EPISODE 48 - Fast and Easy Flannel Rag Baby Quilt
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- Опубліковано 12 вер 2024
- Join me in my sewing room making all sorts of quilted goodies! I like to talk and probably repeat myself over and over - so if that annoys you ~ you better tune out ~ but if you stay, hopefully you will learn a new method or technique! Today's tutorial ~ Baby Flannel Rag Quilt
I just made one last week for my g’son’s girlfriend who just graduated from grade 12 secondary school. Both of them came over and I set up 3 machines in my dining room for the afternoon and they had never ever sewn before. Being 20 and 18, they caught on quite fast and before you know we almost finished that quilt on a Sunday afternoon. I used a walking foot bc of the thickness of it. Works well. Abby his g’friend did not know it was going to be for her so she was pleasantly surprised to be the recipient of it. I told them that it was very forgiving and not to worry about small details. You know the expression “it all comes out in the wash”, well it literally does,lol. Another way to avoid the thick seam intersection is to offset the blocks like brickwork and then you don’t have big bulky seams. You did a great job on your quilt Jean!
Jean, that is a pretty quilt. Glad you are feeling better. It just takes one negative comment to crush our spirit, but know that there are so many of us who appreciate your sharing your quilting methods with us beginners. Luv ya.
Thank you Colleen! Yes, I do realize that! Such lovely comments on my silly little videos!! :) I really enjoy doing them and hopefully teaching something to someone!! :)
Colleen Murphy, wow. What a kind and supportive comment!! This world needs more people like you!!
@@1955annemarie I agree.
I love it, the colors are perfect😊 It's CRAZY how much the squares shrunk! This is a great reminder to pre wash my flannel fabric before I make my quilt because I'm using cotton and minky along with the flannel
The flannel shrinks unreal!! But for this rag quilt application, it creates a wonderful raggy effect every quickly:)
I just Love you.( I back stitched because aaaaaa I just did) I learn a lot and always laugh a lot. You don’t know how much you and I are alike.LOL. We’re Great. Don’t ever change
Real professional of me, huh?!? LOL! Thanks for watching and appreciating me!! :)
What pretty colors. Love your personality. Your such a lovely lady. Glad
your feeling better and don't let the nasty comments get you. Those
people are jealous cause your such a happy person💐
Dear Miss Jean,
I have not sewn in several years and found your video very helpful! I just finished a baby rag quilt for my first Grandchild Sophia :-) I loved this project and found your style delightful and educational. Thank you for all you do to help others. The video certainly helped me, gave me confidence and made me smile.
Sincerely,
Becky Reed
Porterville, California
Thank you so much and YAY for granddaughters named Sophia (Although ours is spelled 'SOFIA') LOL! I am so pleased you found me and are watching our craziness! If someone learns a little something, then I will have done my job!! :) LOL!
Thank you for the easy instruction! Im new at quilting. I like your sewing machine's big platform.
You are so welcome!
I absolutely love you to bits!! There’s nothing more to say than that! You’re fabulous and funny and you have given me so much inspiration and encouragement.... okay so there was more to say! Thank you so much for being you and for sharing your yourself with us all! Huge hugs from Kara-Lee (Scotland) xxxx
Aw, all the way from Scotland! Thank YOU for such kind words!! :) HUgs back!!
Very pretty rag quilt. I made 4 last year, and they always turn out so nice. I used 10” precuts and one color for the back. They are so forgiving with any wrong stitching. I have found that the microfiber cloths work great for cleaning your mat off. Thanks!
Gotta love rag quilts....SOOOOO forgiving in not making perfect seams!! But I think that is the beauty in it:) Good idea about the cloth....must get one:)
Fun project!! Thanks. I like to watch your videos or just listen while I am doing my chores.
Thank you! But get that dusting and sweeping done!! :) LOL!
Today is my parents 51st anniversary and yesterday, as I was looking through the things I had bought for them, I was watching this video. Needless to say, you inspired me to make them a rag quilt. I didn't know it was as easy as it really is until I watched your video. The fact that I started it yesterday around 4pm and put it in the dryer around the same time today shows how easy it is. I probably spent a total of about 7 or 8 hours of work on it and it turned out beautiful.
