Luz2Quilt Posted January 15, 2018 Report Share Posted January 15, 2018 Hi there fellow APQS Quilters - I am getting ready to quilt a baby quilt with "cuddle or minky" backing. The quilt is 54x70 and the cuddle fabric is heavy without batting. 1) Did you use batting? If so, what blend?2) How did you prevent backing from stretching?3) Did you need to tighten or loosen the tension?I appreciate any insight you can provide. Thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnt9999 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 It has been awhile but I didn't have any problems. I did use a batting. I think a low loft poly batting. Make sure you don't stretch the Minky when loading. Load with the lengthwise grain against the leaders. I adjusted tension as usual. Good luck Betty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwiltr Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 2 hours ago, jbnt9999 said: It has been awhile but I didn't have any problems. I did use a batting. I think a low loft poly batting. Make sure you don't stretch the Minky when loading. Load with the lengthwise grain against the leaders. I adjusted tension as usual. Good luck Betty Hi Betty. Do you mean have the lengthwise grain without stretch, running parallel to the leaders? Thank you, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbnt9999 Posted January 16, 2018 Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 yes, That is the way I Did it. that way the clips won't pull or stretch the minky Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luz2Quilt Posted January 16, 2018 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2018 Thank you for your quick responses! Happy Quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kwiltr Posted January 17, 2018 Report Share Posted January 17, 2018 12 hours ago, jbnt9999 said: yes, That is the way I Did it. that way the clips won't pull or stretch the minky Gotcha! Thank you for your advice and thank you Luz2Quilt for posting the question! Happy Quilting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilta93 Posted January 31, 2018 Report Share Posted January 31, 2018 I like using cuddle soft as a backing on lap quilts so that I don’t have to piece the back. I have not had any problems. I have used a couple different low loft battings. Deb. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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