ditto, a great way to use scraps, I am such a miser I don't throw anything away over a couple of inches

Great job using scraps. I save all mine too. Now I have and idea of how to use it.

Doesn't that make you feel good? I save mine too! :lol:

I'm sure you can find directions for a rag quilt online. You basically cut squares for the top - mine are 7" and flannel, then cut batting or another piece of flannel (light if your top colors are dark, dark if your top colors are light) one inch smaller (6" in my case) and then cut 7" squares for the back. Sandwich the pieces and sew an "X" through each piece. This is your "quilting." Then sew your little sandwich squares together with a 1/2" seam with the seams showing on the top. You clip the seams (I use special scissors for this) and then when done, wash and dry your quilt to make those exposed seams "raggy." You could probably find more information on rag quilts by searching on this website. They are fun to make. The ones I am making are Christmas presents for grandchildren.

making a rag quilt:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LQfYXrG_Q

http://www.lovetosew.com/ragquilt.htm


it was my first quilt i ever made! i think i made about 15 of them before i moved onto a pieced quilt! lol

my batting pieces go around my swiffer duster. works great and saves on buying the refills

I wad up the really small pieces and use them to pick up thread and lint from the floor after I have been quilting.

Pardon my ignorance but all the rag quilts I've made didn't need batting. When you do use batting, is it cut the same size of your squares? What weight batting is it you use. What type of fabrics do you use if you batt them?

I do this too. I have a lady friend who does machine quilting and she gives me a big bag of batting scraps. IN fact I just used some of them yesterday to fill a new pet pillow.

i use Warm and natural.. i cut it 2 inches small than the front and back square. i use cotton or flannel squares. i sew an X through all 3 pieces, prior to sewing the rows.

i did post a link to a utube tutorial above...but not sure if she used batting. i have also used a flannel or cotton piece in the center,in place of batting. sewers choice!