Please don't let any of the negative people out there stop you from doing what you love and sharing your knowledge with us. I know when I get a notification that you have posted a new video, it's like "Stop Everything!", I have to watch it RIGHT NOW!.....lol I think I read somewhere that you will be doing a log cabin in the future so I am really looking forward to that one as well as anything you show is.
Lots of luv from NB, Canada
Jenn
Aw what a sweetie to say those lovely things! Happy 51st to mom and dad! The rag quilt DOES work up so quickly and easy and cozy and comfy ~ it will be a hit!! Thanks again for watching and tuning in!! :)
Jean, I truly enjoy your videos! You are so amazing, I feel like we are right there together in your sewing room, just hanging out and having a wonderful time sewing. You make me happy every time I watch the next video.
Aw thanks! I feel like my You Tube friends ARE in my sewing room also...and we can learn from each other!! :) Thanks so much again!
You really are a hoot to listen to! I could watch you all day lady! Right now I am getting into making a rag quilt and I am trying to find the best instructions I can find. So far you have given me the best information! Thank you so much Jean. I have never made a rag quilt and I have only made quit tops and nothing else. Well, I guess I'm going to make a twin rag quilt for my bed and then I am going to make rag quilts for our 3 great-grandchildren and 2 for our two grandsons. I will see about making bigger ones for our oldest two grand kids. Thats a lot of work and I'm not sure if I'm up to it yet! Really enjoyed your video!
Thank you Carol:)
I had made a promise that I never again do an other patchwork but the way you explain without be anxious about small bad things that can happens, I decide to do that one! Thanks. And continue to be smooth like you are!
Wonderful Claudette! That makes me so happy! This is cutting up fabric and sewing it back together...we are supposed to be enjoying that!! LOL! So what if you make a mistake? I can never figure out folks who STRIVE for ABSOLUTE perfection in ANYTHING!! Our fabric is imperfect, our machines imperfect, WE are imperfect! So we do the BEST we can endeavor to do and should be VERY proud of our accomplishments!! And NEVER compare yourselves to others...of that you can be depressed and despondent. Your work is YOUR BEST!! :)
I love your videos; they always brighten my day😊. I’ve been quilting for about 6 months and your tutorials are very helpful.
Oh thank you! Your comment has brightened MY day!! Thanks for tuning in! :)
Jean, I found a wall hanging I must have bought 100 years ago, I decided I was going to cut my teeth on this. I can say I know why you say practice, practice. So far I have sewed my finger for the first time and I have been sewing off and on since I was fourteen I am now 73! I have broken two needles I had s walking foot but it does not fit my Bernina so I did order one that would fit. I feel like quilting is not for the faint of heart. I did try free motion not easy practice practice ! I will not give up I know I can do this. I love your videos I have applies some of your techniques to sewing. Thanks This just may not be my day LOL
Oh no!! You HAVE had a rotten day.....Step. Away.From.The.Machine!!! LOL!! Some days (weeks, months) are like that...we are just no in 'sync'.....I don't press on....just let the 'quilters block' run its course and go on to something else. Remember, above all, this should be fun and relaxing. Free motion quilting is hard, yes, but as you AND I say, practice practice practice and it WILL come to you! Take care of yourself!! :)
you sound like a sweetie , Jackie , I took sewing/cooking in High School , to this day I can not remember one thing we fixed or learnt to cook, but I can remember every step of sewing seems like ,But we didn't learn Quilting , we learnt how to make clothes the old timey way a pattern by paper and 1/2 seams and we had to lay it over our fabric and trace it out mark it on our fabric then pin then cut , I was very young maybe 15 but loved that class . My Grandmother was a quilter on my Mother's side of the family but I was never around her to see her sew or make things like that. My Mother never sewed and me and my sister love too. Just wanted to say Hey and I enjoy read your comment.
Thanks for pointing me to this episode. This is so cute and looks to be simple to make. I can't wait to make one for my granddaughter. Thanks and take care!
First video I've ever seen of yours, definitely not the last... you have a great personality!! ❤
Aw thank you so much! I do tend to talk too fast, too much and too loud, but I get there in the end!! :) LOL!
