Originally Posted by
judykay
I want to make a full size (larger than lap size but smaller than twin) denim chenille rag quilt and would like some tips from those who have done one. My idea is to make it rag quilt style on the denim side and alternate the chenille side with various flannels and the centers are going to be gingham. My question is do I do the chenille cutting before or after the quilt is all sewn together or should I sew some squares together then do the chenille cutting then more squares. Also any suggestions as to the size of the squares?
Cutting the rag seams can get really tiresome. So for myelf, I'd use big pieces. The personal sized rag quilts I usually do are width wise strips.
If you rag out your pieces before you sew, it gets more difficult to piece them together. I did get the 8.5 rag cutter for my GO and although they are very neat the rag pieces slip around too bad.
One more thing, and this is probably semantics more than anything. But I thought "chenille" cuts were when you layer 5 or so pieces, stitch your lines usually on a diagonal, then come back and cut thru the top 3 or more pieces and leave the bottom two for your foundation. Ragging is what you are wanting to do, I think.
Again, the chenille ---ragging may be just individual meaning.