Anyone ever make a rag quilt?

[bleedingheart]

I am in the process of putting one together and while I am still in assembly mode...

It looks weird.

Granted I haven't yet clipped it and "ragged" it in the washer/dryer...

Perhaps I am just used to "normal" quilts but this rag one takes some getting used to....

[eleny]

1. A while back I got some various blue printed fabrics to make something similar

But being a newbie at quilting, I got cold feet.

The idea came from seeing Japanese boro like these on the web
http://www.trocadero.com/haruko/items/641440/en1store.html
http://www.trocadero.com/haruko/items/505615/en1store.html

I just searched for rag quilt instructions and I think I can combine the two and not be scared to attempt it. The instructins here make it look like I couldn't go wrong. Especially since I don't mean to follow a strict geometric pattern. I want to tear my fabrics and also age them a little with fabric softener.
http://quilting.about.com/od/quiltpatternsprojects/ss/rag_quilt.htm

What sort of patterns and fabrics are you using?

[bleedingheart]

2. A friend gave me the fabric...she got all the same fabrics as the picture

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apparently she got this instruction kit at Joann's and she bought all the matching fabric

[Katherine Brengle]

3. I love those!!! *slinks off to dig through fabric stash*

[zalinda]

4. They are easy to do

Any one else doing one, remember to take to laundermat or have a very good lint trap that you clean constantly, while washing and drying the first few times.

zalinda

[la la]

5. I've made about 4 of those-

but only in flannel, and baby quilt size--

they turned out really cute--

I have a christmas tree one--for a wall hanging, but who knows when I'll ever get that one done!