I enjoyed it!! ❤🙌
I made a rag quilt about 20 years ago...for my daughter......I used her outgrown pyjamas for a lot of the squares... Its huge, and very faded nowadays, and like you said, unbelievably heavy, but its probably the snugglliest and warmest quilt ever!! Wish I'd had snippers back then LOL x
They ARE heavy, aren't they!?!?! But warm and comforting and cozy also! However did we live without the rag snippers!!! YIKES!! Our poor blistered index finger!!! :)
I made one of these, and instead of putting an X in each square, I did a very simple single line embroidery quilting design. Just did one after the other and ran those puppies thru!! Worked very well. You can also get rag dies for the Accuquilt GO in a couple of sizes. The snipped edges are already snipped for you!! This is a very nice tute, and I love the cute fabric! I saw a video by Laura, of It"s Sew Easy, where she put a thick nail file, behind her presser foot, to lift it and level it, to get over the"hump." I thought that was a great idea.
Super ideas! Thanks so much for sharing them! And for watching and tuning in! :)
Thank you Jean! very nice quilt! love watching your videos Thanks to you I know now I don't have to be perfect.
Do you KNOW anybody who is perfect? I don't either. We should strive to do OUR BEST and be satisfied that we have done! We are creating our own works of art ~ not to be compared with others whose abilities may exceed ours ~~ if we do, we will surely be discouraged! I'm so glad you are learning a little something from watching! Thank you so much! :)
I love the attutide, i love when tutorials are more honest and realistic. So many videos are so prim and proper and worried about making eveything perfect which can be intimdating.
I'm SO not perfect, my stitching isn't perfect, life isn't perfect, so why would we expect our Quilts to be PERFECT!! :) LOL! Thank you:)
Hello Jean. I've just found out what flannel is!! Wow, this quilt would be so soft and cosy with this fabric. Glad to see you chirpy once more Jean. Thanks for the video xx
When I lived in England, my mother in law called it 'flannelette'???!!? I think that's what she said! :)
Jean Truelove Aw yes. My mother in law used to have flannelette sheets!! Lol. Fancy that!!! This will be really cosy then xxx
What an adorable little quilt! Thanks for all the great videos 😀
Thank you so very much for watching!! :)
H Jean, i’ve just watched your rag quilt video for the first time, and I’d like to say that I really like your snip you go method rather than doing all the snipping at the end because this way , we could snip for a while and sew for a while and snip for a while and sew for a while and then your hand doesn’t get as tired. Plus (of course) having the correct snips would be a lifesaver. One of these days I’m going to make one of these quilts!
Much easier...my fingers and hands got VERY sore and tired from all that snipping:)
LOVE your video's, please keep them coming. Thank you
Hi Jean, I have made 3 of these for my grandchildren, they look so lovely. I used a straight stitch to sew them together but next time I will try a zig zag st. I have a die for making a 8" sq. including the fringe. I love watching and listening to you, Tfs. 👏❤️😘 Annette
I am sure they love them....so soft and cuddly!! :) Thanks so much for watching and listening!! :)
Watched you for the first time today and let me say That you are the best!
Aw thank you Effie:) Thanks for taking time to watch me! And my crazy! But as I say....I get there in the end:)
Looks very soft and cozy. My daughter is expecting her third baby in Feb, her first boy, so this will be a nice project for me to make. Thank you for showing this!
These are so warm and snuggly! She will love it! A boy ~ I'm partial.....we have 9 sons and just 1 daughter....we do BOYS!! :)
Jean Truelove I have 2 daughters and my son was born last when we were in Germany. Now this grandson will even the score up for us with 3 granddaughters and 3 grandsons. The oldest is 14 then in 2011 all 3 of our kids had kids, all born in the same hospital room, then last yr a granddaughter and now this grandson. Time needs to slow down as I could be a great grandma in a handful of yrs!
Tell me about it! Our 12th grandbaby is due in 5 weeks! :)
Jean Truelove ...how exciting! 💗👶
Hey Jean, I like watching your vids you're funny and it's makes me laugh. I watched alot of similar videos and they didn't mentioned that particular good size which will shrink when washed. It caught my attention. I am very glad you emphasized that cos I am still new to do rag quilts for babies/toddlers. I am doing a order and I watched the right ones. Thanks
Oh that is so pretty. I'm blessed. This fall I will be the proudest gramma ever when my son's wives give birth. One due in September the other October. I will be making this quilt twice. Lol.
