Raggedy Picnic Quilt
Designed
and presented on AM Northwest by Deborah Spofford
This Raggedy edged bright colored picnic
quilt can be made in a few hours. Fun new technique…when you are done
sewing the pieces together…clip the Seam allowances and toss it in
the washing machine and dryer. When is comes out of the dryer…it is
ready to use!
Materials
Six
bright colored flannels (stripes)
½ yard each; 44” wide
Two
bright colored flannels (blocks)
1 ¼ yard each; 44” wide
Thread
Rotary
Cutter
Self
healing mat
See
through quilt ruler
Sewing
machine
Iron
Cutting
Match
the stripe fabrics in pairs with wrong sides together.
Cut 6 strips – 3” x the width of
the fabric
Match
the block fabrics with wrong sides together.
Cut 32 blocks – 7” x 6 ½”
Quilting
Be
sure your fabric strips and blocks are placed together in matching
pairs with wrong sides together.
Sew
down the middle of each strip.
Sew
an X in the middle of each block.
Instructions
Note: All seam allowances are 5/8 inch. All seams are wrong sides together. Press
all seams open.
1. Sew
three different strips of flannel together. Press
seams open. Cut into blocks
7” long. Repeat this step for
all the remaining strips of fabric. Note: You
will need 31 of these striped blocks- finished size will be 6 1/2 x
7”.
2. Arrange
the pieces in rows of 7 blocks alternating solid block (B) with striped
block (SB). Stitch the blocks
together to make 9 rows. Stitch
the rows together to make the quilt.
3. Stitch
around the outside edge of the quilt.
4. Make
small cuts in all of the seam allowances about ¼” apart. Clip
the outside edges the same way. Be
careful not to clip through the seams.
5. Wash
the quilt in cold water. Shake
loose any threads. Place in
the dryer. Remove the quilt a few times as it is drying
and shake excess threads from quilt.
© Deborah
Spofford Designs 2003
