purpleleaf

I'm making my first rag quilt for a baby shower gift. I'm incredibly pleased how it's turning out, but I'm getting concerned with the level of fraying I'm seeing. I haven't snipped it yet, but I have a lot of frayed "threads" all over. Is this normal for rag quilts?

Also, is your preference to bind your rag quilts or just snip the edges and let them be "raggy"? If you do bind them, what do you do about the part where the rag (seams) meet the bound edge? Snip as close to the binding as possible?

I used 100% cotton fabrics - no flannel - if this matters.

Thanks!