Originally Posted by chamby
Originally Posted by SEW
Can you use flannel as the backer so your rag quilt is only 2 layers? or do you use it as batting?
Yes you can use flannal. Most rag quilts are made entirely of flannal so that it frays more. You can also use homespun which frays much more. I have made several of these and they are so much fun to make. If you want to save your hands in the clipping I would suggest that you purchase what is called rag quilt snips. They are spring loaded for easier cutting.
I'm not sure how much rag quilt snips are, but I used my husbands spring loaded Fiskars for my baby rag quilt made with flannel and they worked great. I found a smaller pair of spring loaded Fiskars at Home Depot for $9.99 (I think) and they also work great.