Binding A Quilt With Minky Backing

Minky does not ravel so you only have to sew over one layer of fabric not bulky at all.

Binding a quilt with minky backing.

This tutorial will show you how to get a beautiful finish with mitered corners. Sew cotton and minky wrong sides together using a 1 4 seam and be sure to pin well so the layers don t shift. Use your quilt backing as the binding. Once you are at the point that you are ready to bind a quilt that is backed in minky or cuddle trim the excess of leaving about 1 of backing and batting.

Jenny doan has a great tutorial on folding minky to the front for binding. I used elmers school glue instead of pins and used a serpentine stitch. Trim the cotton until there is 1 extra around all sides of the minky. The only thing i do differently when backing a quilt with minky instead of regular cotton is to make sure i cut wide enough strips 2 5 usually and test to make sure there is enough binding to fully cover the initial stitch line.

Make sure your back is cut square. No pictures of this step sorry. For the binding i wrapped the backing to the front of the quilt and mitered the corners. If the naps are running opposite there will be a noticeable difference in color and sheen.

After the corner has been stitched and trimmed kelly shows how to complete the mitered corner by simply folding the minky towards the wrong side. In fabrics with a pile such as velvet and minky the fibers lay tilted in one direction. Fold the cotton over once just up to the edge of the minky. I cut my binding at 2 1 4 inches wide unless i am using a heavy backing like minky.

There s nothing like a soft edge to a quilt. Then i stitch the binding on the front of quilt and wrap around the edge to the back and hand stitch the back. I stitch the strips together and press in half lengthwise. Simple shapes are very easy and quick to applique using cuddle.

A touch from the iron helps here to set the crease. When you sew two pieces of minky together be sure that the fibers are lined up in the same direction. For this quilt i did the classic hand sewn binding method that my grandma taught me. It still takes a little bit longer to bind than a quilt backed in cotton or flannel but it is worth the extra expense to save yourself grief in the binding process.

This is a great way to use up scraps of minky fabric. Then i cut it 2 1 2 inches wide.