'Rag quilting' tutorial / all episodes - beginner friendly / SAVE for REFERENCE ❤️
Here's all the measurements for the individual blocks and the final quilt size:
70x 9" square blocks made up of:
70x squares for the top of the quilt
70x squares for the back of the quilt
plus 70x 7.5" squares of wadding (I used 70% recycled polyester / 30% cotton)
(You'll also need extra fabric for appliqué shapes if you decide to add those plus interfacing)
Seam allowance for joining the blocks: 1/2" (and not 3/4", as I had originally planned).
Size of the finished quilt (7x blocks per row / 10x rows): a whopping 54" x 79" ! (You can obviously make it smaller, if you wish - just make the blocks smaller or have less per row and / or less rows).
Have lots of fun & enjoy a nice cup of tea, a good book or a spot of relaxing hand stitching snuggled under your finished quilt! 😍
Mira 🙋♀️
p.s. As previously mentioned, the fabrics were gifted to me by @freespiritfabrics5457 for my first project as part of their 'Circle of Makers' during the Influencer Tour 2024. They are from the Morris & Co. 'Emery Walker' collection.
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I often get asked what sewing supplies & tools I'm using, so here's some of my favourites..
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Used in this video:
Hemline Flower Head Pins 54mm https://amzn.to/4crnLdf
Fiskars Easy Action Micro-tip scissors (spring assist) https://amzn.to/3VUHFGD
Clips (instead of pins) https://amzn.to/3XRQ1Br
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Vlieseline Bondaweb (appliqué leaves) https://amzn.to/3LbIwh8
Aurifil cotton thread https://amzn.to/4bzdV8a
(for piecing the rows together I used 50wt and for the appliqué 28wt)
Milward 100% A3 Wool Pressing Mat https://amzn.to/3W9jc1G
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