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– To get strips long enough to measure 63″ you will need to cut 3  x 1″ strips across the width of the fabric. Then I can quilt that next row of blocks, aft […], Just the tutorial I was looking for. The sashing strips were sewn together to make the long strips. Thank you Katie. Quilt-As-You-Go is ideal for machine appliquéd projects because quilting over the applique design can cause skipped stitches. It’s not finished yet, still needs borders and I plan to simply hand tie it with yarn, the way my grandma taught me. Also . If you've got a bunch of blocks that will look good as a whole, you'll want to use this handy method to assemble them into a quilt." Easier to handle on the sewing machine and you are more likely to actually finish it! BTW, this also works when doing machine applique. I first came across QAYG blocks and the technique over at Rita’s Red Pepper Quilts blog very shortly after I’d started sewing in 2010. When I get close to the backing being gone, I will sew on the special stripe and continue as above. Gutermann Sew All thread 8. Because we are only stitching in the ditch around the blocks this is why you can pin from the back; because if we are careful about where we place our pins then we don’t have to remove any of them as we quilt, but it’s easier to smooth out the back really nice (since the front is already smooth and quilted ). Your call… Just be aware of the potential “sticking” problems that’s all. Attach the sashing to the cornerstones in the same manner as we added the sashing to the squares. I do hope this is far clearer than mud! Your quilts are really lovely. You don’t want to be too scrimpy because you will potentially lose some size when you quilt. Sorry I didn’t take any photos of the actual quilting part, because I thought you could do your own thing. Cornerstones would look great but with this method I’m not sure how you would do that easily. I am now nearly finished with my queen sized quilt. One day, I happened upon a huge stash of adorable fabric at a thrift store, and just HAD to make a twin quilt for my little girl right then! I think I did permanent wrist damage stuffing that thing through my small arm machine! Let us know how it goes. . Welcome to Alanda Craft - We are Wanda & Paula, two friends who love to craft. I’m still workin on it but when I finish it, I will surely send you a picture. +I love this way of one block at a time, I like to do hand quilting, it is much easier this way I can do one block at a time and take it with me. Since I make only huuuge quilt tops I’m going to try your method. Use some solid fabrics as well. Now I think I could manage it your way. Without standing over your shoulder, it’s going to be a bit difficult to see what is going on. I found it very helpful! When my two layers [top and batting] are finished, I add my backing [cut to size] and do a ‘quick turn’ by sewing all around the perimeter of the quilt, right sides together. In which case here we go, let’s get started! The only reason is I have two small dogs who goal in life is to help mom. So it’s difficult to give you exact yardage. Again I am using my Leaves Galore Ruler to create some curved lines. And I am REALLY looking forward to it! The biggest challenge, as you have experienced, is quilting on a small home machine. I’m so glad I found this! This method sounds so easy. ? This is great, will be following for more tips like these! And now it is 2017 and your instructions are still super appropriate! Our goal is to show you techniques on how to improve your crafting skills. But I will start with making the patches, log cabins as well as free styles. I choose to quilt mine using straight lines – half the blocks I quilted the lines going vertically & half I quilted horizontally so that I could lay them out like a checker board when putting it all together and it wouldn’t matter that none of my lines matched up. Will be trying it out tomorrow actually! (And a LOT of thread) Thanks so much! I really wish I knew this before! My idea is to use photographs from the time they were babies through their growing up, to today and copy the photos onto fabric. Since I didn’t have a lot of the first 2 requirements and I already go through about 1000m of thread per week at times, I made an executive decision and do it slightly differently this time. No additional fabric and pinning required. King sized quilts are a real challenge. I look forward to more tunes from this author. I am definalty going to try this and finally make a new quilt for my extra bedroom. lol, the trick is to keep those seams a consistent size. And I love your quilts! (Have seen that tecnique on you tube, but they did entire block sandwich. Kathy, Oh wow that is going to look awesome when