QAYG - A game-changer for me
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I've thought of trying QAYG (Quilt As You Go) for some time now. Recently a friend started making quilts that way from a video by "Just Get It Done Quilts". She was very enthusiastic about it. I was inspired but that method didn't seem to fit the quilt I was working on. I decided to use the Pattern Poole 1 to 3 method. I was able to finish the quilt in relatively short time and am half way done with my second one. These are not large quilts, but I can see how this method would work for much larger quilts on my domestic machine. I'm very enthused and have a couple more quilts lined up!
Here's a link to that specific method. She has 5 different methods, all of which have their specific uses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYGip7pOdJU
I'd love to hear your experiences with QAYG methods.
Here's a link to that specific method. She has 5 different methods, all of which have their specific uses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYGip7pOdJU
I'd love to hear your experiences with QAYG methods.
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Marti Michell wrote a book called "Machine Quilting in Sections," which I used to quilt strips or rectangles of quilts and then put them together to make a whole. I don't have a lot of room in my sewing room and this works for me. If I feel I need to have a whole bed-sized quilt quilted, I take it to a long arm quilter and "quilt by check" these days.
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I only quilt by QAYG since I do my own quilting on my DM. I started out doing it with sashing between the blocks and rows to connect the blocks and then moved to doing it by sections. I also do the QAYG without sashing. I mostly make oversized - queen size quilts.
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I've thought of trying QAYG (Quilt As You Go) for some time now. Recently a friend started making quilts that way from a video by "Just Get It Done Quilts". She was very enthusiastic about it. I was inspired but that method didn't seem to fit the quilt I was working on. I decided to use the Pattern Poole 1 to 3 method. I was able to finish the quilt in relatively short time and am half way done with my second one. These are not large quilts, but I can see how this method would work for much larger quilts on my domestic machine. I'm very enthused and have a couple more quilts lined up!
Here's a link to that specific method. She has 5 different methods, all of which have their specific uses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYGip7pOdJU
I'd love to hear your experiences with QAYG methods.
Here's a link to that specific method. She has 5 different methods, all of which have their specific uses.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QYGip7pOdJU
I'd love to hear your experiences with QAYG methods.
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I like Carolyn Forster for her style of QAYG without sashing. This is the book I used for reference. You can do it in sections or block by block. Quilt As You Go: A practical guide to 14 inspiring techniques & projects Paperback
Here is a very short video of how she does it. Quilting on the Go Tip from Carolyn Forster
Here is a very short video of how she does it. Quilting on the Go Tip from Carolyn Forster