NEW! Rag Quilt Sewing Tutorial and NEW! Woodland Flannel Fabrics at ShopNZP.com

NEW! Rag Quilt Sewing Tutorial and NEW! Woodland Flannel Fabrics at ShopNZP.com

NEW! Woodland Flannel Fabric Collection by Ben Byrd for Riley Blake Designs Now Available at Nancy Zieman Productions at ShopNZP.com

New! Woodland Flannel Fabric Collection by Ben Byrd for Riley Blake Designs are now available at ShopNZP.com.

Transport yourself to the heart of the forest with Woodland Flannel from Ben Byrd. The palette of earth tones – green, orange, brown, navy and parchment – are just what you’d expect from this woodsy collection. A charming forest scene complete with deer, rabbits, bear, fox and a family of porcupines are complemented by prints of woodgrain, plaid and leaves. Be one with nature without ever leaving your home

This 100% Brushed Cotton fabric is great for quilting, sewing fabric face coverings, stitching accessories, home decor, quilts, and gift bags! We’re sharing 12″ electronic fabric swatches in today’s post.

• NEW! Green Woodland Main Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features trees and woodland creatures on a teal green background.

• NEW! Parchment Woodland Main Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features trees and woodland creatures on a cream background.

• NEW! Mint Woodland Animal Toss Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features flowers and woodland creatures tossed on a mint background.

• NEW! Parchment Woodland Animal Toss Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features flowers and woodland creatures tossed on a cream background.

• NEW! Navy Woodland Animal Toss Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features flowers and woodland creatures tossed on a navy background.

• NEW! Brown Woodland Leaf Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features multi-colored and mushrooms leaves tossed on a brown background.

• NEW! Navy Woodland Leaf Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features multi-colored leaves and mushrooms tossed on a navy background.

• NEW! Brown Woodland Wood Grain Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features a tone-on-tone wood grain background.

• NEW! Green Woodland Wood Grain Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features a tone-on-tone wood grain background.

• NEW! Navy Woodland Wood Grain Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features a tone-on-tone wood grain background.

• NEW! Blue Woodland Plaid Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features a tone- on- tone plaid pattern.

• NEW! Mint Woodland Plaid Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features a tone- on- tone plaid pattern.

• NEW! Orange Woodland Plaid Flannel Fabric by the Yard – This high-quality designer print features a tone- on- tone plaid pattern.

Flannel Rag Quilt Throw Sewing Tutorial

Sew a quick and easy patchwork throw made with simple squares and frayed raw edges. The sewing is fun and the seaming technique is the featured technique in this rag quilt style throw – an ideal project for beginner sewists!

Supplies

• Assorted New! Woodland Flannel Fabrics – we’re feature twelve snuggly prints
• Spring Loaded Rag Quilting Snips
• Rotary Cutter, 6″ x 24″ Ruler, and Mat
• Clover Wonder Clips or Pins
• Clover 6-in-1 Stick ‘n Stick Seam Guide
• Coordinating Thread
• Schmetz Jeans Denim Needles Size 90/14

Flannel Rag Quilt Throw Sewing Tutorial

Approx. Finished Size: 50″ W x 60″ L

Read all directions before beginning. All Seam Allowances 1/2″.

Determine desired throw size and patchwork layout. Today, we’re showing a 50″ x 60″ flannel rag quilt throw with 5″ finished quilt blocks. Our 50″ x 60″ throw quilt features 120 blocks: 10 blocks wide and 12 blocks long.

• Using Rotary Cutter, 6″ x 24″ Ruler, and Cutting Mat, cut 240 assorted 6″ New! Woodland Flannel Fabrics fabric squares. Cut 6″ crosswise fabric strips, and cut into 6″ fabric squares or quilt blocks.
• Cut 120 6″ inner quilt squares from coordinating neutral flannel fabric(s) – we’re using white.

When cutting fleecy or lofty fabrics, flip your rotary cutting mat over and cut fabrics on the reverse side of the cutting mat. Because fleece and flannel fabric fibers may stick within the rotary cutting lines on a cutting mat, using the reverse side of the mat will protect the front of the mat and extend the life of the mat. 

Determine Block Partners

Our Flannel Rag Quilt is a quilt-as-you-go project! The quilt top, quilt batting, and quilt backing will be sewn together in one easy step.

• Choose block partners: One fabric will be the quilt top and the second fabric will be the quilt backing!

There’s no need for quilt batting as the inner quilt squares provide a lightweight quilt padding or “batting”!

• Place block partners wrong sides together with one inner quilt square inserted between outer fabrics – to create block sandwich. Pin.

• Insert a new Schmetz Jeans Denim Needles Size 90/14, and set machine for a 2.5 mm stitch length.
• Stitch block sandwich diagonally from corner to corner.

If your sewing machine has dual feed, like our Bernina b 770, engage the dual feed when stitching together the three sandwich fabric layers! 

• Rotate block sandwich and stitch diagonal seam from remaining corner to opposite corner.
• Repeat steps above and stitch all 120 quilt sandwiches.

Patchwork Quilt Layout

• Place quilt sandwiches in desired quilt layout: 10 blocks wide and 12 blocks long.

Stitch Blocks

• Place two blocks wrong sides together. Wonder Clip or Pin.

• Attached 6-in-1 Stick ‘n Stick Seam Guide to sewing machine flatbed, and stitch blocks with 1/2″ seam allowance.

• Open block pairs

Stitch Block Pairs

• Place two block pairs wrong sides together. Wonder Clip or Pin.

• Stitch block pairs with 1/2″ seam allowance.

Keep dual feed engaged when stitching quilt blocks together!

Stitch Quilt Rows

• Place two block rows wrong sides together. Wonder Clip or Pin.

• Stitch block rows together with 1/2″ seam allowance.

• Repeat steps above and assemble quilt!

• Edgestitch along all four quilt edges with 1/2″ seam allowance.

• Using Spring Loaded Rag Quilting Snips, “clip” quilt outer edges, and all seam allowances, with 1/2″ clips. Note: Take care to not cut stitching lines. When quilt is washed, seam allowances will ravel and create the rag quilt edges.

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Happy Stitching!