Hello fellow quilters! I'm new to quilting (2 years) and am always open to new suggestions and ideas. Most of the time I stand silently by the sidelines and just observe what is going on or what is being said but, sometimes I love to put my "two cents worth" in. I'm in to making rag quilts right now because they are fast to make and everybody loves them. My husband is very supportive of my hobby, in fact, he is down in the basement right now building my new sewing room! I look forward to getting to know everybody! Have fun and Merry Christmas!

Hello Tomswife. And welcome to the board we hope you enjoy yourself here. I am new here also. Misty

Hi! Nice to meet you. You'll really enjoy wandering around here meeting everybody...and we can always use a couple of pennies of advice so feel free to chime in anytime! Congrats on your new sewing room--hubby must be quite a sweetheart! :D

I quilt three polar fleece things for my grandchildre. I also sew for my self

Hi Tom's wife

I've made alot of rag quilts in the past, I had to make one for Christmas though, It was a special orderfor this ladys son. I really personalized it for her. Out of a bunch of his ole blue jeans. The ones out of flannel are real nice and comfie. Welcome have fun and enjoy all these precious quilters.

I've heard a lot about rag quilts but don't really know what they are, could someone explain?

Kathy

Rag quilts are where you take a sq, say an 8x8" sq. When you join your sq's you sew your seam on the right side of your fabric or top side of your quilt. You sew about a 1/2" seam. Joining all your sq's in this manner. After you connected all your sq's for the size quilt you want, then you go back and clip all your seam, about a 1/4" apart all over the quilt.You can rag the edges of your quilt by sewing a line about 1/2" from the edge of your quilt all the way around your quilt, and then clip every 1/4" all around the edge, therefore elimnating a binding and adding to the ragging effect.
May sure you don't clip your seam line, only clip the depth of your seam allowance.

Thanks, I think I may try one for a "QUICKIE"