Originally Posted by
romanojg
I've always done them in my washer at home without any problems. You can also do them with fleece. You don't get the fraying but it curls at the ends; still a cute look. You can make the blocks the size you want; I think mine were a little smaller but the filler is about an inch smaller. You sew an X thru them before sewing them together. I keep a tote of different ones sewen together for when I need a quick gift. I've also had print on one side and solids on the other and then appliqued designs on the solid side. Do a search here and you'll get tons of tips on this. Good luck on it.
Glad to hear about the fleece! I've wanted to do a rag but after seeing how many strings I get from pre-washing flannel, it was discouraging. I've always worried about a baby rag quilt with the baby getting strings wrapped around his fingers or toes...Fleece rag quilt...added to my "to-do's"