Congratulations! How wonderful! We too are expecting grandbabies....#14 in May and #15 in July!! :)
I love it! There is something about a rag quilt I just love for kids and they are just fun to make
I just LOVE them - soft and warm and cozy!
Great tutorial 😀I made a puff rag quilt for my grandson last year in navy and yellow. It was fun to make.
thank you!! I love making puff quilts too! Thanks for watching!! :)
I am new to your channel and find you perfectly delightful!! I love that you are in your robe. You go girl!!
Oh dear....oh yea....that day I forgot to change!!! :) LOL! Thanks for watching..robe and all!! :) I forget..did I put a bra on?!?!? Probably not!!! :)
Hi jean i came across your platefoarm Love the rag doll blanket i want to make one thank you for sharing
Thanks Jean, i'll have to get the clippers. I have flannel yardage that would work beautiful this way. Love your videos, Jean.
You really do need the rag snippers....else your index finger will NEVER forgive you!! :) Thanks Pamela!! :)
I use a lint roller to get the fibers of material off my mat then wipe it down.....works great
Love how you explain. It's easy to understand
Thanks so much:)
In love 💜...I can't wait to try this! I am so excited. My goal however is to use as many scrap pieces, and pieces I can find at the thrift stores. Just to keep the price down for me personally. Plus, if I screw up I haven't waisted my money.
Wherever you find fabrics, thrift stores, flea markets, garage sales, estates sales, clearance racks, sale rooms, great-aunties old sewing basket......its' all good!
If you want to clean your cutting mat really really easy.....take a sticky roller and drag the roller while you hold the roller firmly not letting it roll around and drag and drag and drag all over the mat turning the roller by hand to a clean area and you'll be surprised how clean it gets. Let me know if you tried this method.
Love your tutorial, just a lint hint 😄. Put your quilt into an old doona cover and tie the top for washing,.. the lint stays inside the cover then when finished washing take it outside and turn inside out and shake or put on the clothes line.. saves the washing machine....Jules
Much better idea than just sticking it into the machine!! THE LINT!!!! Aaarrrgghhhh!! I don't make these often so I always forget how much lint they create! Thanks for the tip! :) I will remember that!!
I do that when I work with denim and want to get the edges to fray. I made at pillowcase thing with a string to tie the opening. I put tennis balls in the dryer to beat the heck out of it. When I took it out there was as much as the lint you showed. Lol
I was taught to use my “walking foot” to sew up a rag quilt bc it’s so thick especially when the seams meet.
How sweet this is... Havent seen your tutorials for a couple weeks.. Life is getting in the way of my creativity!! Lol gotta go check out the others you have posted the past few weeks..
Thanks! Like has the knack of doing that!! Get creating!!! :)
Jean Truelove just got done putting the borders on my Christmas quilt..
Clever! I'm sure you LOVE it!! :)
Very pretty quilt.
Why thank you!! :)
This is lovely it looks wonderful. I remembered a couple of years ago when I first seen these, I had a go oh my goodness I picked the wrong fabric. I was just trying to be in a rush,🤷♀️ I never had any fleece what I had was more like felt, not quite felt but not ure what you call it 🙈. Well I put too many in a sandwiches, it was too thick even on a machine that goes through jeans.🤣🤣 it was just not stitching right. I did get three rows done.🤔🤔 I will try again with the correct fabric this time. 🙆♀️ You are correct about them scissors, they are marvellous I've got a pair, they really save your wrist. I am learning so much from you Jean. Your friendly way makes it feel so much more relaxed. Other people I have watched want this so precise to get you on point that I'm actually too scared to have a go. I fully understand it, they want you to do it right. Which is fine if you're entering competitions. When you just starting out doing quilts and you just doing it for yourself and your family you just want to get started without the worry. Practice of making the quilts will make us more perfect. Anyway I am rambling as normal. Just want to say Thank you. 😀
Thank you once again! These are simple to make, but you DO have to be careful with all the heavier layers:) I go REAL slow, especially at the intersections
I love this quilt ,I will be making this one, thanks for sharing
Love it Jean.you do explain well.
