Originally Posted by
icon17
Me again! I too have made about 5 rag quilts (w/fancy blocks) Making them is NO small job all that CLIPing is WORK! even with the right clipping scissors. so If all you have done so far is them BE Proud!!
icon17 .... I did kinda forget about the clipping. And you're right, on that queen quilt, it was a LOT of work!!! But I sat at the table and went row by row and it went pretty fast. The baby quilt, I did while watching TV, clipping here and then there ..... and then after I washed it, I found a few places I had missed. Thinking the *table method* is the best (at least for me) ....
And I used the Fons & Porter Ragging Shears??? Have you tried them??? They are wonderful! My fingers/hands never got sore, but my shoulders did ache after one two-hour clipping session.
And I have to say ... I love rag quilts!!! But I do want to learn the proper finishing techniques!!!
jody