~ My First Attempt Making A Rag Quilt ~

At Hannah's baby shower, my sister made her a beautiful rag quilt. Hannah loves it and uses it all the time. 

(This is where I would insert a picture of Hannah and her rag quilt; however, I can not find one picture of Hannah and her rag quilt anywhere! You will just have to trust me when I tell you she loves it.) 

I wanted to make one for Lilly because these really are the cutest quilts EVER!

It's not perfect but I am extremely happy with how it turned out.

Here is how I did it : 

#1. Pick your fabric. I went with flannel because it is really soft.

My quilt is five squares by five squares so I pick five different, half a yard, fabric patterns. 

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#2. Cut fabric into eight by eight inch squares.

I ended up cutting 50 eight by eight inch squares . . . . this was by far the most time consuming part.

 

#3. Place the fabric ugly sides together.

This will give you twenty five squares.

#4. Sew around all twenty five squares leaving a half inch boarder.

#5. Lay all the squares on the floor and arrange them into the pattern you like.

#6. Start pinning each horizontal row together. Then sew along the same half an each line from before.

#7. Now pin the horizontal rows together. Making sure the top of the fabric is facing up and the bottom is facing down. This way you will see if the top is folding over when it goes through the machine. (I hope that makes sense.)

#8. Time to start snipping. 

Snip along all the squares being careful not to snip into the thread.

#9. Once done, place into the washing machine with no detergent. Once the cycle is done shake off all the fluff. Then place into the dryer with no dryer sheet.

 Repeat the process, this time with detergent and a dryer sheet.

#10. ALL DONE! 

Once Lilly Belle is here I will definitely post a picture of her with her quilt : )

If you need more detailed instructions YouTube has a ton of how to videos. 

This is my favorite : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-LQfYXrG_Q