Originally Posted by
dunster
I have never sewn any X's in my rag quilts, because I use flannel as batting and cut all 3 layers the same size. That means there is nothing inside to shift around, and all 3 layers are ragged.
I may be wrong, but I assumed the X was to hold loose batting in place, since it's most like cut a hair less than the finished block (or strip) is going to be.