quilter64779

You can also go to youtube.com and put in quilt as you go and there is several you can see.

Arleners

I'm working on this technique. I can machine quilt like crazy on smaller pieces, but haven't found a satisfactory way to join the blocks.

I don't like the fun and done method because only thread is holding together the blocks. Putting the pieces together with sashing seems to be sturdier, but I don't like the hand sewing involved to finish the last seam neatly.

I'm open to suggestions

MTS

check out k3n's qayg tutorial. no hand sewing.

cjaye44

I'm having a lot of fun with QAYG!! I started out with single blocks but am planning to go with strips of blocks now instead. It sure is a whole lot easier to quilt this way instead of wrestling that huge thing under the harp area.

Jackie R

I've made three of them - all lap quilt size. They didn't involve making separate quilted squares and then somehow attaching them with bindings though. My patterns are all made of strips (front, batting & backing) sewn around a center rectangle or square in a special way so that seams are enclosed. Keep adding strips to your required size, add binding, and it's finished.

I like the process and will probably make one again some day.

liondenise

I have done 3 and enjoyed making them - I'd like to find a pattern for the French braid QAYG = does anyone have it?

liondenise

I have done 3 and enjoyed making them - I'd like to find a pattern for the French braid QAYG = does anyone have it?

arimuse

I sort of like QAYG. The first few quilts I ever made were QAYG and if it werent for that I probably wouldnt have stayed with quilting and all. Its a nice way to learn different types of blocks, I went to a class and the teacher said, if we stuck w/ her and did one block a week at the end of 12 weeks we would know 12 types of blocks (9ptch, 4 patch, applique, seminole, etc) and have a finished quilt, any size we chose.
I gave it away as a Christmas gift, the 2nd and 3rd I made like this I gave away too. They seem to work up fast and then are done, no wrinkle problems on the back. sharet

IAmCatOwned

I tend to do QAYG section by section, rather than block by block. The quilt below was so much easier to do in narrow sections than it would have been in a large piece. While I normally use a busy fabric that hides the sections, in this case, I wanted to use up Thimbleberries fabrics that wouldn't play well with other fabrics.

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Betty Ruth

I've only made 3 bed size quilts by the quilt as you go method. Since I have double trouble with my hands, working with smaller pieces of the quilt is easier for me. The first 2 quilts were made in the style where you have to hand sew the backing of the pieces together. I'll not do that again, although, the front does look better with no machine stitching showing. Since I discovered the Fun & Done method, I'll not use another method. It's quick and easy.