting is the best way to handle the stretch. ⠀ Heather A. (An extra 4" is needed on each of the 4 sides for mounting to the frame.) I rent a long arm machine in a quilting studio and I've never done a minky-backed quilt before. They are premium fabrics so they cost a little more than JoAnn minky but the are SO MUCH SOFTER. I’ve been intimidated by Minky for years, but once I got it basted up it really wasn’t hard to quilt over. I would love to be able to straight-line quilt minky-backed quilts on my machine because the hand quilting is a very slow process for me. I was planning to have the cotton piece go the length of one side of the backing. Minky always seems perfect for the backing to a baby quilt. 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. These sure make a quilt snuggly but can present challenges for longarm quilters because of their loft, stretchiness, nap or grainline. You are so right -- my mistake! technically I have never quilted anything, either.. (Hopefully by the time I make this I will have at least quilted the tote bag that I am currently working on..and Maybe I will have a clue..) But what about quilting with it? Hobbs 80/20 batting gives this precious quilt a loft that is just right. I have run a piece of cotton down the center with minky on both sides before and it actually stabilized the back better. Thanks, Laurie, for the tips. I made one small kids quilt with a Minky back and I have never tried it again. Stop by my blog or Etsy shop to see what those other minkys look like. As I've quilted my first minky backed quilt (5+ quilting sessions) the fuzzies have gradually gone down but I'm still lint rolling like crazy. My oldest child is on the autistic spectrum and he loves the soft backed blankets made with minky fabric, to the point that he's stolen his sister's blanket. 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 quilts I've done have washed up beautifully after hand quilting with no sags and that's without prewashing anything. The loft of your batting has a big impact on how much it shifts after basting and pinning. The problem that has me stumped is with machine quilting. Thank you for these greats tips on using Minky. I am not an expert but did just finish a baby quilt with Minkee on the back. Because I get a lot of questions about it…I thought I’d share about my process when backing and quilting Minky. I think the long length works well. I always use batting. 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. And it is all quilted! I quilted with Minkee twice, both times using a batting, and both times not 100% satisfied with results. Feel free to share any other tips in the comments section…I’m sure we’d all love to read them! great reference Allison…. See more ideas about quilting tips, longarm quilting, apqs. And I've pinned in addition to the spray. Backing: 1. I usually use a size 90/10 (?) For me, anytime I load with seems vertical, the back gets wavy so it there may be puckers. I find the weight of quilting with minky (I do use batting) the difficult part – my poor shoulders! It will wash out. I am a sort of new longarmer, and I've never used minky on the back, but that's what my daughter wants! I have hideous problems, but will use more basting spray and follow your tips. To find the midpoint, simply fold the fabric in … I've never quilted with minky, but I have sewn baby blankets with it and swear words can DEFINATELY be spoken. 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. Here's my experience with minky and some tips that hopefully will help you in using minky successfully. It will also prevent swear words from being said. I intend to have it long-armed. 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. ⠀ haha.. I’m a little late to the party. I've got the 505 spraying. Aug 2, 2020 - I get asked all the time if I accept quilts for long arm quilting with minky fabric for the back. After I machine stitch the binding on it’s ready do be used and loved and fought over relentlessly! Dec 21, 2020 - Tips and tutorials you can use while longarm quilting. I was worried but did some research online and at the LQSs. Thanks for your post. I'm so thrilled that I might be able to do this myself! Luxe Cuddle Marble Grapemist. I'm definitely going to try this for my next granddaughters quilt. I use basting spray heavily first, then I go back and also pin every 6-8″. I see in your picture that you have a pieced minky back going vertical. Thanks for posting a comment (I'll correct my post). Thanks for sharing your ideas – when I started quilting almost 2 years ago, there was no info on quilting with minky. I've used it for countless baby quilts and as tummies on stuffed animals, etc. She got 2 top sheets and wanted to turn one into a coverlet type throw. 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? $16.99 So can't comment on on Joann's quality. 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. Hey you mentioned machine stitched binding…. I use the walking foot and I have to forced the quilt through, producing very uneven stitches and lots of wobbles. Honestly it was a lot easier than I expected. Lesson learned for next time. I also quilt in straight lines to form fold lines for my changing pads. I use 1/4" loft currently but 1/8" in the past. (e.g. In each corner she quilted echoed squares towards the center that meet perfectly in the middle. I decided to try it with my latest project and any tips are greatly appreciated. Free-motion quilting with minky. Or call us today! Think about it? The spray sure made Minky easier to work with though! I don't think it's as hard to use when you do smaller blankets. I have a sz 18 needle and loosened my tension but the fuzz still comes through to the top. Only FMQ. I don't have any minky in my studio right now but I think if I remember correctly, Stephanie, that you load it with selvages running perpendicular to the rollers (forming a T like you said in your comment). I will try to use all of your suggestions but I am still quite worried about the outcome of it.. I don't spray baste, which is crazy – I just pin it to death and it always works out. This is really simple - if you rip your fabric, the tear will always run along the grainline of the fabric. Based in Fort Collins, My Longarm Quilter’s quilting services are charged by square inch measurement of the quilt top. First of all, there is a big difference from one kind of minky fabric to another. 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. (Here are some links to tutorials I like for each of these steps). I am working on one now that the back is red and it is coming up on the top that is white. Merry Christmas!! I need the thicker loft, but the thinner one had less shifting. ), and THEN I layered with the minkee backing and just did random eyelet circles throughout the quilt, every 4-6" or so, to hold the layers together. 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 have spray basted lots of quilts and found that if you use the 505 brand you will have a better result. It seems like it would be super messy and not something you'd want to get on anything else nearby. Minky fabrics tend to have a lot of fuzz. I really enjoyed quilting with Minky fabric. Stitch through all 3 layers and flip the top strip open. quilting with a minky backing My friend and customer, Andrea, dropped off a quilt yesterday, and I started quilting right away. I have a quilt on the rack right now that has JoAnn's store brand Minkee as the backing. You can choose regular width quilting cotton. May 24, 2016. You can pin baste, but use pins every 4” or so and take care not to stretch the backing! Just curious! If you've ever cut it with a rotary cutter or … Well, even though I had prewashed the quilt top, it still shrank when the finished quilt was washed, and the batting did not, so the back of that quilt was like saggy, baggy elephant skin! In fact, there is no reason that a quilt could not… I appreciate the info about batting and making a softer quilt.. One other thing that many talked about was that the lint and ravels of Minkee were a nightmare. You will be charged a $20 fee per seam. Next quilt I start I'm going to try the double sided minky…. Longarm Quilting Services. lol) Spraying was mentioned again and again so I did spray with 505 and also pinned as with a regular quilt. Finished in my nonsmoking longarm studio. Solids, prints, and embossed Cuddle® work great for both sides of your quilt. I pull out the big guns when I baste with Minky. I still got some saggy baggy issues, and felt like I quilted too closely, making some parts of the quilt too stiff. ARTISTIC QUILTING - The Latest From My Quilt Studio. They're great. I've found this post and the following comments very helpful but none address the particular problem I've been having with minky. Even used minkee as binding! Really well it tight the grainline of the quilt to the floor when i quilt…once i to. From coming to the top that is just right about this post is that you have any tips! 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