How To Make A Quilt Rug

This rag quilt sews up to be 46 x 60 making a generous throw size quilt.

How to make a quilt rug.

Step 3 prepping the quilt blocks. For the quilt rugs that were made just for being on the floor we used a product called non skid rug backing you simply paint the product onto the rug back and let it dry. Both make adorable rag quilts. To make sure the quilt rugs don t move around causing people to slip we placed anti slip rug backs under the larger quilts.

A rag quilt is nice because it goes together quickly and also tends to be less expensive to make than a traditional quilt. Tip on how to make a rag quilt. When sewing your jelly roll rug be sure to iron every 3 4 rows to prevent waving and rippling of. In this beginner s guide to quilting you ll learn how to make a quilt from beginning to end so you can tell a story of your own.

It s perfect for small projects like this valentine s day mug rug tutorial by amy chappell. Choose to cut squares or strips. You can change the number and size of squares in the quilt to make it larger or smaller. A few years ago i discovered the quilt as you go method and have loved using it ever since.

So this finished quilt is a generous lap quilt size about 56 x 63. My squares are 8 when cut and then finish at 7 with a 1 2 seam allowance. A couple months ago two things happened about the same time. They also make great gifts and are beautiful and functional as a decorative throw.

Also double check the nap of the minky to make sure it s going the same way on both sides of the block. She s back with us again today and is sharing a tutorial to make one of these cute mug rugs. Of all the fiber arts quilts are the most amazing. Click here for supplies.

For this quilt i am using squares. I planned 9 rows each row with 8 squares. For easy and quick assembly make the block the same color on the top and the bottom. Here s a rag quilt size chart that makes it easy.

The pattern is amazingly striking exactly what our library needed to jazz it up and modernize it a bit so i figured it was worth a shot. Quilting may be my favorite sewing activity.