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Well, maybe not unicorn-fluffy, but the project on my design wall sure is some-kinda-fluffy.
Working on a super-soft rag quilt.
I have this excess Minky--thought I was in loooove with it for a backing, but now I'm all "meh." Which means, I have yards and yards of said Minky.
And look what I found: links on the Internet for making a rag quilt with some Minky (or Cuddle, or the like) and some flannel. No batting needed, just two (or three) layers of the flannel.
And I'm off to the fluffy races!
Here's the link I initially followed. It is a tutorial site with lots of helpful video (but beware, it is super commercial feeling).
http://www.fleecefun.com/how-to-make-rag-quilt-beginners-guide.html
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My goal here is to make a lap blanket 36" x 54", using Minky as the backing and flannel as the front. Since both dimensions are divisible by 9, I'm cutting 10" squares and using 1/2" seams. This means I need a 4x6 grid--24 squares.
And, after cutting 48 flannel squares (one set in place of batting) and 24 Minky ones, I know where to find the fluffy: my cutting mat, the floor of my sewing room, and the sweater I was wearing today...
Any hints on dealing with all the fluff? I'm a little worried about what will happen to my washer and dryer when I get to the ragging step.
I made one of these for my oldest daughter and my sewing area looked like a blizzard had hit when I was done. I strongly recommend you take it to a commercial wash place. I don't think you want all that fuzz clogging up your dryer vents at home.
ReplyDeleteI stopped my dryer 1/3 of the way through and cleaned it, and again at 2/3 done. The second time I put it through it was better, and the third time I stopped it at halfway and decided it was done enough to give after that washing.
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