sewTinker

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.)

chamby

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.

dlong

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.

LindaJR

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?).

nwm50

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...

mariemy

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

IBQUILTIN

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.

steelecg

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

Kathy9052

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!

Yooper32

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.