Originally Posted by cavmom
my friend wants me to make a quilt out of her daughters old baby blankets. She had previously given them to someone else to do the same but what they did was just sew all the blankets together to make a large blanket. She wanted a "quilt". I dont have a lot of time to commit to making it, so i wanted to do something simple so i figured i could cut them into squares (6-10"s??) and make a pattern like "trip around the world" or something similar. I was thinking the easiest and quickest way to put it together would be to make a rag quilt. All the blankets are soft fleece types of fabric. If i make a rag quilt can i get away with just using the blanket pieces for the front and back and not use a middle layer? Should i do something else? Any help is appreciated :-)
My baby daughter is now 37. Many years ago (on an old Kenmore sewing machine) I took all her receiving blankets (had so many) and cut them into 9" squares and sewed them back together mixing up the different designs. I did not know a thing about quilting back then mind you. I used an old blanket for the batting and backed it with flannal fabric. I went over the blocks with a decrative stitch, which quilted it. She has the quilt to this day, but does not use it. It was made especially for her, and she treasurers it. I only used receiving (flannal) blankets. Hope this gives you an idea. Mary