Strip Rag Quilt Directions
Stitch away from the outside edge of the entire quilt.
Strip rag quilt directions. Make sure the edges are nicely lined up. Super easy strip rag quilt. Seriously i ve been wanting to post this for over two years. When my son was born in 2009 my friend merri gave us this awesome rag quilt made out of squares pictured below.
You only need a couple to hold it in place until we sew it to the second strip. It doesn t matter which side is down for this step. Trim up the sides so it s even all the way around. Easy diy rag strip quilt.
If you re seeking rag quilt instructions you ve come to the right place. Layer each strip with a piece of cotton fabric facing down flannel cotton fabric facing up and sew down the center of the strip. Sew the first two blocks together with a 1 2 seam allowance. Place your middle layer fabric square down next.
Backstitch at the start and stop. Place it on your mat. When you get your fabric fold it in half lenthwise so that the raw edge is right on top of the fold. Place the final fabric that you ve chosen for the top of your quilt right side up on top of the stack.
I use one of the lines on the ruler too match it up so the fabric is straight on the top fold. Rag quilts are the perfect craft project to work on if you are busy or like working in smaller sections as they don t require a great amount of sewing skill or know how. If you scroll down all the way to the bottom you will see different color combinations of rag strip quilts i ve done. Lengthen or widen your fabric pieces and you can sew any sized quilt you want.
Place a square of the fabric that you are using for the back of your quilt right side down on your work surface. Place some binding clips or pins along the top of the first strip. There are not too many photographs on this tutorial but the instructions are simple to follow. Sewing the rag quilt together.
Open the layers out cute. This is perhaps the simplest rag quilt pattern you can sew with strips of fabric joined together to form a quilt. Place the stacks wrong sides together. Then take your folded fabric and place it on the edge of your number 1 on the mat.
When all of the strips are sewn lay to arrange the order of the strips making sure none of the same fabrics are next to each other. It is easiest to sew all of the strips first. At 1 intervals clip the raw edges of each row stopping a few thread short of the seam. Super easy strip rag quilt.