How to Make Rag Baby Quilts
Have you ever been invited to a baby shower and have no idea what to bring. Make a rag quilt for the new baby. It is easy to make and you can coordinate it with the colors of the nursery. The parents will love it.
- Cut 96 six-inch squares of fabric of your choosing. Flannel or a heavy cotton material usually works the best for rag quilts.
- Cut 48 four-inch squares of quilt batting. You can choose the size of batting to determine the thickness of the quilt you prefer.
- Place one layer of batting between the two layers of fabric you are using. Put the right sides of the material on both outsides. Pin all three layers of material together.
- Sew from corner to corner across your square on both ends to form a X. Do this on all of the 48 squares.
- Once you have all 48 squares with an X its time to put them together. Put two squares together and sew a one-inch seam. The bigger the seam the more your quilt will rag. Do all squares the same way. You will now have 24 of these.
- Face two sets of your squares facing right sides together. Sew together one inch on one of the side of the squares. You now have a set of four squares. Do this on all remaining squares.
- Sew together two sets of the four squares together as before using one-inch seam. You should have six rows of eight squares.
- Now it’s time to put the rows of eight squares together. Sew all your long rows together using a one inch seam. Sew a one-inch seam around the outside of the quilt.
- Clip all the seams with scissors on your quilt. The smaller you clip the more ragged your quilt will be.