it’s finished Kathy. Love the laughs too.i’m going to do this.Txs. Do you not have any batting strips between the blocks, but butt them right up against each other? Quilt as you go is becoming one of the most popular quilting methods out there and this video will show you how to do the technique using only your sewing machine. Line up the edges and also line up the seams of the first blocks so that they nest nicely on top of each other. I wish I had seen this before I started my current project. I will have to go buy more fabric to make those 63″ pieces. I don’t like the plain back. Thank you for so much detail, It gives me the courage to make a scrappy quilt and use up a lot of pieces that I wasn’t sure I could use. The quilt-as-you-go-technique (QAYG) simplifies quilting for beginners because it is an easy way to join quilted pieces by machine. So log cabins are easy to do this too without spending much time fluffing about measuring… Just check the post for the materials and the size. seriously? This IS, after all, a scrappy quilt that I was making right?! I am off to finish that quilt. Probably medium loft 100% cotton batting. This is only my second quilt. This seems doable for me – a great way to make a queen size quilt on my little Bernina. I love your writing style also. I see you stitch in the ditch, but isn’t there only stitching holding this together (the seams) are you stitching down the stitches that are there. I will lay out the whole kit and kaboodle and butt the next row of batting between the block strips and backing and tack it to the first row of batting without overlapping the pieces of batting. Fold the 2″ strips in half and press to get a nice crisp fold. – I wanted my final blocks to measure 15 inches cut, so I just made sure that each block measured very comfortably over 15 inches. Great tutorial! . Here is a link to our review on these pens https://www.alandacraft.com/2014/11/07/frixion-pen-review-fabric-pens-for-quilters/. I am going to to this for sure. But let’s not get too technical heheheh….} Facebook Tweet. Then I trimmed and joined the 3 columns together, just as you did….added a narrow border and did a ‘quick turn’ with the prepared backing. I work on a table so that I have some flat space for the quilt to lay on, and then I roll the quilt up to feed it into the throat of the machine. I guess I will learn as I go! It seems so much more manageable to do it your way and you may have just given me the confidence to do it! Lay them right sides together and join them together on the right-hand side of the first block (so that when you open them back out again they are in the correct order) with a 1/2 inch (or bigger) seam. But I imagine it would also depend on the wadding/batting you use. Cheers, Wanda. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/17029304811926092/. This step is a little tricky so I suggest you watch the video below to see exactly how this is done. Then I used that line as a guide and just placed the lines at random intervals and so on… too easy. I’m a follower of yours on BlogLovin, now. But just be warned that if you decide to also forgo this step (like me) then it will make your machine more fluffy & require cleaning slightly more regularly. So good to hear Dana. Pin. I am doing my first quilt-as-you-go quilt at the moment after decades of quilting. While I have tried some of the QAYG techniques before – see video below – the book is very thorough and detailed. I have a book on the method where you hand sew the backing to one side of each block but this would be MUCH easier and faster ! Thank you for making this method easy to follow with all your pictures and clear instructions. whoa Kat! It sure will be worth a try. Love the comments you make along the way, keeps it happy to read. Your tutorial is so wonderful!! I’d like to have the back quilted as well. Then I can quilt that next row of blocks, after pinning i […], […] ting. Continue adding rows as long as the backing piece lasts. Going to do a baby quilt with this technique Thanks for this tutorial ? I’m sure this would be done the same way. I most certainly will be using these steps on my next quilt. Thanks for the timeless information and for being on Pinterest. Sew them together using a 1/2 inch seam again. Thanks so much <3 Can't wait until I get the gumption to get one going Best tutorial! Now I can’t wait to make one of my many stacks of quilt blocks into an actual usable quilt. She had made them using a tute over it at Penny from Sewtakeahike’s blog. You are going to need a piece that measures at least 62″ x 52″ as that is the finished size of the quilt. See more ideas about quilt as you go, quilts, quilt patterns. Line the square up on the mat so that you have approx ¼” on either side. thanks ! I can only suggest