tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post6472937677597137072..comments2024-03-17T22:25:53.282-07:00Comments on artistic quilting: Longarm Quilting With Minky FabricLauriehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13927788798170795088noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-46547737250681256262018-04-10T13:31:43.843-07:002018-04-10T13:31:43.843-07:00Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about...Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge about longarming with minky. I see in your picture that you have a pieced minky back going vertical. For me, anytime I load with seems vertical, the back gets wavy so it there may be puckers. Has this happened to you? Any tips for this?Joyce Harkinsnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-56049917781362002762017-11-14T18:03:14.979-08:002017-11-14T18:03:14.979-08:00I am having the same dilemma as Anonymous (5.20.17...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? I am working on one now that the back is red and it is coming up on the top that is white. <br /><br />I have a sz 18 needle and loosened my tension but the fuzz still comes through to the top. I am quilting a Cuddle minky with cotton top, no batting. The first two like quilted very nice and then boom, this one is coming through the fabric. Any suggestions? Paula Colemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-62948612542499719012017-05-20T08:19:48.875-07:002017-05-20T08:19:48.875-07:00How do you keep the minky from coming to the top o...How do you keep the minky from coming to the top of the quilt as you quilt it? I am working on one now that the back is red and it is coming up on the top that is white. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-58932869438264160772017-03-28T18:39:03.782-07:002017-03-28T18:39:03.782-07:00You are so right -- my mistake! The stretch shoul...You are so right -- my mistake! The stretch should go horizontal not vertical. You want the stretch to be controlled by the side clamps. Sometimes I write these posts late at night and my brain doesn't work! 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 have run a piece of cotton down the center with minky on both sides before and it actually stabilized the back better. Just keep on checking your backing for puckers. Hope it all works well! Thanks for posting a comment (I'll correct my post). LaurieAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03810415047552841826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-83550403520921325972017-03-26T09:57:18.011-07:002017-03-26T09:57:18.011-07:00I have the same question as anonymous above. I am...I have the same question as anonymous above. I am confused as to which way to load the minky for best results. 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)?<br /><br />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 was planning to have the cotton piece go the length of one side of the backing. Do you think that will cause me problems (having one side with not stretch and the other with stretch?<br /><br />Thanks for your help! I am a sort of new longarmer, and I've never used minky on the back, but that's what my daughter wants!<br />Stephanie in Michiganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00308518273484091405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-58303743106185402792016-09-22T10:17:10.496-07:002016-09-22T10:17:10.496-07:00Thank you for the tips on working with Minkee. I ...Thank you for the tips on working with Minkee. I am a little confused though. 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? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6863727197717255742.post-18487019053721112572014-07-28T14:17:00.834-07:002014-07-28T14:17:00.834-07:00Thanks, Laurie, for the tips. I rent a long arm ma...Thanks, Laurie, for the tips. I rent a long arm machine in a quilting studio and I've never done a minky-backed quilt before. I decided to try it with my latest project and any tips are greatly appreciated.Laura Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00874889561929236906noreply@blogger.com