I know how to sew the blocks together with a 1/2" seam but I can't find a good tutorial showing the snipping of where the seams join. Could someone tell me what you do with the seam intersections for clipping and do you take out that bit of stitching? The rag quilts I see here are so smoothly snipped and fringed and that is part of the overall beauty of them. Thanks for any advice you might have.

I snipped mine to 1/8" of the stitching, about 1/4" apart. I didn't do anything special at the intersections. Once it goes through the washing machine a few times, it fluffs up enough that you don't really even see the intersections.

there are scissors made specifically for this purpose. It's possible to do it with normal fabric scissors, but a good pair of snips with short, heavy blades really helps.

Totally agree. They are usually pricey but if you make a lot of them, well worth it!

I agree too. I can't recommend the scissors enough. It will save your hands.

you can snip the intersections to make them lay flatter :D:D:D

there is no particular way to do the intersections, peckish is right, once it's washed a few times, you don't see it, I just snip them in the direction I am cutting at the moment.

I've removed some of the extra fabric at the corners intersections.

Fiskars makes them. You can find them in various departments depending on the big box store.

I found mine at Home Depot for half the price that my LQS was selling the exact same pair for. They have springs in the handle to cut down on fatigue.

Thanks everyone for you help and I'll find a pair of those scissors.

Yep, that's it.

I also was given a pair of Fiskars Rag Snips. They are so easy to use that I volunteered to take care of those seam areas for one of our charity quilters who made the quilt but didn't want to do the snipping.

Yes, it took me a while, but it got done while I watched [really listened] to TV.

ali

I got my scissors on e bay very inexpensively