How To Make A Quilt Into A Rug

For this quilt i am using squares.

How to make a quilt into a rug.

To make sure the quilt rugs don t move around causing people to slip we placed anti slip rug backs under the larger quilts. My squares are 8 when cut and then finish at 7 with a 1 2 seam allowance. This rag quilt sews up to be 46 x 60 making a generous throw size quilt. I do not have my cutting instructions in a post but i use a quilting square ruler in the size block i need.

Subscribe to make your mark. Http amzn to 2k5cx41 americana decor stenc. Most fabrics are 44 54 wide. I planned 9 rows each row with 8 squares.

Popping a few towels into the washing machine is a simple way to catch all of the fluff that will peel away from the quilt during this process too. You can change the number and size of squares in the quilt to make it larger or smaller. The amount of fabric depends on the size quilt you make. Here s a video showing an example of how to make a rag quilt.

The top layer would just depend on how many fabric prints you use. So this finished quilt is a generous lap quilt size about 56 x 63. Here s a rag quilt size chart that makes it easy. The feel of the fabric is stiff like walking on padded vinyl.

If you needed a larger rug you would need to sew two pieces of fabric together and press the seam flat to make a larger area rug. 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. 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. Hubster dreamed up this crazy notion that i could make a quilt for the floor and my instagram friend stefanie satterwhite from satterwhite quilts needed pattern testers for her suncake pattern.

Choose to cut squares or strips. I believe a quilt that is 54 x54 would take 3 1 2 4yds of fabric per layer. I am not sure the rug could be any larger than the width of the fabric you choose. Now take a step back and admire your work.

Both make adorable rag quilts.