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Auntimern, fleece does rag. I have been making rag blankets with fleece for years. I am not using batting and only ragging the top which is made of a charm pack and the edges of the fleece with the top to connect the two.
I recently bought some fleece from JoAnn's and maybe you are referring to that. The quality of horrid. I will be using fleece from Madlen Mills/Polartec.
Wait a minute, do you mean unravel. No fleece doesn't and it shouldn't It is a different look.
Yes that is what I meant. If you wanted all the fabric to unravel for a full rag effect I would suggest flannel for the back and batting.
so 3 layers of flannel right? for a really raggie look. how much of that middle one will be seen? does it matter what I used?
lisapc do you have pics?
None of it is going to show except a little color in the raggie part. I only mentioned using three layers because I came across one on google and it was so fluffy! Is this for your little girl?
I make lots of rag quilts and I always use three layers of flannel...no batting. I always sew the X because I think it adds something to the quilt and makes all the layers stay together nicely during the construction process. Sometimes I use a decorative stitch or just a simple zigzag.
ya its for her...thats what she gets for being the first and only kid...so far ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Hulamoon
thanks for all the help guys this is awesome info!!
I have made several rag quilts and I use flannel, denim or homespun cotton. I have only done a small one with three layers of flannel and the "frayed" edges turned out so much "fluffier" than those I have done withonly two layers. I typically cut my squares @ 6 inches, only because that is the width of the ruler that I use so it makes it easier. I did one with denim and fleece and it actually turned out pretty nice as well. The denim frayed but the fleece did not but it still looked pretty to me. Here is how it looked.....
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I haven't made mine yet but when I do I will take a picture. I never took pictures of anything I have made in the past. It never occured to me except for the book I keep with 8x10's for the brides I work with. This forum is changing that. I will definitely take pictures and post them. In the meantime here is a fleece rag quilt.
http://www.morganic.com/TLC/quilts/babyfleece.html
I am not making this. I have made versions in the past. The one I am making is tiny, 5 x 5 charm squares of cotton ragged for the top, no batting, I am using fleece for the backing and will connect the two by ragging the edges of the fleece with the cotton top. I am hoping to get to it before the weekend. It shouldn't take much time because it is so small.
6.5 is a good size. I would use another piece of solid flannel as batting as it makes the rag look fuller and curls better. I cut mine the same size as the other squares and just sew three peices together.
