

I got a yard of the Mickey print, only because the design ran the opposite way of the bolt, I needed a 1/2 of yard of the red, blue and white. I wanted the yellow to be my border fabric so I got a yard of that. For the back I just used anti-pill fleece. Its soft and washes and wears well. I got a yard and a 1/4 of that.
To recap, that was:
1 Yard of Print Fabric
1/2 Yard of 2-4 Accent Fabrics
1 Yard of Border Fabric
1 and 1/4 Yard Fleece Backing
Next I just started to cut strips, no measuring or science really. Some wider some smaller, the only ones that were a certain width was to do with pattern, I didn't want to cut off half of Mickey's face. When you do cut the border fabric, cut the thicker edges first, I ended up cutting 6 pieces (one for each side and then had to seam two together for the top and bottom, I wanted the seam in the middle so I used two pieces each)
Then I began to sew, just strip and strip. Start with a border and go from there, once its the width you want add the boarder. Remember it can only be as wide as you fleece (or else you will need more fleece and seam them together)
Iron the seams, give the baby a bath....
Once, its ironed, trim off the top and bottom to prep for sewing on the top and bottom borders.
I happen to have the Disney edition Brother embroidery machine, so I added a name and Mickey at the bottom border.
Sew top and bottom border...
Next, place the fleece over the top of the quilt, so the fabrics are right side facing, Begin to sew up all 3 and 2/3 of the sides, only leaving about 5 inches open on one side to be able to flip the quilt right side out. (I usually pull all 4 corners out first) Machine or hand sew the 5 in gap together and your done!!
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