I am making first rag quilt for a good friend of mine. I have the cover finished but, am not sure what to do with the opposite side. To be honest, both sides look good but, she wanted the "rag" side to be seen. So, do I put a backing on the cover or just simply leave it as one piece?
Thanks,
JOY

a rag quilt is usually several layers of flannel or homespun. one side is raggy, the other "smooth". did you just use one layer? I'm not quite sure what you mean by putting a backing on.

When I read how other people had flannel on one side and another fabric on another side making it two pieces/layers, right? I only made mine one layer and thought whoa, was I suppose to make it two layer if so, what can I do?

If you want it raggy, I think you'll have to cut it into squares and sew them together with the seams on the outside. Only one side will be "raggy". After all the clipping , washing and drying it.

Rag quilts are at least 2 layers and usually 3 with batting inside.

Could you put a backing on the back and SITD?? Just a thought....

http://greenappleorchard.blogspot.co...-tutorial.html

This tutorial is how I got my start with rag quilts. I use different sized squares sometimes. I have used three layers of fabric for the rag quilts I've made. I like to use all layers of flannel, but I've also used cotton for the top layer and it turned out great!

I did cut them in squares, sew them together and the outside has rag style and the inside looks like squares. I did not know you had to put something on the back. That is why I was asking if I have to add a backing?

There are tutorials here and if you google rag quilt directions you should find quite a few sets of directions. I think there is a lack of communication going on here....

Maybe a pic would help?

huh?? usually you make your rag squares as you go and sew them together which leaves the rag seam on one side of the quilt and no seams showing on the other. it's done!! it's a quilt as you go method. no adding backing afterwards.

The picture looks great. I noticed you have designs on each square. Did you put two or three layers on each square? I only have one layer so, making the design on each square will not be very noticeable. That is where I made my mistake. Making only one layer.

It wouldn't be very heavy if you didn't add a backing of some kind. Of course, if you like the way it looks you could leave it alone and it would be a summer quilt. If it is one layer of flannel, wouldn't it be just fine to toss over you legs on a cool evening in front of the TV?

Since it's aready sewn together you could add a backing and tack it in the middle of each square.

Whew, that makes me feel better, yes it will be light like a thin blanket. I may go ahead and put a sheet on the non-raggy side. Thanks.
JOY

LOL the first rag quilt I made I did add batting in between the layers. THOUGHT I had the batting small enough so it wouldn't show. WRONG! i had all these little white tufts sticking out everywhere. Looked a bit funny but boy is it warm!

well not sure why you want only one layer but yes, i did my quilting designs on each square. mainly because i did add batting and another fabric for backing. i had to stitch something to keep all three layers together.
now if you are sewing squares together with the seams then being snipped so they would "rag", i guess you are done. no design would need to be stitched because there would be nothing to hold together.

Do as bakermom said, add your backing and tack or tie in each square. I would think it would be extremely difficult to STID at this point.