Let me start by saying.... This was my first rag quilt but it was so easy and turned out so nice that I thought I'd share.

This is a small rag quilt -28" x 28" - which is a good size for a baby, a pet, or a table topper. The size depends on how many blocks you make and the size of the blocks. These are five-inch fabric squares with four-inch batting squares.

I have never made a rag quilt. I am going to have to give it a try. It looks so easy and yours came out really nice. Thanks for the info.

Pulchritudinous!!

Great tutorial, I've made several rag quilts & they always turn out so nice. Quick too! Thank you!

Can you use flannel as the backer so your rag quilt is only 2 layers? or do you use it as batting?

Very good - thanks!

I think you can do it with either one or two layers of flannel. I haven't used flannel yet but I'm sure I will as soon as I get to the store to buy some. :D

This one was done with regular cotton fabrics.

Never made a rag quilt before, but it looks fun! It is going on my list of "things I want to make"!

Thanks, I wasn't sure how many layers were there. I'm making one now!

Thanks!

I've made two in flannel with cotton batting.

Best tip in your tutorial: Sew Around the Perimeter TWICE.

I did not, and am repairing one of them now. (it is one that is Heavily Used and washed over and over.)

Yes you can use flannal. Most rag quilts are made entirely of flannal so that it frays more. You can also use homespun which frays much more. I have made several of these and they are so much fun to make. If you want to save your hands in the clipping I would suggest that you purchase what is called rag quilt snips. They are spring loaded for easier cutting.

I'm anxious to try one of these quilts. I read a tip in another turorial to use a short machine stitch. It cuts down on the repairs. I'll also remember to do the twice around.

I love this tutorial. I wanted to make my 8 great grandchildren quilts for Christmas this year (small quilts). And was looking for something quick and easy. I am new to quilting and need it to be quick as I have ADHD? Can't consentrate on time consuming projects. Always had it but it never had a name when I was young and of course no meds, jus tlearned to live with it. I used to sit and do needlework for hours, but I am 72 now and it seems to get worse as I age. Thank you for listening (reading?).

Now this is really good tute, you saved us a great deal of time and headache on how best to put together. I appauld you for this and thanks ! I have the rag cutter of the accuquilt go and this will even save me more by cutting my own rather than buying charm packs and waiting on the order IF im having to make a quickie...

my DGD, who is 8 is making a flannel rag quilt, she used only 2 layers. I will post pics when she is done, probably will be a long time as she is doing it all by herself. She has cut, pinned and is sewing all by herself. She has some rows to go yet then she has to clip the edges. posted by a proud grandma

Thanx for a great tute. I want one to throw in the truck for when we are out in the woods and just grab a sandwich or somenthing to drag along. Good spread it on the ground quilt if I back it with denim.

Great tute and I am ready to sew one with minkee on one side and flannel on the back -

I've made a couple of these - great fun! Homespun fabrics make a great country-looking quilt. A couple of tips that I can provide. First, stay away from firmly woven fabrics because they won't give you that frayed look. Second, when you are wash and dry the quilt, there's a lot of loose threads. Usually the lint trap of the dryer needs to be cleaned out about every 10 minutes. The more you wash the quilt, the better it looks. When giving the quilt as a gift, include one of those sticky lint rollers so the recipient can clean the threads off of the quilt after washing it. One final tip. When someone admires the quilt that you made and wants you to make one for them, make sure that you ask what size they want before agreeing to do it. I agreed to make one for my niece, then she told me that she wanted a king-size one! Holy Toledo! That was a big quilt!

I have made probably six rag baby quilts all of flannel. I don't put bat in the middle, I use another piece of flannel, so there is three pieces , top, middle and bottom, all of flannel, sew the X and join as shown. I learned on my first one that spring loaded scissors are a must, especially if you have old arthritic hands, like mine. They are fun to make and prety quick too. Be sure to take to Laundromat for first washing especially if you have a septic system as you will goet lots of shedding on the first wash. before drying, take outside and shake vigorously to get rid of more loose threads and after you put in the dryer, check your lint filter several times during drying and clean it out often. Most of all, have fun. On several of the ones I made, I used fancy stitches in different colors to make the X.

Thank you I wanted to know how to make a rag quilt but didnt want to ask

My husband and I have made 24 raggy quilts in just over a year. We've tried different things with each, and personalized them with machine embroidery. We've made one for each member of the family and have run out of people to make them for. Now we feel kind of lost. I'll try to post pictures of some of them in a few days.

Great tip about cleaning out the lint trap every ten minutes. If you have made a rag quilt, you will be SHOCKED at the amount of lint | strings that accumulates during the drying process.

I'm not sure how much rag quilt snips are, but I used my husbands spring loaded Fiskars for my baby rag quilt made with flannel and they worked great. I found a smaller pair of spring loaded Fiskars at Home Depot for $9.99 (I think) and they also work great.

When I do flannel rag quilts, I will put batting inbetween layers. it just seams more cumfy.

Thank you so much! I've seen this quilt and needed some good instructions.

Thanks for the tute! It looks fun and simple.

Thankyou so much for this tute. I havent seen any that I might actually be able to make.

Okay I plan on making one of these this summer with a friend as my first quilt but I need to buy my fabric. For something sofa sized? how much fabric do I need???

Okay I plan on making one of these this summer with a friend as my first quilt but I need to buy my fabric. For something sofa sized? how much fabric do I need???

Great tutorial. Thanks for taking the time to post the instructions. I can't wait to get started. I've been thinking about it for a long time and you have made it look so easy!

If you want to save your hands in the clipping I would suggest that you purchase what is called rag quilt snips. They are spring loaded for easier cutting.[/quote]


If you have a die cutter you can also buy the Accuquilt rag quilt dies. I have both the 8.5 and 5.5 rag quilt dies.

Thanks for the great tutorial. It's going on my list. You
could not have made it more clear.

Great tute!

I have made a couple rag quilts, made of flannal and I thought the one with batting in it was heavy and like it better with just 2 pieces of fabric.

Love your quilt :lol: And your tut is one of the best :thumbup: Thank you

Last year I made my DGS a rag quilt. I was having a really hard time snipping all those seams. My DH suggested that I try my electric scissors for this chore. Boy, did that make the job go easier. You do need to watch how far you cut, but after awhile it got easier.

I've made several rag quilts. They are fun and easy. I use old jeans and old flannel shirts. If the jeans have a hole I run a stay stitch around it. If I don't have enough flannel I get it at Wally World super cheap I use that because it frays so nicely and I don't have to spend time clipping. What a chore that is. And I use a low loft batting. They are extremely warm and heavy. We travel in our 5th wheel, quite often in cold spots. We drag it out for our bed. It's warmer that a sleeping bag. I use 7" and 6" blocks. It goes faster. Also, you don't have to use the X. You can use any design. It's just to hold your sandwich together. I've also used dishwasher degter to paint on a design. You have to rinse that out after a while so the bleach stops it's action. They are so fun. You can add to them any time because you have no borders or binding or you can break them up just by ripping a seam.

I bought the rag quilt die for my accuquilt, that was freaken awesome!!!

I love to make rag quilts! I use cotton on the front, cotton batting in the middle, and flannel on the back...makes it multi seasonal :). I always use a reinforced straight stitch around the border, instead of making two trips around. Another way to help seams from coming apart is to make a border around the quilt, which eliminates multiple seams around the edges.