For those who have done Quilt as You GO
#4
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Join Date: Feb 2015
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I'm doing a Dresden Plate that way. I don't realy have a method. I watched avideo or two and started winging it.
The most critical thing is to leave enough unquilted area at the edge to work with.
Mine is 12 1/2 blocks(was 13 but lost some when I quilted)7 rows of 5 blocks.
I took two blocks to start with, put them right sides together, pulled the back out of the way and pinned the fronts together and used 1/4 sema allowance sewing all the way across.
Then I pressed seam open(some had to be finger pressed)trimmed batting to meet evenly and put the backing together by pressing one side under the other and folding 1/4 inch over, ironing and pinning into place and sewing on the back very close to the fold.
When the back is done 1/4 inch or so on ends that must be joined to another row needs to be left unsewn so you have roomto maneuver.
I'm not very good at it so it's a good thing both the top and back of my quilt are white.
The most critical thing is to leave enough unquilted area at the edge to work with.
Mine is 12 1/2 blocks(was 13 but lost some when I quilted)7 rows of 5 blocks.
I took two blocks to start with, put them right sides together, pulled the back out of the way and pinned the fronts together and used 1/4 sema allowance sewing all the way across.
Then I pressed seam open(some had to be finger pressed)trimmed batting to meet evenly and put the backing together by pressing one side under the other and folding 1/4 inch over, ironing and pinning into place and sewing on the back very close to the fold.
When the back is done 1/4 inch or so on ends that must be joined to another row needs to be left unsewn so you have roomto maneuver.
I'm not very good at it so it's a good thing both the top and back of my quilt are white.
#9
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Tn
Posts: 350
It depends on if you want sashing or not, hand sewing or not . Imo The Quilters Edge has the best method for the sashing method imo. CandiedFabrics has a no-sashing no hand sewing method. I tried that one but was not very successful but plan to try it again. I've done several from Marti Michel's book Sewing in Sections but there is hand sewing involved. I have arthritis in my hands, wrists shoulders so I do all quilts QAG and always looking for a new and improved method
#10
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: McLoud, OK
Posts: 13,264
Or you might use this method-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8B...=TLE-w6rZP01Jk
I just copied this from a later post; sorry not hypertext, but this is a good way.
I just copied this from a later post; sorry not hypertext, but this is a good way.
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