How to Sew with Minky Fabric: Easy Tips for a Beginner

If you are a beginner sewist or quilter, sewing with minky can seem intimidating at first.

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Here are some simple sewing tips for sewing and quilting with minky fabrics.

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Cut Minky fabric with a Rotary tool. I recommend a rotary tool with a 45mm blade, if the minky you’re working with is very thick, you may need to go up to the 60mm blade.

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Minky fabric is messy when it’s cut. That’s just how it is. Instead of trying to avoid the mess, plan around it and keep a lint roller close by.

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Use a lot of pins! Normally I’m not one who pins much as I sew. However, when I sew with minky fabric, I am careful to pin every 1″ of a seam.

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When sewing minky and another fabric, always have the minky fabric closest to the feed dogs of the sewing machine. The feed dogs, will help to feed the fabric as you sew evenly.

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A walking foot (or a dual feed foot as shown above) is a presser foot that attaches to your sewing machine that “walks” over your fabric.

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How to Sew with Minky Fabric: Easy Tips for a Beginner

If you are a beginner sewist or quilter, sewing with minky can seem intimidating at first.

Here are some simple sewing tips for sewing and quilting with minky fabrics.

Cut Minky fabric with a Rotary tool. I recommend a rotary tool with a 45mm blade, if the minky you’re working with is very thick, you may need to go up to the 60mm blade.

One: Use a Rotary Cutter

Minky fabric is messy when it’s cut. That’s just how it is. Instead of trying to avoid the mess, plan around it and keep a lint roller close by.

Two: Plan for the Mess

Use a lot of pins! Normally I’m not one who pins much as I sew. However, when I sew with minky fabric, I am careful to pin every 1″ of a seam.

Three: Pins, Pins & More Pins!

When sewing minky and another fabric, always have the minky fabric closest to the feed dogs of the sewing machine. The feed dogs, will help to feed the fabric as you sew evenly.

Four: Let your Machine do the Work for You!

A walking foot (or a dual feed foot as shown above) is a presser foot that attaches to your sewing machine that “walks” over your fabric.

Five: Use a Walking Foot

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