These scissors are a must have for me to make a rag quilt. :D

I use both the Fiskar's and the Heritage when clipping my rag quilts.

When I'm clipping a large quilt it's a nice change for my hands to grasp two different size handles.

I wash my rag quilts at the laundromat, because of all the lint they put out...don't want to clog my drains at home!! I just made one for my daughter for Christmas with a heart design in the middle. I used flannel and inside, warm and natural batting. I only cut the edges 1/2" instead of the 1" and I like it better.

On the one I just finished, I used 1/2" seam allowance. I've decided that if I do another one, I'll have to do 3/4" or 1". I cut through some of the seams when I was stitching! What a mess I had after I washed and dried it - had to re-sew about 8 different places. But it was fun and easy to do. There were 88 8" squares.

You got a lot of great advice here.....good luck and be sure to share when you get it done!;.....:-)

I use a twin needle when sewing a rag quilt especially when using homespun. That gives me double seams in case I do get to close while snipping into the first one and double seam lines will hold in the wash.

Bellaboo, thanks for that idea. I'll try it on the next rag quilt I do.

I sewed an X in half the squares and a spiral in the others before putting them into rows. made a nice design across the quilt. have fun :mrgreen:

I have a stitch on my phaff that double stitches with single needle.
I wash mine in my dog`s bed pillow case. I use good flannel but some from walmart and I don`t seem to have much to shake out for the birdfs.
I just finished this baby one with 4 inch finished3
Gale

I rarely get a lot of lint from flannel. The homespun will rag like crazy so check your dryer lint screen every 20 min.