Thread: How big squares for rag quilt

My daughter 7 I do 7" flannel. some flannelis are wider than others. We do a lot of them & decided That was gooduse of yardage. We use 7x8, 9, or 10 depending on who quilt is for 7x8 for baby . Any fabric left over we keep & incoroporate in another quilt. We sometimes use 7 fabrics in quilt or 2 depends on what we or alternate 3 fabrics. but cut them 7".. they are fun 7 warm.

Here's a tutorial that doesn't use batting. Super easy and fun.

http://www.beverlys.com/rag-quilt-how-to.html

I like to make mine with 9" flannel squares (this will get three rows out of a yard), and 8" batting squares. I do put an X through the center of each block. My daughter was being silly here, in front of the quilt I made her last year.

My best friend did her rag quilt with 10" squares and it was really nice for her husband.

Susn

I like to cut my blocks in 8 or 10 inch squares for the best use cross-wise of the fabric. I do not use batting on flannel quilts, but use a complementary color flannel for three layers. This way it makes the fluff or fringe much fluffier especially for baby quilts. I do not need to sew the "x" in the middle as all the seams are sewn together. I f I use batting for adult quilts, I spray baste the batting to one of the pairs of squares which makes it easier to sew them together. I have used homespun for adult quilts. My husband calls his "His Magic Quilt" as every time he uses it he goes right to sleep.