How To Make A Baby Rag Quilt With Batting
It s so nice i might make some full size quilts.
How to make a baby rag quilt with batting. Place the final fabric that you ve chosen for the top of your quilt right side up on top of the stack. For the case of this tutorial we will make a rag quilt baby blanket with flannelette fabric as. Rag quilt tutorial starts here. Then cut the batting again using your rotary tool mat and quilting ruler.
I haven t done any quilting for about 4 years but took everything out just recently. Do you use batting in a baby rag quilt. Because it won t look right when you put the quilt together. Step 2 for all 20 mini quilt sandwiches sew an x as shown below.
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. 132 squares of the main. Make sure to cut various sizes of each fabric don t cut one whole yard the small squares etc. Plan out your pattern.
If you choose this option be sure to cut the batting to fit inside of your seam allowance. I m making my first rag quilt using your tutorial and i m loving it. Making a rag quilt isn t hard. Cut two 5 x5 fabric squares.
Cut sew rosette squares. This will insulate the quilt but you will only have 2 layers of ragging instead of three. With wrong sides together insert a 4 pieceof batting between the two layers of fabric. Sandwich your fabric sew.
You will need 21 7 x7 squares 42 3 x3 squares and 21 7 x3 rectangles. This quilt is made with three layers of flannel and is very heavy. Another option is to make a rag quilt with batting as the middle layer. Repeat until you have 20 mini quilt sandwiches.
Place your middle layer fabric square down next. It offers nice padding for a baby to play on and be comfy. You can make a rag quilt without batting. How to make rag baby quilts.
Take one 9 inch batting square and sandwich it in between two 10 inch fabric squares. My oldest son and his wife are expecting their first our first grandchild and of course i had to make a quilt for the baby. It doesn t matter which side is down for this step. How to make a rag quilt border rosette step 1.
Make sure the batting is centered. But notice howfull the rosette is with just that extra layer. You can use homespun fabric for rag quilts but flannel works best for baby quilts. It s intended to be placed under a baby while playing on the floor.
Also the wrong sides of the fabric should be facing the batting. Pin squares sew the individual rows. Step 1 make a mini quilt sandwich. Truthfully they are easy to get a handle on and due to their design they are forgiving of mistakes.
How many layers do you need for a baby rag quilt.