Originally Posted by angelwatcher
Cute bag and rag quilt. Question for the quilt, is your batting the same size as your squares? If it is than it will be caught in the seams and won't move into a lump in the center if you don't sew an X across the block. Years ago I made a rag quilt that had a heart appliqued/sewn in the center of the block on top of the square and that's what held the three layers together. Unfortunately the batting around the outside of the heart area wasn't caught in the seam allowance and after washing several times lumped around the heart. So now I always sew an X across the block if my batting is smaller than the blocks, (ex. 7" in a 8" block) whether I applique or not.
Good to know! Thank you!
I used flannel instead of batting and made the flannel the same size as the the rest of the squares, I really like the way flannel frays out, almost like chenille. But it does make the quilt heavier when I use flannel, and oh so warm.