Raewyn Stewart

The home of fluffy seams & non-traditional rag quilts

Welcome! I’m Raewyn Stewart, a rag quilt designer from the South Island of New Zealand. I created the original inlay rag quilt method in 2021, and quilters all over the world now make it.

Free inlay instructions
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A pink and white vintage chenille rag quilt with fluffy seams, draped over a white wicker settee on a sunny porch

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New here? Start with the free inlay instructions

If you’ve never made an inlay block, this is the place to begin. It’s free, step by step, and written for beginners.

A finished inlay block with a pink rose print inlay on a white base, stitched with a diagonal X

Free inlay instructions
The place to begin

Raewyn’s hands smoothing a pink rose inlay onto a white block, from the inlay block video

Inlay block video
Watch a block come together

The corner of a white rag quilt edged with a fluffy extra ragging strip

Extra ragging strips
For fluffier edges

Raewyn tearing rose print cotton into strips, from her fabric tearing demo

Mini tutorials
Quick tips on the blog

On Etsy

My full tutorials

Step-by-step tutorials and printables, available from my Etsy shop.

The finished Rosette rag quilt in pink, blue and cream with woodland fawn prints and fluffy white seams, on a farmhouse table

Rosette

Full tutorial on Etsy

The finished Double Sided rag quilt in blue florals, pink polka dots and woodland prints, with fluffy white seams

Double Sided

Full tutorial on Etsy

The finished Ruffle rag quilt in pink roses and green gingham with fluffy white seams and a rose print ruffled edge, on a white wicker settee

Ruffle

PDF tutorial on Etsy

The finished Bannockburn rag quilt in warm browns and creams with farm animal prints, hexagon appliqués and fluffy cream seams, on a farmhouse table

Bannockburn

PDF tutorial on Etsy

A printed rag quilt care tag headed I am a rag quilt, with washing instructions and a pink rose and lavender border

Care tag printable

Printable download on Etsy

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From my sewing room

Fluffy seams, vintage chenille and beautiful fabrics. A few of my favourite quilts.

Rag quilt with pink chenille and rose print inlays
Navy and white nautical rag quilt with a sailboat block
Pink polka dot, green gingham and blue floral rag quilt
Rows of vintage floral patchwork with embroidered roses, eyelet lace and fluffy white seams
White rag quilt with rose print heart inlays and a fluffy edge, in a sunroom
Purple rag quilt with ragged floral heart appliqués and fluffy purple seams

From my blog

  • Sweetheart ❤️

    Sweetheart ❤️

    I love this photo. It was taken behind the scenes with my daughter Meg, while she was shooting her Sweetheart tutorial. In Sweetheart, Meg shows you how she layers fabrics…

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Raewyn Stewart smiling at her sewing machine, chin resting on her hands

About me

I love puffy seams, beautiful fabrics and teaching people who think they can’t. More than 89,000 quilters follow along with me on Facebook, and I’d love you to join them there.

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