My Mother-In-Law made this rag quilt as a baby gift for my youngest child. It’s very soft and gets better with each washing.
Directions:
Use a loosely woven fabric that will fray easily. Our quilt was made with pastel colored flannels. I’ve also seen denim rag quilts. Buy enough fabric for the front and back of the project. The seam allowances are generous so make sure you purchase enough.
You need to add two inches to the length and width of each block. The finished blocks on my sons’ quilt are 5″ x 5″ so the blocks were cut at 7″ x 7″.
Cut batting slightly less than the finished block size. For example, cut a scant 4 7/8” for a 5 ” block.
Layer and pin the backing, batting, and top fabric with right sides out. Make sure the batting is centered.
Sew an X across each individual block to keep the layers in place.
Stitch the blocks back sides together with a 1” seam allowance. The seam allowances will come to the front of the project. Be sure to stitch beyond the batting as you don’t want it to show on the front of your quilt.
When all your blocks are stitched together, stitch twice around the outside edges of the project with a tight straight stitch.
Clip all the seam allowances almost to the stitch line, clipping 1/4″ apart.
Wash and dry your project to create the ragged effect. You may have to repeat this step to get the edges to completely fray. Clean your lint trap often as it will fill quickly.
Inweave has lots of flannels in our physical store, not online, sorry. We do have denims and camouflage online for a more masculine rag quilt.
