"Goodness & Mercy will follow me.....Rag Quilt Large and Warm

Description

You are looking at a Beautiful  Rag Quilt. The saying under the panel says " Goodness and Mercy will follow me all the Days of my Life". The quilt is all cotton and the large beautiful panel on front is cotton. These quilts look pretty draped on the bed or sofa or a chair. The uses are many. This is a Rag Quilt. Rag quilts are very time consuming, first you cut out the pieces and the batting.  The large Panel is quilted on the back with the squares that match the quilt. Then you sew every square with a x. That is for the quilting process..3 Layers 2 flannel or cotton and 1 batting. Then the rows are assembled and the rows are laid  out so you have a vertical pattern. Then you put it all together to create the Great Look On a rag quilt one side of the quilt is all of the seams ragged and the other side looks like a finished quilt with ragging only on the outside border, but we did ours a little different and added a border all around so the one side is completely finished. The Large Beautiful  Panel is on the front side only, I love the look this way.. I use the ragged side for the front but you could use either side. The front and backs of our rag quilts do match, with the exception of the panel. This Panel features a Barn with the Lambs and  Beautiful Cardinal. The writing says "Goodness and Mercy will follow me all the days of my Life. .  We don't use a solid color on the back of the rag quilts. The quilt has been made with all cotton fabrics. We have used an assortment of solids, old Ford farm truck with the Tree in back,  stunning. The quilts are done in 8" squares. Very nice look. We have added a border all around, in a red print, so the back side is completely finished and the other side has the ragging. This is a Great size for a throw over the lap ,5 1/2 feet wide by 6  feet long. Great throw for those chilly evenings . I have started the ragging process with the first rinse. The first time or 2 that you wash will rag a little, gives it the ragged look. The quilt is machine wash (cold Water) and dry on gentle cycle. As you probably know rag quilts are extremely warm. This is very  warm. The quilt has been made in a smoke free home. Thanks for looking.