I don't ever profess to be handy in the crafting department but I've been blown away by the feedback I've had since posting a picture of the rough and ready lightweight rag quilt that I made for Biba at the weekend.
Here's how I made it!
I already had a backing sheet that I wanted to use, so that became my basic size guide.
I roughly cut up my fabric pieces so that they were random depths and then simply stitched them together leaving the hem on the top side (so that the fabric will fray over time).
When I'd sewn together enough strips to cover my backing sheet, I put the good sides together and stitched almost all the way around to create the quilt. Leaving just enough space to allow me to turn it to the right side out.
When I'd turned it, I closed up the hole and that's it. One lightweight rag quilt.
I was planning on using a layer of quilt wadding but I didn't have any in and madam wasn't giving in with her moaning!
From start to finished quilt in less than 2 hours.