Aw thank Nita....I do waffle on so.....sometimes I worry about that!! :) But thanks again!
Thank you, Jean! Great video!
You are welcome Brenda! :)
You can clean out all that fuzz with a plastic scrubby, the kind that looks like lots of curly plastic. Works like a dream.
Good idea! Thanks for the tip! :)
I found something close to it in Canada where I am located. Wow that’s awesome another grand baby enjoy. Xoxoox
Awesome! Thank you Kathy:)
Hi Jean! I am amazed at your beautiful quilts! This is your friend Angie here! Guess what I love to sew! Tried to call you at home couldn’t get through but will try again.... Love xx
Also, I am loving my life at the Hall, active again for six years now!
Ah, that makes me sooooo happy! :)
Jean Truelove hi Jean, trying to make a rag quilt next!xxx
This is a great video. Loved it. ☺️
THank you Tammy:)
Note to self. Flip mat over when cutting if using a ruler rather that mat lines.
I work with minky alot and I take an eraser and rub it every where and bunches come up as well as pencil and some pen lines hope this helps oceans of love from Florida
What a good idea!! I will absolutely try it! (and more power to you for working with Minky......the dreaded minky....those who love it ~ those that don't! I'm in the latter camp!!) LOL!!!
Yes! Eraser works wonderfully!
Very beautiful rag quilt Jean. So bright and cheery for a baby. I love the idea of using those special scissors. I hope all is well with you and your family. You take care. I will be looking forward to your next video.
Thanks Kathy! These would be hard on the fingers without the rag snip scissors! I am having a good day! Hope you are also! :)
Question: I scrolled through to see if you already answered this but can’t find anything so I’m sorry if this is a repeat. I’ve never quilted before so this is a first attempt (lord help me haha) I was wondering what size this ends up being? I’m making a quilt to fit a crib but I’ve seen there’s a difference between baby and crib size so just wondering which this is. Love your video thanks for the awesome tutorial!
This quilt finished about 30" x 40" ~ but a standard crib mattress/quilt is 27" x 52". A youth quilt measures about 32" x 60" and then up in size. I think the smaller size is good.
You’re great.
Not really, but thank you for saying so:)
New sunny here xx love the tutorial
Thank you very much! :)
Jean,
Cute rag quilt!!!! Ahhhhhh! Perfect for winter!
Question: do you have an opinion on what sewing machine you love the most??
Like, what brand, type??? I sew on a older Bernina, I enjoy vintage...but I also sew on
A new semi-industreial Singer. It's very fast
Great for quilting.
I love my Brother VQ3000 Dream Weaver - it has a large throat that I can get a big quilt thru. But I am looking at the Brother PQ1500S or the Juki 2010Q for straight piecing and smaller quilting. They both are basic workhorse machines - which are relatively inexpensive. I think I would LOVE your industrial Singer!! :)
Jean,
If you wanted to look at pics
Look up on Singer store.,com
It's the Studio 16 model
Wonderfull priced...does 1500 stitchs a minute and machine quilts , speed piecing,
Straight stitch only. Has a nice back tack too. I've enjoyed mine.
What a lovely machine! I'm looking for another...hmmmmmmmm :)
Thank you so much!
You're welcome!
Jean, what a cute quilt. GREAT JOB and Video, oh and by the way your look lovely no matter what you wear. I do have a question though, Do you ever sleep? as fast as you are turning out videos and quits I can not imagine. Don't get me wrong I love them all but you are AMAZING!!!
LOL!! You are funny! I must say that I have had to do things ~everything~ very quickly, and so I quilt very quickly also!! I DO SLEEP!! Actually I LOVE MY SLEEP - people ask 'are you a morning or a night' person ~ I'm neither...I could sleep in till noon and be in bed by 8 oclock!! LOL!!! But in the in~between hours....I quilt!!! :) After raising 10 kids for over 30 years...it's now ME time!!! :)
Jean, I am 62 and raised 4 kids, worked part-time, and went to college. I learned to rush rush rush. lol Now I am trying to slow down and enjoy my sewing and quilting and embroidery and guitar playing more. It is so hard to get out of that rushing mode. Some days I have to remind myself to relax and just enjoy the process. I am not in a hurry anymore! What a blessing. I love my sleep time as well.
