Minky Rag Quilt

My daughter has been asking for several years for me to make her a quilt.  She has a quilt that her Grandma made her when she was born, but you can't call that poor thing a blanket anymore.  It is full of holes and I am pretty sure there isn't an ounce of batting left in that poor thing.  It has been well loved.

So I pulled out my sewing machine and this is what I we made.

It turned out really cute and I can't wait to give it to her!  (It is a Christmas present)

I got the idea from Mia Dolce Originals.  This is is hers.

The quilt I made really was a group effort.  I brought it to my Mom's house for a fun sewing day and got lots of help from my Mom and my SIL.  We were able to knock it out really pretty quick.

The quilt took a total of 7 1/2 yards of fabric.  2 1/2 yards for each layer, the minky, flannel for batting, and the cotton fabric for the top.

I cut all of the fabric into 6 inch squares and then layered them so I could quickly grab them and sew them. 

I sew an X, corner to corner in each square first. I just made a chain of squares and then cut them apart.

The minky fabric sheds like crazy when you are sewing and cutting it and the little fibers just float around the air.  The pesky little fibers kept going up my Mom's nose and were really bothering her so she went and got a mask.

We all thought that was pretty funny!

After my mom had enough of those little fibers she passed the task on to my SIL and she helped me sew.

Once all the squares were sewed with the X I laid them out on the ground to get the pattern I wanted to make sure no duplicate squares were laying next to each other.  Then my lovely SIL sewed the rows together and then I sewed those rows together.

Update:  I have gotten lots of questions on how I got the "frayed look" and I really didn't explain that at all, so I apologize.  When you sew all of your squares together you will have a side where the seams are ( the side with the different colored fabric blocks) and the flat side (which was my minky side).  Then you take a pair of scissors to the side with the seams and make little cuts down to the stitch line.  I cut about every 1/3 inch.  Then when you wash it all of those raw edges fray in the washer & dryer. 

I love how it turned out and it is so soft.  I just know that my daughter is going to love it!

UPDATE: I have had a lot of questions about the sizing of my quilt.  I used Jubilee Homespun Inspiration as a reference.  On her post she has a table that will show you how many squares you will need for the size of quilt you are wanting to make.  The quilt I made is the small size.
 

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