Strip Style Rag Quilt

Every time I go into Joann's Fabric Store I have to visit the remnant bin. Most of the time I am looking for another homespun piece to add to my collection, but one trip I spotted a really cute frog print in flannel to take home.

Months later I am sorting through remnants and come across the frog print, so I matched it up with coordinating colors and started cutting them into strips. At that point I stashed the strips away yet again, until one day in May of 2013 I stitched them together. I had written a strip style pattern a few years before and wanted to create more strip style rag quilts to use as props for the pattern.

During the sewing I accidentally sewed through my quilting pins on the plastic part. This was a first. Had to cut it out with the seam ripper and re-sew that spot.

The finished quilt turned out super cute.... and as of right now it is still for sale if you are interested. See it here: Frog Rag Quilt

If you would like to make your own strip style rag quilt and want to purchase my ePattern here it is: ePattern.

Thanks for reading!

 

This Weeks Rag Quilting Project -Day 4 All Done!

I finished this baby rag quilt today! It turned out so cute! Love the colors! And I am sure it will be a soft addition to any nap!

This Weeks Rag Quilting Project -Day 3

I have had a couple of really busy days and am a little behind on keeping my blog up daily. I strive to do better though! 

Here is the final layout of the rag quilt. I moved the browns and dark pinks out to balance things a little better.

 

TIP: Working with chenille and minky requires TONS of pinning to reduce slippage of the slick backside of the minky. Here is how I pinned all of my sandwiches. This process takes much longer than using non-slick fabrics.

 

Here is where I am stopping tonight. I sewed all of the X's and started joining a few of the rows together. I will be finishing this Sunday afternoon and will post more pics then.

This Weeks Rag Quilting Project -Day 2

 Tonight after work I was able to sew up the pillow and clip the edges....here it is before washing. As you can see -the lint is pretty plentiful on these chenille and minky fabrics.

 

 

The pink and brown look great together!

 

I laid out the design again....I may switch it one more time to even out the light and darker pinks. More to come tomorrow....

 





This Weeks Rag Quilting Project -Day 1

I am currently working on a custom order for a small baby rag quilt and matching pillow.  Today the last of the vintage chenille fabric arrived in the mail, and I have all the fabrics cut tonight. I pre-fringed them using my old Accucut Mark IV die cutter. This was a messy job for sure. I spent about 20 minutes cleaning the loose fuzz off of my work area, but at least I don't have to worry with cutting later.

This is some of the chenille I am using. It is going to be all brown and pink. :)

I am also using minky fabrics that I will blend together with the chenille.

 This is a general layout of the quilt. I plan on changing it some tomorrow before the sewing starts.

September Projects

This little Alligator quilt was made for a co-worker who had a baby boy recently. My husband drew the alligator and I did the rest!

This was a King size Rag Quilt in my favorite fabrics- homespun. This beauty went to a customer in Tennessee.

Rag Quilted Burp Cloths

Currently I am sewing up a stack of Rag Quilted Burp Cloths. This flannel fabric was from a part of my stash needing purged, so over the last few months I have been matching coordinating fabrics for this project. There are 18 in the stack! 

Are you looking for a tutorial to make your own rag quilted burp cloths? If so, please visit my Etsy site! 

Monday Doings....

After work I am still working on the ornaments, but I stopped to make a treasury on Etsy.

Quiltsy Treasury I made tonight:

http://www.etsy.com/treasury/NTYyOTM3N3wxMjc3NTI1NDMy/quiltsy-for-the-baby