Minky Question
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I love the look of some of the baby quilts I've seen on the Board that use minky for the backing. I have a few questions about this...Do you pre-wash the minky? Do you use a light batting in addition to the minky? Thanks for you help, and have a good day.
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I do not pre-wash the minky (I am a per-washer of cottons though) because it is 100% polyester and will not shrink. I have used no batting and have used flannel and also warm and natural. So it just depends on how heavy you want it to be. Here in E Texas we do not need a heavy quilt. Minky is very warm all by itself.
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I've used Minky alot on my quilt backs. After the first one, now EVERYBODY wants their quilt backed with minky!! I have not used batting with it as it tends to be heavy with just the minky. After showing one of my quilts I was told "wow, that would be awesome to sleep under in my birthday suit!" LOL!!!
grammy of 6 - I've used fabric.com and theminkyboutique.com. It does come in 60 inch widths.
grammy of 6 - I've used fabric.com and theminkyboutique.com. It does come in 60 inch widths.
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I haven't used Minky, but I have made several baby blankets from fleece. Since Minky is similar, they make wonderful throws. I DO wash my fleece, but with my allergies, I HAVE to wash everything. I didn't put batting in them, they are nice and thick without the batting.
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