Originally Posted by
SherriB
I have made several rag quilts with cotton and flannel combinations. I used good quality cotton for the top and two layers of good quality flannel for the batting and backing. I did not have any problems with uneven shrinking and they frayed really nicely.
This is how I make my rag quilts also. I use cotton on the top and 2 layers of flannel cut the same size and no batting. If you cut all three layers the same size, you don't have to sew an "X" across the blocks like you do when you use batting. Of course, I guess this would depend on how big your squares are; I use my Go to cut mine so I think they are less than 10" square. If you were using 12" squares, I think I would sew that "x" on the block to keep the layers together.