Assembly Instructions

Here are some starting directions for your quilt. Gather your materials and make a plan. Alternate colors or do whatever you do to make your quilt color pattern the way you want it. Use graph paper to determine where you want each different fabric square to be when you sew it together.

First, cut your fabric & batting/flannel into the desired number of 6" or 9" squares (if you are doing a pieced back cut that fabric as well).

Then, layer your squares as pictured, with the "right sides" facing out. Pin if desired...

The next step is to sew an "X" onto each pinned square group.

Once all of your "X"s are sewn you'll need to sew around the entire square creating a 1/2" seam (1/4" seam if you want, this will result in a smaller "rag" and slightly larger quilt). This will give you a guide to follow as we complete the quilt as well as create a cutting guide for the "ragging". I recommend sewing this 1/2 seam two times on all squares to strengthen the seam to stand up to the cutting and fraying in the "ragging" process. Some sewing machines have a stitch that will automatically sew this seam 3x on a single pass, if your machine has this feature, use it! For those of you who are doing this by hand, double up your thread on your needle and you'll be fine.



Now all you need to do is sew the squares together (right sides/top side out) using a 1/2" seam allowance. Sew each row together in long strips and then sew the rows to each other to make the quilt. Sew intersecting seams open to ease in cutting.

Let me know if you have any questions or need any clarification. I try to make the instructions clear, but what is clear to me may not be to someone else.

Thanks for all your help and support.