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I saw the Press N Seal demo. Amazing. I'm going to remember that one!

Oooh I definitely need to try this! Thanks for the tip!! ❤️

You should make a video of that!!!!

I used press and seal and it worked great

I tried press n seal (no go). I ‘m doing your way tomorrow, Thank you,

You’re welcome! Happy Sewing! 😊

It is so nice to see that I am not the only one who has to stop for doggie loving! I just saw a video on how to work with minky, so I haven't tried it yet, but they pinned two staggard rows of pins parallel to the edges instead of a ton of perpendicular, like you and I, and they seemed to have extreme success in eliminating shifting. I am going to try this since it is much less pins! I am also going to go get some "press and seal wrap" at the grocery store tomorrow as well! I have a couple minky blankets to make, so I am going to experiment with all 3 ways on a smaller scale to see what works best! My mom always taught me (I am 54 now) that I need to do a mini version of whatever I am making so I can figure out the best way! She comes from an era where wasting a bunch of fabric because I didn't practice first was HORRIBLE! If it's "new to me" fabric, I will test with that, but if it's construction, I better be using cheap fabric or muslin! HAHA! I will let you know how my experiments come out! Oh yeah, they said to only use polyester thread as well!

Thank you!! 💜

😫 Glad I could help at least for next time! 😊 It can be so infuriating with how much minky shifts! Excessive pinning really does make a world of difference though! I don’t typically pin this much with any other project, but minky is just so slippery. Hope you have a better time next on your next attempt! 🙏🏻

Hi fellow Ohioan! 😄 Happy sewing! Good luck on the blanket! I’m sure it’ll turn out great! ❤️

Hay! Finally someone from Ohio me tooo!!! South western part!!!!

Thanks for the comment! ❤️ And yes, I do disclose the dogs when I sell 😄

Not for small blankets like this. For larger blankets, like twin size, I have but even then I didn’t find it truly necessary.

Yes flannel would work great too. I would just pre-shrink the flannel before sewing because it can shrink a lot when you wash it while minky doesn’t shrink at all. I either just wash the flannel before sewing, or I spray it liberally with a water spray bottle and then toss it in the dryer on high heat and that’ll do the trick too 😄

Yes, it’s just a small but fairly strong magnet that I stuck on the bobbin winder. I still lose my snips occasionally but not nearly as often as I used to! 🤣🤣 although I probably would avoid if your machine is computerized at all, just in case

I did! I may make a video on how to make one, although I’ll probably change it up a bit from mine. I used way to firm of interfacing and it was super hard to turn right side out 😂

No, it’s not necessary. Since minky is made from polyester material it won’t shrink when you wash it. It does have a weird feel to it, in my opinion, like makes my hands feel almost grimy- like it had a coating on it during production or something, so I definitely recommend washing it at some point before using the blanket. But whether that’s before sewing or after sewing doesn’t really matter.

They’re both Minky fabric.