pinning at both ends and in the middle to start with and then add more pins as you are having a problem. Last February, I began my first QAYG project – a queen sized quilt for my bed. It’s pretty easy to spray baste if you’ve never done it before (as long as you don’t mind the smell) – take a bunch of quilt batting outside to a surface you don’t mind spraying on & follow the manufacturers directions for your spray baste. This is fantastic. Then turn your quilt around and starting in the middle do all the ditches on the other side. It might take a few seconds to load. I like your instructions as well as the pictured steps. So much simpler. Place your quilt back over the top, right side up (so you should have wrong sides together). It seems to lay down the bulk a bit. I keep to small sewing projects at the beginning. Could you direct me to the place to print pattern……without all the ads and pictures. Thanks for going to so much detail! The quilting starts at about 7 min. So see how you go, you might decide you don’t need to either. Thanks for the wealth of info! So if you let the store know the sizing they will be able to cut accordingly based on the width of the batting they have in stock. You will enjoy the whole process. The video is just under the first two paragraphs. I cannot wait to try this! Get started with this exciting and simple quilting project today! You can pull the layers apart from each other if you try to, especially if you don’t anchor the middle like I didn’t in my second. When joining the rows together make sure you line up the sashing strips. Mine is not particularly high loft. So glad you posted on how to do this. well, except not newspaper – too thin. Then I also figured that I could quilt it in any which way I liked. But otherwise I have found that they still have just as nice a drape and I don’t even notice it. Cut 20 squares @ 10½” x 10½” – for center squares, Cut 2 strips @ (40″ x 6½”) – for top and bottom borders, Cut 2 strips @ (50″ x 6½”) – for side boarders. I have found another way to do these squares. Will see if I can expland on this idea. Love love love it. I spray basted them to make the process even more  lazy  quick, but I guess you could also pin them. The only thing I really did differently was to spray baste the backing onto it, instead of using pins. I’m going to QAYG with the batting on from the beginning. To use this technique, you will first need to stitch out your blocks which were specifically designed to be used without sashing. Stippling will be uneven. Thanks a lot for the Tutorial, I shall try these tips on my next project which is a Queen size. Just not sure how sewing stitches can keep this together sewing on them only and only to the backing. Starting in the middle place a pin in each corner (but not too close to where you can feel the seams) taking care to smooth out the back really smooth as you go. . Any paper will do – computer paper, notebook paper. Add the 3rd block to the right-hand side of the second block and so on and so on until you have your row completely sewn together. Just take your time putting it together. This causes me a bit of problems. This will give you a centre line at 5″. – The whole taping the back to the floor and laying the batting then the top down on it rigmarole that is. I’m sure I’m missing something, but would like to hear your opinion. It would have saved me a lot of headaches! Thank you for the easy tutorial! When you are sewing, leave the pins in until the last moment before removing them. Notice the dark grey ‘sashing’ between all the blocks and spacers of the quilt top. Quilters Slidelock 6. Loved your succinct instructions with lots of photos! © Copyright 2018 Kat Soper, Helpful Limited, My Quilt-As-You-Go Process – A tutorial (of sorts)…. Thank you for sharing. Wonderful vid w/ clear backup direction. Hey this was great! I would greatly appreciate if you could please help me, I can’t find the answer anywhere. Thanks for the tutorial! The main thing with this one is to make sure the seams are a consistent 1/4″. Thank you for a well written, humorous tutorial. Hi Carol, I’m really not sure what could be going wrong. I was going to try that one next… just have to figure out how to iron it down without wrinkles or destroying floors or counters etc. Thanks for your detailed explanation! Then I can quilt that next row of blocks, after pinn […]. Great tutorial! Leave a 10 to 12″ opening at the bottom or one side. Thanks! But, I really loved every other aspect of making the quilt. Sandwich the pieces together the same way you did when you created the blocks. Then work on sewing the other half together. I would like to try it out for myself one day. Pin the three layers together to keep everything in place while you sew. , I liked your in depth tutorial for qayg . I have a love/hate relationships with quilting. A Quarter of an inch is quite a bit to be out. