Elisabrat

Ok I here and see several 'rag' style quilts seem is on top so when washed a few times you get a frayed edge? What happens say after 7 or 8 washes when the fray hits the outside seam? does the quilt fall apart? most seams are inside on quilts. Washed they get little wear/tear from the interior but an external seam would be subjected to more wouldn't it? Do these quilts hold up over time? I like the concept/look but worry is it a temporary quilt? Can you advise?

Marcia

No,the quilt will not fall apart. It will only ravel so far and then stop. Usually it will not even reach the line of stitching. Besides, the point of the line of stitching is to stop the raveling--and it works!

Make one for yourself and have the confidence to know that it will last a really long time!!

Oklahoma Suzie

good to know

mrspete

I needed this info, too. Thanks for posting and thanks for answering. Blessings, Ruth

amma

The way the seams rag, the threads also tend to wrap around themselves to stop the raveling and the seam from coming loose too :wink:

littlehud

Good to know. My DD want one of these.

SherriB

I have made several rag quilts and none of them have unraveled. One was for my grandson and it gets washed quite often. It only gets softer. And Amma is right, the threads in the seams just seem to wrap around each other and get softer.

athenagwis

Plus when you clip, you don't clip the whole way to the seam. You have a 1/2 inch seam and only clip a 1/4 inch. of course it may fray farther than you clip, but even if it does you have the long threads to kind of hold it all together. I haven't ever seen one fall apart when clipped correctly!

Cheers!
Rachel

jolo

Also think of this. A great quilt to teach a youngster to make quilts. half inch seam is slightly easier to do that a consistent quarter inc. My grand daughter learned with one of these and she loves it. jolo

bodie358

I know that these need to be washed at a laundromat because they "shed". Is there a point where they can be safely washed at home? I want to make one but the laundromat is 17 miles away. Surely there must come a time when they no longer lose threads.