Rag Quilt

A friend of mine told me that she was going to make a rag quilt for her little baby boy.  She verbally explained how to do it and I thought- that sounds easy.  

I gathered together some vintage looking scraps of fabric that I had and liked for Baby Girl. One fabric being the left overs from her bumper.  I cut three 10'' x 10'' squares of each. Sewed them wrong sides together leaving a 1/2 inch seam on all sides.  Then clipped the edges for the fringe/rag look.

  (top fabric - blue rosebuds- was actually the fabric Gwennie used to make my bedding as a baby, next- Hispanic donkeys- was used for some baby shower projects, next- purple and blue vintage floral- was an old table cloth from Goodwill, bottom- red and white floral- baby bumper)

My cute little finished rag quilt! I actually didn't do it the proper way.  After I finished the quilt I looked up the tutorial online and traditionally you're supposed to have squares on both the front and the back.  I also technically sewed them a little different, but Baby Girl won't care and I think it's cute.  It's a bit crooked and definitely not perfect; but that's all part of quilting and giving your work of art some character-right?

Anyone looking for an easy sewing project that looks professional, I suggest a rag quilt.  I used cotton fabrics and on the back I used a soft, thin fleece with no batting in the middle.  They* say to use flannel or fleece for the squares so you can get more of the fluffy effect after a few washes.  I think denim would be fun to use, too.

For a tutorial just google Rag Quilt :)

Happy Sewing!