My *Crazy Colorful* Rag Quilt
 

Here is a few pics of the queen rag quilt I finished a few weeks ago .... it is the perfect weight for summer :)

I bought 1/2 yards and fat quarters at many, many, different places .... I'm an *equal opportunity* shopper!!

And I had to put in the pix of our Ollie too ... he is just soooo sound asleep on this quilt.

jody

Beautiful quilt, and looks like someone else likes it too!

OOOOOH my gosh I love the cat. that truly looks like the most comfy bed ever. and I love the quilt.

What a great quilt! Your room is lovely as well~~

Love your quilt and especially love Ollie!!! He is a cutie.

If that cat is on an ad, you will sell a lot! He is that convincing!

Lovely quilt

Very colorful quilt. You have inspired me to make one of these. Love the cat, too!

Great quilt and kitty approved!:thumbup:

It's beautiful and the pillows really bring out the colors in the quilt.

What a pretty quilt. What a cute picture of your cat.

Very pretty! Loved the picture of Ollie, he sure is enjoying your cuddly quilt! A of total pleasure!

I see the cat claimed the quilt

I love the colorful quilt , the bed frame and Ollie.

Ollie looks like he is in total comfort! Your quilt is bright and beautiful!!:thumbup:

LOVE IT! I was just about to start one - my first rag quilt. Yours is amazing.

What a wonderful picture of the kitty!!! Also love the quilt!

Thanks everyone!!! This is the second rag quilt I made (the first for my newborn granddaughter). They are such fun to make ~ quick too!!!

As for Ollie ... he is not only cute, he is such a character!!! He likes to go for car rides, gets up on the neighbor's roof, visits everyone and is soooo nosy!!! We have had him three years and love him to death!!!

And, if you've not made a rag quilt yet ... please do ..... as they are so easy and FUN!!!

jody

Lovely quilt; how big is each square?

I love that! How did you get the fuzzy edges?

yes,great rag quilt.looks like you have to share

I love it!!!

rcrisson .... I cut the squares 9 inches and the batting 7 1/2 inches. And for a queen quilt, I used 132 squares .... 11 across and 12 down. The hardest part, for me, for trying to get the colors right, where they wouldn't be all grouped together ... I finally laid them all out on the floor, stacked them and numbered each row.

They are FUN and EASY :)

jody

Missus ... to get the fuzzy edges, you sew wrong sides together (on the front of the quilt), so all seam allowances are towards the front. The back of this quilt (off white Kona), looks finished.

After it's all sewn together, you clip down to the seam line and then wash/dry it (preferably at the laundromat); and each washing rags up a bit more. This had only been washed one time.

But I am thrilled to have it on my bed .... it is just a nice weight for summer :)

jody

Ollie makes me laugh!! Silly kitties!! I really love your quilt! Nice colors! I have never made one of these.

It must be comfortable, your "model" seems to love it.

Very, very pretty! Ollie looks so cute sacked out there.

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Here is another pix of our Ollie ... the one on the quilt did not show his BLUE eyes!!! He must be part Siamese somewhere, but his mother was black!!!

jody

Sorry he showed up twice ... that must mean he is twice as cute!!! (But new at posting pics here ... so sorry :( )

Very nice Rag Quilt, I like all the different colors....

Oh I love your quilt but most of all your beautiful cat....he looks so comfortable......great job on the quilt, I too am collecting FQ's to make a rag quilt.

Pretty! Cute cat picture!

OK, Ollie did steal the show! He's adorable with those big blue eyes! Now to your quilt...it's beautiful! I love the colors! It has that summery feel! I was wondering if you made the pillow cases cause they look great with it!

It's great !!! Your quilt inspector looks like he works too hard !!! lol

Kelly ... I did make the pillowcases/shams. I wanted a tone-on-tone print, not to conflict with the patterns in the quilt, so I picked out two colors and just went with it. I did, also, a fancy embroidery-type stitch on the ends of the pillowcase/shams ... first time I've done that. I recently bought a Janome 6600 and found this just a nice finishing touch for those cases.

And you're right, it looks and feels very summery!!!

jody

Lovely quilt...and the kitty says it all...lol

I love it. it's great.
Ollie...I'm envious of your comfiness...You look so content...

Did you use flannels? and what did you use for the batting?, just wondering because you stated it was the perfect weight. great quilt, love the kitty!.........................

I used 100% cotton for the top (as you can see, many different colors). Actually, I sort of had a plan. Since the BR walls are Orange, I used any fabric with these colors in it (or predominantly so): Orange, Turquoise, Yellow, Pink, Green ...

for the back I used Kona Cotton in an off-white (first time I have used this, and just love it!!!)

The batting is: Quilters Dream Cotton ~ thinnest loft (think it's called *Request*) ... now, when I visited the quilt shop again, she said most people use this batting for table runners, and use the *next heavier* for quilts. Glad I didn't know that when I bought it, because it is the perfect summer weight!

Have fun making YOUR rag quilt!!!!

jody

The quilt, the cat and your bed and armoire....ALL look beautiful.