My first rag quilt...don't know if I'll do another
01-30-2017, 03:40 PM
#15
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Wow, that a lot of rag quilts. I made 2, and bought the special before I started the 2nd. It's too hard on the hands not to! I have a rollup of 6" wide flannel, perhaps I will try doing one with strips instead of squares.
Originally Posted by barnbum
It's so pretty!! I've never seen one done in strips. Very cool. I've made 21 raggeds now--but all with squares. I don't have snipping scissors--just use regular ones. It is tough on the thumb. I have to wear a glove now.
01-30-2017, 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by Koriana
Everyone says that rag quilts are fast & easy...I'm not so sure...my first one was even made with strips...but Oh, how I struggled. It's fully reversible and directional so that was where I had to sew and rip and sew and rip. Then snipping the seams was not fun...I'd bought a pair of spring-loaded snippers which definitely helped but I bought a cheaper pair and paid for it after snipping about a third of the quilt and having to "reset" the snippers after every few cuts...if I ever do another rag quilt, I'm buying a higher quality pair. Also, no one had ever prepared me for just how much lint would be produced in that first wash...Wow!. With all that said and done, I am pleased with how it turned out and gifted it to my mother-in-law for Christmas. Hope you all enjoy seeing it and have more fun making rag quilts than I did.
01-30-2017, 07:39 PM
#18
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I have made several rag quilts also and I really like my Fons and Porter snippers. They are short, stubby things but do a great job and I don't recall any thumb fatigue. I bought them many years ago so I'm not sure if they even make those scissors any more.
I really like your quilt, never thought of doing rag rows!
I really like your quilt, never thought of doing rag rows!
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