Love the video but how much fabric do you need to buy
Fiskars should be sponsoring your channel 🤣
I know, RIGHT?!?!?!?! What's up with that?!?! I dream in FISKARS!! LOL!!! :) :) :)
I like the rag quilt I still haven't had a go yet. I wondered if you have heard of the weighted blanket, it's meant to help anxiety, insomnia and various health problems. i want to make one but i'm confused whether rice or pelets are bests
I actually have seen them but are unsure myself as to what to use. I would think the pellets would be best..I wouldn't necessarily want rice in my quilt (bugs?)
I didn't think of the bugs... I use a pad that is filled with rice that I put in the microwave to heat up to put in the bed for my feet (no man to warm me up)lol!! hope there's no bugs in there....
I didn't think of those little critters either...until someone on a Facebook Page (for quilting) mentioned it. I thought, 'maybe that makes sense'.
It does, I will microwave longer, kill the things, yuk
I made a weighted blanket for my autistic grandson and used the pellets and it was great! I got them at hobby lobby
Hi ms Jean.. Luv these rag quilts! I have a question regarding the batting.. I was wondering about using felt between the layers. I was given a bunch of it and i don't know what to do with it. I tried looking here on you tube to see if anyone had used it for batting but haven't seen any mention of it. Thank you for your time.
Thank you for liking my quilts! About that felt....not really a good choice because you can't wash it..it is more of a 'fused/glued product which doesn't hold up with washing. If you don't have batting however, you can use a lightweight flannel in between for the rag quilt sandwich.
Hi, I have been trying to get in with all my xmas sewing, what have I been doing today!!! a baby rag quilt!!!! THAnKs! xmas might be cancelled. I am a bit of a cheat though, because of my arthritis I have a rag dye, but even with one piece of fabric I find it very heavy to turn the handle. Exhausted!! it,s all ready to put together. What I did was, I made the sandwich with the same fabric so then I did not have to check the back., What do you think ?
Brilliant idea! The mixed patchwork on the back is a nice idea, but the all same fabric is much easier! Take it easy and sew when you have the energy and strength...this shouldn't be taxing ~ it should be fun! :) All the best with your rag quilt ~ but remember to check the lint traps!! :)
I am planning one now. I have a question...Did you stack the layers of flannel and cut, or did you cut each piece individually? Thanks for your help.
I stack as many as my cutter would allow and then cut. Since I used all random patterns, I just pulled from a big pile of cut fabrics and put them together.
I made a baby rag quilt but decided against giving it because it was too knobby and uncomfortable for a baby to lie on. 😢 I’m not sure what I did wrong.
I read somewhere that an artists gum eraser works so I tried it and guess what it works beautifully.
I'm an artist, I've used gum and other kinds of erasers, nothing works better than corked back steel ruler. I've honestly tried dozens of odd things for this job. www.amazon.com/Classics-Stainless-Backing-TPG-152-Inches/dp/B002IXKD9U
If I wash the flannel first would I need to make the batting smaller?
I suppose so, but the whole idea of these rag quilts is the shrinkage and wrinkly and raggedy effect that washing AFTERWARDS gives them. The entire quilt, top, batting and backing shrink beautifully and achieve that ragged look.
I have used an art eraser to get the fibers out...
Ah! Good idea:)
I always sew all my blocks on my rag quilts and then I do all my snipping last.
Yes, I know that many construct their rag quilts that way! All that snipping at the end.....more power to you!! LOL!! :) Thanks for watching! :)
I just love to watch every one of your videos keep up the good work.
Thank you!!! :)
Hi. Do I have to use flannel to make a rag quilt? Can I use fleece?
I have used flannel for my rag quilts because it frays so beautifully, but fleece certainly can be used. It may be a bit heavier at the end though with the layers.
I put my mat in the bathtub, then scrub it.. i have been told it heals the mat but i have not noticed that.
