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Old 08-25-2010, 01:11 PM
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Lady Tapioca
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Originally Posted by Lostn51
Okay for the rag type of quilts do you sew the flannel backing on the blocks before assembly? I was noticing on one of the quilts that the flannel was showing the flannel baking in the raggedy parts.

Billy
Yes, the flannel is sewn to the denim first. Here's a tutorial that
shows the quilt being made with batting in the squares. When using denim, there is really no need for batting!
Oops, forgot the link!
http://jenyu.net/make/ragquilt.php

Some advice and tips, directions etc. here:

http://www.straw.com/quilting/articles/bluejeans.html
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