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Old 02-22-2010, 08:00 AM
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happymomof5
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Hi everyone,
I am making a raggy quilt that is 80" by 80". Finished squares are 5", so it is 16 squares long by 16 squares wide - 256 squares total.

The tutorial I am following says to quilt each square individually, making the "sandwich" one at a time, and then sew them all together to form the quilt.

I think what I'd rather do is sew 4 - 40" (finished) squares together to form the back (with traditional seams, not raggy seams) and then sew the front to the back and quilt it that way.

Do you think this is possible? Will it work? If it makes any difference, I am using flannel with warm 'n' natural in the middle, and the back, if I do it this way, will be cream colored flannel.

I appreciate any insight! I just do not feel like cutting 256 squares of backing fabric, and 256 squares of warm 'n' natural. It seems a solid back would look better too.
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