Seams on Rag Quilts
#1
I know how to sew the blocks together with a 1/2" seam but I can't find a good tutorial showing the snipping of where the seams join. Could someone tell me what you do with the seam intersections for clipping and do you take out that bit of stitching? The rag quilts I see here are so smoothly snipped and fringed and that is part of the overall beauty of them. Thanks for any advice you might have.
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I snipped mine to 1/8" of the stitching, about 1/4" apart. I didn't do anything special at the intersections. Once it goes through the washing machine a few times, it fluffs up enough that you don't really even see the intersections.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
there are scissors made specifically for this purpose. It's possible to do it with normal fabric scissors, but a good pair of snips with short, heavy blades really helps.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
there are scissors made specifically for this purpose. It's possible to do it with normal fabric scissors, but a good pair of snips with short, heavy blades really helps.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
there are scissors made specifically for this purpose. It's possible to do it with normal fabric scissors, but a good pair of snips with short, heavy blades really helps.
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Originally Posted by thrums
Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
there are scissors made specifically for this purpose. It's possible to do it with normal fabric scissors, but a good pair of snips with short, heavy blades really helps.
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