1Charm pack A charm pack is a set of coordinating fabrics that are already cut into 5-inch squares. Mine is Apple Jack by Moda. You may also use any fabric you want cut up into 5-inch squares.
1yardSoft fabric for the bottomI used minky dots, but any soft fabric will work.
Embroidery flossAny color
1Quilting needle
Instructions
Assuming you have all of your squares cut and ready, you will need to lay them out and decide on the pattern you want them in. How many squares you have is up to you. This charm pack came with 42 square so the quilt is 6 columns by 7 rows.
Now you are going to start by sewing your rows together. So, start with your top row, put right sides of 2 squares together and sew them to each other using a 1/4 inch seam.
Make sure it looks like this when you open them. Keep doing that with each square for your row until you have the row completed. Then set it aside and start the next row and do this to each of your rows.
Once you have all of your rows done, press them so they are nice and smooth. Now you are going to sew the rows to each other. Pin 1 row to the next by putting right sides together and matching up the seams. I pin them at each seam all the way down so there will be 7 pins.
You want to be sure that your seams from one row are matching up with the seams from the other row as much as possible.
Now sew one row to the next. Do that with all of your rows until you have a full blanket top. Press again.
Now grab your minky dots fabric or whatever fabric you have for the bottom and cut it to the same size as your quilt top. With right sides together sew the minky fabric to the quilt top all around the outside edges leaving an opening of about 4 inches to turn it right side out. Turn it right side out and then topstitch all the way around the outside (this will also close your opening-make sure to fold it under nicely before you top stitch over it).
Thread a quilting needle with embroidery thread.
On the corners go down through the top.
Go back up through the bottom and tie a square knot. I usually do this on every other 4 corner spot.