Cheery Rag Quilt

Designer: Amanda Brown

Instagram: @myfabricheart

Skill level: Beginner

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Materials:

• 2 Yards Cotton Flannel for Top
• 2 Yards Cotton Flannel for Backing
• 2 Yards Quilt Batting/ Flannel or Fleece for Middle
• Cotton Thread

Tools:

• OLFA RM-CG 12”x18” Green Self-Healing Rotary Mat
• OLFA 60mm RTY-3/G Straight Handle Rotary Cutter
• OLFA QR-6S 6 1/2” Square Frosted Acrylic Ruler
• OLFA QR-6x12 6" X 12" Frosted Acrylic Ruler
• OLFA 5-Inch SCS-4 Precision Appliqué Scissors
• Clips/Pins
• Sewing Machine
• Non-permanent Fabric Marker

** If you add an opening to the video the times below will need to be adjusted

Key Moments:

(4:11) Materials

• 2 yards of flannel for top (I’m using 3 different fabrics)
• 2 yards of flannel for back
• 2 yards of your middle layer

(5:11) Required Tools

• 6 1/2” Square OLFA ruler
• 6”x12” OLFA ruler
• 12”x18” OLFA Rotary Mat
• 60mm OLFA Rotary Cutter
• Non-permanent Fabric Marker

(6:09) Cutting Directions

• Cut 64 6.5” squares from top, back and middle layers of fabric

(8:15) Making Blocks

• Layer backing, middle and top pieces
• Sew 2 diagonal lines across each unit

(10:52) Sew Units into Rows

• Place 2 units with backs together
• Sew with a 1/2” seam allowance
• Sew units into rows

(11:40) Clipping Seam Allowances

• Evenly make cuts into seam allowance

(13:14) Sew Rows Together

• Place rows together with backs facing
• Sew with 1/2” seam allowance

(14:26) Finishing Quilt

• Sew around entire quilt 1/2” from edge
• Sew a second line an 1/8” from this
• Finish snipping all seam allowances
• Wash and dry to fluff