gabeway

Love the quilt.

willferg

I always use half inch seams, and some come out fluffier than others. Depends on the flannel, and no, not on the price of the flannel. Some work better than others...

Canada Kate

A rag quilt is on my bucket list so I appreciate all the helpful tips. This one is very pretty.

ckcowl

what did you use for backing? what about batting? i generally either use a cotton batt or another layer of flannel in the center...so 3 layers of flannel really makes it nice & (fluffy/cozy) also i clip pretty close- like 1/8"-1/4"...i don't really measure i just clip, clip, clip- but my clips are pretty close together. i've found (for me) that the wider the seams the less happy i am with it- i use 1/4"-3/8" seams and clip close-then i have a nice, (like chennille-sp) frayed edge- too long & they just get stringy-not fluffy.

Nanny's dollface

Ckcowl, I used flannel for the backing and cotton batting ( warm and natural - it's something warm in the title ). I learned about the use of flannel as batting after I made this one. My next rag quilt ( for the dog) will have flannel for batting- I am eager to see how this turns out. I sewed the seams 1/2 inch and cut the seams every 1/4 to 1/2 inch apart. That's good to know about the length. Thanks

Tothill

I made all my rag quilts with good quality flannel, 1 inch seams, no batting and clipped every fairly close.

My top load washer, has a presoak cycle that agitates, but does not drain. I reset it many times and use a colander to strain the thread bits out of the water.

They get plenty fluffy, even the denim backed ones.

MamaInRed

I have only made one rag quilt from years ago. It was a small lap size & I used 3/4 in seams.
I swore I would never make another one it made such a mess in the washer & dryer. The more it was
washed the better it got.

Blinkokr

Very pretty, great job and thank you for sharing
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

fxsts93kf

pretty quilt! Thanks for all the info! I've got a bunch of blocks cut but didn't know about the mess in the washer and dryer. I would have been surprised!

Cookie46

Very pretty quilt. Great job!!