How long did it take to dry? Perhaps I should do that with mine! :)
Does not take too long to dry and I saw care instructions saying it is supposed to be soaked- I ruined 2 before I saw the care instructions lol - now they are lasting longer. NOT supposed to leave in the sun...it might warp. BUT outside in the air is okay. Not direct sun. Oh, also...can use a rubber eraser to help pull fabric up out of the cut marks.
I don't know about healing but it does add moisture back into it and that should make cutting easier. So I've heard.
My wiping~with~a~damp~cloth worked pretty good...for now! But I will try and clean it a bit better with the eraser
May I ask, where do you get your fabric. I’m in Canada and we have nothing like your nice stuff. Thank you
I got these flannels from Joann fabrics several years ago. Do you have a Joanns' in Canada?
@@jeantruelovetruelovequiltsfory thank you Jean. No we don’t and everything here is on lockdown. Thanks again for answering me. Xo
@@kathyrussell2255 did you ever find your flannel? I'm going to try online, just curious, another great grand due soon💓
Dumb question time....flannel only for rag quilts??
NEVER apologize for 'dumb' questions....there are NO dumb questions!! I LOVE flannel because it 'rags' and 'frays' beautifully washing after washing and gets softer and softer, HOWEVER, you CAN certainly use regular cotton quilting fabric! You just have to wash it lots and it takes on a 'different' fraying than flannel, but one that is just as lovely:)
Where did you purchase your large table top for your machine? I hv been looking for one, upstate NY sherry
My husband got 24" wide butcher block kitchen countertops from IKEA and put two of them back to back over shelving units he made. So my 'table' is 42" x 80"
Jean I.m sew sew bad I have in my many totes squares that I cut several years ago for a rag quilt. I best be get going..lol I also have those snips
Yes, you are bad!! :) Get out those squares and make a quilt! LOL!! :) And thank goodness you have the rag snippers - your finger will thank you!! :)
Will do. Do I have to do 50 push-ups before . Lol
I'll let you slide....this time! LOL!!! :)
Pretty baby rag quilt.
Do a... million I don't care lol ...
Be careful what you wish for!!! :) Thanks! :)
Thank yo!!!!
You are welcome":)
Using a pink school eraser works to get all that embedded fiber out of the mat. Here is a link to Rsisland Crafts about cleaning the mat ua-cam.com/video/B-9lTB_0jfA/v-deo.html
Thank you for that! I appreciate that!
How much fabric do I need for rag quilt I cannot seem to figure that out how much for a 5 different fabric rag quilt
You would need about 3/4 yard of each fabric if you want to start with 8 inch squares like I did (they 'shrink' down to about 6 inches when you are done washing and ragging)
How do you figure how many yards of material you will need?
Depending on how MANY different fabrics you choose, the amounts will be different. But say you only use TWO different fabrics...then you have to calculate how large your quilt will be (or small) and figure out how many 8" squares (which are the size you begin with in this rag quilt) you will need. Then figure how many of those squares you can get out of the two different fabrics. If you use MORE than two fabrics, then of course the amount of yardage will be less. Hope this makes sense:) I'm not great at math and figuring!!
You're perfectly you! We all love you so much. I wish we could send you pictures to share with you what we have made by you teaching us.
Maybe! Maybe, you could set up an email for UA-cam, so people can send you pictures.
Thanks again Jean, xoxo
Also, this is the greatest way ever to practice quilting
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Thank you so much Jen! I would love to see people's creations! I will look into that! Thanks for the suggestion! :)
TIP: I've used a cork backed steal ruler for years to easily remove fabric/batting from my cutting mat. The steel edge is sharp and pulls fibers out effortlessly. See: www.amazon.com/Classics-Stainless-Backing-TPG-152-Inches/dp/B002IXKD9U
What a fabulous tool! Must get it! :)
Your camera placement cut out much. Good info, just wish I could see it better.
Can I use fleece instead of Flannel?
Yes certainly, however, flannel 'fray's and 'rags' better than fleece.
Jean have you seen the flip and sew method to make a rag quilt the same pattern on the front and the back. Please check out The Crafty Author on UA-cam its so fast and easy! Love your quilts too!! Kim