Hi! I am new here and making my first quilt! It is a rag quilt made of old t-shirts (cotton). I have two questions I hope you experienced quilters might help me out with
1. On a rag quilt, the seams all go out on one side, and the other side is smooth - right? Someone suggested that both sides should have cut seems out on them, and now I am confused.
2. My quilt has large squares (8"x8") and then 4 small squares that make up a large square. I have seen pictures of this style, and the 4 small squares also have cut and frayed seems around them. For the batting, I am wondering if I then put together each of these 4 small squares as if they are large squares, with tiny squares of batting, and THEN sew them into the 8x8 square, or if I first sew them together, and then use a regular size of batting.
I hope these questions make sense, I don't know all the proper terms. Thanks so much for any advice!!