Originally Posted by
omaluvs2quilt
I've been quilting for years, but just found someone who wants a rag quilt...SO, I'm making my first one. I used cotton with batting squares in the middle. I haven't washed it yet, but do have to say I did not enjoy the batting being smaller than the fabric squares (according to a youtube video). It was very difficult to keep that 1/2" seam, and for the perfectionist I am, it was quite frustrating.
I saw another video where they used same size batting as squares...that would be much easier to sew, would there be any downfalls?
The last time I made a rag quilt, I used flannel as the middle layer square and same size as the outer layers. Frayed wonderfully.
If you use the batting as the middle layer and it is the same size, you will see the batting which may or may not be attractive to you.