M.I.Late

Keep doing them - they get easier. However, piecing quilts is even easier.

haylillan

thats a wow. i like this christmas quilt

blueeyez

I find that if I sew two rows together and then snip, the snipping doesn't seem to be such a big job! (Always done in front of the TV.)

Betty Ruth

I've only made one lap quilt in the raggedy manner. I used denim for the front and flannel for the back. When I finished, I threw it in the washing machine to make the edges fluff up. Big mistake! The ravelings stopped up the pump on the washer. It cost me $108.00 to get it repaired. That was several years ago, so I'm sure it would be much more now.

Cybrarian

Going to be gorgeous!!! Looking forward to seeing the finished quilt!!!

chuckbere15

This is way to cute,

Tothill

I wash my rag quilts at home, but I used a strainer to scoop out as much of the threads as possible, several times before the rinse cycle. I get a lot of threads out this way. Of course I have a top loading machine, this would not be possible in a front loader.

If we were on septic, I would be even more diligent on scooping out the threads out.

Bluelady

My first quilt was a rag quilt for my nephews new baby. I will probably never do another one! It was flannel, I put batting in the middle and it was so heavy and thick!

Bicycle Hobo

I find Rag Quilts so thrifty and warm. I sew them exclusively over others now as I don't need batting. Here are some of mine used as an Avatar on the left and some below.

Warning: My photos are not a small size as I don't know how to resize them. But it should be able to give you some idea of how fluffy and nice the 1" seams & the other colors besides the top ones I used on these quilt-y blankets.

earthwalker

Love these beautiful rag quilts.....one thing I learned when I made a "raggy wagga" (Aussie version of rag quilt). That is: stick to simple quilting i.e. all x's or hearts or whatever....the more complex your design the more the three layers shrink up....I did some x's and went nuts with spirals on some of my other squares...then you either have to trim some or cope with some mismatched seams...Like everyone....I learn more as I go. Your fabrics look terrific...look forward to seeing your quilt.