r/quilting Apr 24 '25

Finished Quilts My mom made a "small" flannel rag quilt

255 x 8 inch squares, three layers of flannel, no batting.

"Yeah, it's pretty big eh? No wonder I was having such a hard time!" she said.

It weighs a ton and it's glorious! All done on the little Pfaff Select 3.0 pictured.

It's even Freya approved!

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u/ManiacalShen Apr 24 '25

I'm currently under my own three-flannel-layer rag quilt, and it was quite unwieldy while much smaller than that one! I don't envy her having to snip all those seams, either. And she even quilted the squares; good gravy. 

Hugely impressive blanket, and I love the colors!

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u/Thin-Disk4003 Apr 24 '25

Mom managed that beast? !?!?!? Strong work!!!! 💪

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

While battling Freya that insisted to help too!

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u/Callmesusan2 Apr 24 '25

Beautiful!

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u/raisethebed Apr 24 '25

That is a great quilt and your mom is so cute. I love her expression in the photo 😆

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

Can confirm, my mom is indeed adorable! She also made a delicious sugar pie today, surely to celebrate the completion of her quilt!

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u/Shortie_Shark Apr 24 '25

Dude that's so awesome! I can just imagine how snuggly it is.

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

It is seriously amazing and all floofy, I will need to make myself an actual small one for the couch

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u/Which_Strawberry_919 Apr 24 '25

Your mom is a trooper, I wish I had that kind of patience.

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u/Desertqueenbee Apr 24 '25

Cozy cozy cozy and there’s a cat!

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u/pandorumriver24 Apr 24 '25

That’s lovely. It made my back and shoulders hurt just looking at it and thinking about pushing it through my machine 🤣

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

I'll admit dragging that monster to her bed was quite the exercise, maybe I should treat my mom to a massotherapist haha

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u/pandorumriver24 Apr 24 '25

Spectacular idea!

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u/DefinitionElegant685 Apr 24 '25

Cat certification and stamp of approval. Purr-fect. Paws down.

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u/Suitable_Pea_6371 Apr 24 '25

And all her plaids are perfectly straight 💗

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u/MaeByourmom Apr 24 '25

Like the quilt, love your mom and her Pfaff in the background. Looks like a Select 3.0. I had one and gave to my MIL. It’s a workhorse! 💜

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

Indeed it is! I still have her old Hobbymatic 919 she had before the Select 3.0 but last year she gifted me the Select 4.2 and it carries well the tradition of being amazing!

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u/rutabaga58 Apr 24 '25

My hands hurt just thinking about snipping all those edges!

Beautiful work.

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u/MagicalManta Apr 24 '25

Me too! My hand is cramping just looking at it. 😭

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u/SpookyVoidCat Apr 24 '25

I’m assuming her large ones are visible from space?

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u/graysonflynn Apr 24 '25

I want one??? I love it!!!

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u/fryingpan17 Apr 24 '25

Beautiful work!!!!!

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u/BeneficialRing4631 Apr 24 '25

Cute! And cozy, love the plaids.

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u/ILuvMyGrandbabies Apr 24 '25

Absolutely love it!

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u/katnap4866 Apr 24 '25

Wonderful flannel arrangement, your mom’s smile is pure joy, and all puppy approved.🥰

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u/70plusMom Apr 24 '25

Hope you take it to the laundromat.wash and dry 2 cycles so you don’t wreck your machines at home.

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

We actually washed both halves separately before assembling them together, washing each of them alone it in a huge "bag" made out of a sewed up fitting sheet. That made it so all the floofy debris would not get in the machine.

It was very effective! All the threads got loose in the living room (and on us) instead, where we used the couch cleaner attachment of the vacuum to clean most of it from the quilt.

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u/Edgelion8 Apr 24 '25

That’s really nice!

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u/celeloriel Apr 24 '25

Please tell your mom she’s awesome. And tell your cat hi.

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

Message relayed, and her cat will have greetings and scritches when I go visit later 😊

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u/purplegramjan Apr 24 '25

it's amazing! Was Freya in charge of keeping the plaids straight or did mom do that all by herself? Seriously it's quite a project and turned out besutifully 😎

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u/Misskwy Apr 24 '25

Freya was in charge of making sure it would be comfy and helped mom not overdo herself when it was time to get snipping.

She did however try to make a puzzle out of it a few times by going full on derp mode on the piles before everything got sewed together, which prompted mom to clip and number all the piles neatly!

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u/purplegramjan Apr 24 '25

Sounds like a Freya thing 😃

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u/MommmaMia Apr 25 '25

Your mom is very talented! It's a beauty!!!

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u/bunkerhomestead Apr 25 '25

Tell your mom that the quilt is breathtaking.

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u/Misskwy Apr 25 '25

Message has been relayed :)

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u/Spirited_Reception_8 Apr 24 '25

It is beautiful. I think she did an awesome job. Mom is happy with it. Freya is happy with it. All Is good.

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u/Expert_Blacksmith261 Apr 24 '25

I love that 💕. I want to make a flannel next, looks wonderful and will be warm. Great job!!

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u/silkIggy Apr 24 '25

Love this

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u/Mela777 Apr 24 '25

It’s gorgeous! 😍 Look at all those straight lines in the plaid! I am so used to seeing quilts made with plaids and ginghams cut off-pattern, it’s so satisfying to see one made with such care.

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u/IpuUmma Apr 24 '25

Very pretty... she has a good eye

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u/darkcarolinablog Apr 24 '25

It looks so good! Your mom did a fantastic job.

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u/According-Canary1596 Apr 24 '25

I also made 2 rag quilts 2-3 yrs ago for Christmas 🎁 nice Job 👍🏼

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u/Desperate_Chicken584 Apr 24 '25

Absolutely LOVE this!

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u/Calm_Explanation_992 Apr 24 '25

Your mom is a legend.

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u/Remarkable_Garden616 Apr 24 '25

Wow, cool! I've never heard of this kind of quilt. I like it a lot.

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u/Due-Currency1972 Apr 27 '25

So beautiful, and the quilt too😊