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I absolutely love Rag Quilting! It is such an easy and unique way to put a quilt together fast! The one in the picture to the left is a twin quilt I finished in one weekend using 7" squares.

If you are using a cotton front and flannel back....unless you want a puffy quilt you can forgo the middle. If the top is flannel and back is flannel you definitely will not need anything in the middle.

Also, you may want to try snaking the drain. Another way to fix your drain is by using a "snake" to push out the clog. Showers and toilets can be snaked from above, but sink drains must be snaked from within the pipes, not from the top. To do this, you may have to take the pipes apart. If you do, make sure to keep a bucket and rag ready incase water comes out. A cable auger can be used too, but there are risks to the pipes with using one. It may damage your pipes by causing cracks or holes if not carefully used.

Now let's talk about doing the fiberglass tabbing. You will need Fiberglass Resin and hardener and of course Fiberglass cloth. Get two types...fiberglass mat, which is chopped fiberglass strands put together in a roll or squares and the other is fiberglass woven cloth. The chopped fiberglass mat forms easily to any surface contours and then putting the woven mat on top gives it plenty of strength. You can put a layer of the chopped fiberglass followed by the woven fiberglass and then do a final chopped again wider than the area you have done....that's real beefy. There are so many ways to do this, and you will get opinions from everyone...some who have never done this, but to do is better to not do. You will also learn and see the intricacies of the inner parts of your hull.

Do not forget to clean the frames, including the earpieces, when you clean your glasses. The earpieces are in contact with your skin at all times, so they build up sweat, dirt, and oil over the years as you wear your glasses. When you thoroughly wash your glasses make sure the earpieces get rag quilting a good cleaning as well.

To do the fiberglass tabbing you first want to clean the area and rough it up with 60 or 80 grit sand paper really well. Then clean up the area again, and this time have a rag moisten with acetone to then wipe the area down....(of course do not use any solvent in a closed area, read all instructions on anything you use). Now let's say it is a bulkhead running from the bilge area upward. You want to tab along where the bulkhead runs (both sides if you can get to it) and about 2 1/2 to 3 1/2 inches or more (depending what you can get at). So clean the area up, sand, clean again and wipe with moistened rag with acetone on it.

While traditional quilts will always be popular, right now rag quilts are the rage of quilting! They are easy to make, very versatile, can be finished quickly, and are great for gift-giving.