HomeSpun Rag Quilt

Homespun fabric is a fabric made from loosely woven yarn. Before mechanisation of the fabric industry homespun was normally spun at home. The cloth was plain, course and made from whatever type of animal's fur was available to spin into yarn or thread. The yarn or thread was usually made of wool due to its availability. As can be imagined it was very time consuming to make.

Traditionally once the clothing made from homespun had worn out the usable pieces were salvaged and used in quilts. Towards the end of the 17th century cotton began to be used in the production of homespun.

In the graph below I have given approximate numbers only of the number of squares you will need to cut out. This number is for the back and the front of the quilt. If you are wanting to make your middle layer also using homespun then you will need to cut 50% more squares for the size you are making. Thank goodness for rotary cutters and Charm Packs (Packs of pre-cut fabric squares)!!

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