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/17029304811926092/, Inspiration | Sewing Ideas & Strawberries | iHanna's Blog, TUTORIAL: How to distress paint furniture. It seems like I’d be stitching over thread instead of fabric. whoa! This is perfect. Thanks for a great tutorial. It’s fussier in some ways, but I never have to put the whole quilt back through my machine, because I’m just continuing out from the center. (Really missing big Brother right about now since Miss Pfaff has a smaller arm on her! Then quilt around the photos and ultimately piece them together. Once you have sewn all of those halves then you can sew those two halves together to finish your entire top. I’m just a so “no waste” person and make many Jean quilts so instead of using paper to mark the pieces at the top of each row I just stack them with a twist. It may take me a while but It will be in the works. Hey there, love the tutorial. Now I’ve got one less excuse! Thank you so much, i make small quilts for charity, this will make it so much easier. Great blog! (But as it happened I had the perfect amount left over to bind this quilt, so all was not lost). June Taylor Shape Cut Pro ruler 7. I really want to make a queen size quilt, but have always been too scared of the quilting. Now we need to collect them up into piles…. Make sure the raw edges are all lined up. I have a question on the fabric requirements. now i finally get to make my ginormous hexagon quilt. Any suggestions? I’m considering doing a quilt I’m finishing piecing as a QAYG and wondered if you had any problem with the batting being stitched directly on your machine’s plate? You shouldn’t need to tape it or anything, it has enough weight & we are only pinning together 2 layers and that one finds itself hard to wrinkle, so no worries there. This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. I know that probably gives some of you shivers down your spine at the thought of potentially “wonky” lines, but I’m going more with the term “organic” and it really suited the style of the quilt I was making. I made quilts for 4 of my grandkids for Christmas, but I had one more to do. It is fully reversible and looks great in either soft vintage materials or bright moderns colors. Dianne Fore. At least I know I should be able to finish it. OHHH THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU…Doing this tonight for a largish quilt that has been sitting in pieces in a pile waiting to be not so intimidating anymore.. . Because it is manageable! I used the first quilt I made on my bed for an entire year, with regular washing since most of that time we didn’t use a top sheet due to hot weather. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Alanda Craft May 16, 2017 42 Comments This post may contain affiliate links. And a LOT of stamina. If I stipple, I won’t get closer than an inch of the joining edge and the edge of the. It is raw edge applique which I have not done before, and I am enjoying the freedom of quilting a block at a time and varying the quilting from block to block. Wish we could help Cindy, but we get asked quite often for different measurements for our projects and unfortunately we just don’t have the time to sit down and calculate them all. }, Righto, go have fun with your steam jets again and steam the other seams all open. I recently made a king size quilt, and after quilting it the traditional machine way, I vowed never to do it again. Traditionally when people make these, they also secure the middle of the block in some fashion. It’s the Petal Pop Quilt by Art to Heart. So far I don’t know if I’m going to add anything. Thank you again! It can take a bit of work as we aren’t that great at maths ourselves. But you can easily do the same without a square ruler, you’ll just have to use the guides on your mat…, Stand back and admire your tidy looking block . Because at the time I assembled it my main sewing machine was in the shop being fixed and I wasn’t confident enough to do free motion on my back up sewing machine. A bientôt Using your tutorial, I completed that sweet little quilt, and I LOVE it! I find that if I hold my first seam together with my right hand, then use my left to guide, then my seams match up nicely. The 3/4 yard is for the cornerstones and borders. The 1″ margin on all the quilt blocks is the key. When you sew the rows together, you include a 1 1/2″ finishing strip and hand sew that, too. Going to try this scrappy as a trial run…..best tutorial for quilt as you go that I have found…others are confusing to a old lady. Kat, this is a fantastic tut. I am excited to teach them this! 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