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It's okay if it starts to fray!
Obviously, you can make this quilt any size you'd like; this makes an approximately 45"x45" quilt. It's a nice, simple design that can easily be customized with more or less color choices or patterns.
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Janet R. favorited Rag Quilt
10 Apr 15:05
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silentband favorited Rag Quilt
04 Aug 00:05
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Step 1
Cute 5 9"x9" squares from each color. (The amount of fabric you've bought will actually create 8 squares; I used some of my extra to make a pillow using the same quilting technique.)
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Step 2
Arrange your squares into your desired pattern. (This took me the longest!)
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Step 3
Once they are in the order you desire, work row by row and sew the squares together. The trick to a rag quilt is fro your seams to leave the edges on the right side of the quilt so that they fray later.
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Step 4
Once your squares are sewn into rows, sew the rows together to complete the front of your quilt.
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Step 5
Cut the selvage edge off of your backing material. Sewing it to the back of your quilt in the same manner, so that it has raw edges.
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Step 6
Quilt as you prefer (mine is just a big "X").
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Step 7
Here's the tedious part: fringe all of the raw edges, being careful not to snip your seams.
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Step 8
Throw your quilt in the washer and dryer to help it begin to fray, and voila! A rag quilt has been born!
(If you're like me, and this is your first rag quilt, you'll obsess over its time in the washer and dryer, hoping that when you take the quilt out it will still be all in one piece. But it will. So don't worry.)
