about rag quilting
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Verona , Virginia
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This is not my cup of tea .. I've noticed a lot of rag quilts and bags members have made . Excuse me but I can't get past the rag part . Don't they come apart ? You know rags fray and come apart :shock: . Do you stay stitch around the squares ? { term from my clothes construction years }, before quilting . Annie
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Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Northern Indiana
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I am not positive on this but I think they are called rag quilts because you sew the seams on the outside front and then clip them so they do fray. They don't come apart beause of the sewing to connect the blocks , as long as you don't clip the seams when you clip the seam allowance(fabric) that is seen. Does that make sense ?
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I think that "rag" quilt is just a term. They fray like a raggeed unsewn edge. It just is a more "rustic" look, but as sturdy as any other quilt if sewn and clipped properly. :wink:
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