since I'm new, this is sort of a collection of all the ones I've made (or at least the ones I've got pictures of)...

couple of more.

couple of more

more...

couple of examples of the fleece rag quilts I make for graduation gifts. have made them for 5 years now so there are a lot floating around out there, but I have great fun doing it and the kids seem to really like them.

Oooooh, lovely quilts, all of them. Is that elder son pictured with his quilt? Thank you for sharing, and welcome to the board from Ireland.

Wonderful work! I can't pick a favorite :D

I love rag quilts!! Have been looking at bunches of them lately on the net, thinking I want to try that. So, neat that you shared these. Yours look great. The others, too, but the rags caught my eye.

Lacelady -- yes, that's my eldest son's backside in the picture!

They all are great! They look so comfortable. We love looking at pictures, so thanks for sharing these with us.

They are such happy looking quilts as they are so colorful and rag quilts are so cuddly. Did you use flannel or regular quilting cotton and what did you use as the middle layer (if any) on the rag quilts.

All your quilts are great! Thank you so much for sharing with us!

thats a great portfolio of work you've got going.

Great work!

I love rag quilt...the first picture really hit me....that ones my favorite
good work

Wow -- such beautiful work!!!

And welcome to the board -- I think you're gonna like it here...

Love all of the quilts. Am I looking at them wrong or are some of the rag quilts have only certain blocks ragged?

Wonderful quilts. Great job.

Your quilts are wonderful!! :D
Welcome form the state of
Washington!!
:D :D :D

Great job......and a lot of happy people for sure!....:-)

There's nothing like a rag quilt and yours are terrific! I know all the rag quilts I have made are loved!

Great work.

You've a lovely collection of quilts there, I love your Eldest Daughters Rag Quilt.
I've still to bit the bullet & make one, I just don't fancy sitting snipping all those edges though.

Oh BTW welcome to the board from Nottingham, UK. :wink:


Tisha

They are all very nice the kids are very lucky and your son likes his is that at home?

WOW. YOU'VE DONE AN AWESOME JOB ON ALL OF THEM

I also love rag quilts. Is that son in an USMC enlisted dress blues uniform? If so, bless him for serving.

Cajun -- the fleece rag quilts don't "rag" quite like flannel ones do, but they're easier, cheaper, and faster to make so I do those as graduation gifts. Have done them for about 6 years now, and make about 20-25 a year. They are not batted, just single layer of fleece. I buy fleece in bulk, cut fleece in bulk, and then when I get in the sewing mood, I pick out what I think would go together and sew them up. The kids all seem to have loved them each year.

Dunster -- yes, my eldest is a currently serving Marine, my younger son will be going through college on a Marine scholarship and getting his commission after graduation, and my younger daughter is planning on being a Naval nurse. My husband is a former Marine, and as you've guessed we've tried to develop a love of country and of service in them.

Reneebobby -- believe it or not, that's in his barracks. The quilts for both sons come from a very funny source. Both of the fabrics used in them were used by my mother for outfits for me when I was little. I swear, I have pictures of me in the outfits. So when I first started sewing quilts, I asked the boys what material they wanted and they both picked those. I couldn't believe it, tried to talk them out of it, but they were insistent. The quilts turned out so cute, they love them absolutely, and I just look at them and laugh.

Quilter1962 -- the snipping isn't so bad... just make sure that you do a triple seam or some type of seam with multiple stitches because if you do a single stitch seam and accidently snip it... you're dead meat once it goes through the wash. I snip over a long period of time, I do it for a little bit here, a little bit there, but it's not all that bad. It makes up for how simple the rag quilt is to make.

Thanks for all your kind comments. I just have fun making them all. It's definitely my relaxation. I sit in the living room with my machine on my lap and interact with the kids while they have been on the computer or playing video games or watching tv. It's my release.

Lovely quilts!!

Kyia

good work!! glad to see the pictures.

squares squares squares...I'.m like doing squares!!!!

I just ordered the rag quilt die for my Go! Cutter!! So guess what everyone is getting from me this Christmas :lol: :lol: :lol:

I like the blue and yellow one ... ah, wait ... the red/white/black one ... um ... and the black and white one ... ah ... I like then all ... :mrgreen:

so cuddly and colorful ... what wonderful quilts!

:thumbup: Pat

Lovely quilts, thanks for sharing

Oh, and welcome to the board from Southern California

Welcome to the board. Great quilts. I can't decide which one I like best!

WoW!!! Those are some beautiful quilts :D :D :D

the one with the white belt and the red trim is very interesting too. LMAO