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Rag quilt?
Has anyone here made a rag quilt here before? I have seen tutorials using batting, and without using any. Wondering what others have done and if it is worth adding the batting.
Re: Rag quilt?
I have made a few small ones (lovey size).
I used a print cotton top, a plain flannel middle and a minky back for all mine.
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The ones I'm making use two pieces of flannel for each square. I'm actually upcycling old receiving blankets and turning them into Project Linus blankets.
With the flannel, you don't need batting or another layer between the two squares. It kind of creates its own thickness as is.
Rag quilts are fun and fast to make.
I've made all of mine with batting -- I like the extra weight and warmth. It all depends on what you want.
The one problem with batting is you have to be more careful with it since you won't want it to show. So your flannel outside squares might be 6" squares and your batting would then be 4" squares to allow for 1" seams all around that won't show the batting. I hope that makes sense.
For those who still use 3 layers but use flannel for all 3 I'm sure they cut ALL the flannel into 6" squares (or whatever size you're using), so that would definitely be easier.
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