AMEN Sister!!! I got so tired of the fabric snobs in our quilting guild that I left them forever!! My quilts are used! I learned to quilt with my grandmother and old clothes . $14.00 a yard fabric is waaaaaaaay out of my price range and ridiculous to pay.
Not everyone can afford or even wants to pay high prices for fabric. I am pretty sure when quilting started the cost of fabric was very low. Thank you for watching. April
It puts quilting out of reach for a lot of people, particularly those who don't realize fabric from Goodwill is just as good! Our local thrift store has flat sheets for $1 each every day, and also have cheap clothing that can be separated and reused as well.
@@LeejaClane Absolutely! Quilting wasn't meant to be out of reach for us normal people. LOL. Our ancestors didn't use expensive fabric and we don't have to either. Thank you for watching and commenting and giving us more ideas of where we can find fabric. :-) April
i shop at wal-mart, thrift stores,garage sales, etc. but i also like Jo Ann's if you watch the sales you can get some really good deals on fabric. and turn that 14.99 a yard into 5.99 a yard or less. Especially on holiday themed patterns.
Thank you for being a quilter who uses cheaper fabric. You show us we can still make beautiful quilts with that. Our quilts are loved just as much as a expensive fabric quilt. Thank you for being a regular person like us.
When I started to quilt, my quilt buddy would give me yards of beautiful fabric. She said, she would never go to Wal-Mart , yada-yada, But when I asked, her where she found the beautiful fabric, she would say, oh, Wal=Mart..Wait what.. Thanks to both of you. I now have so much fabric, I give it away to friends.I'll be making that quilt, I have 22 fat quarters to use up.
This was so fun to watch and I love the disappearing nine patch. For great fabric options I go to thrift stores and check out the sheets. Then I look at 3x blouses. Stuff like that. I found a perfect flowery sheet for a quilt backing recently. Thank you for the video
I actually bought a few single quilts covers marked down to $10 but they had at least 4-5 metres of fabric. I’m thinking of making my dogs a quilt with doggie prints and I can use the quilt covers to add to it to make it bigger. They are of Australian bird life so it will work as the dogs love to bark at them on their walks. Thanks for the idea.
Well, I'm gonna give this a try. I was at my cousins, and she asked if i wanted bags of fabric, and I told her no. I saw your video this morning and immediately called her back and told her I'd take her fabric when i heard you say $6.99 a yard at Walmart, lol.
This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and the beginning part about Walmart fabric was all I needed to hear to subscribe. As much as I like the pricier fabric, my growing list of projects I want to do has me on more of a Walmart and Joanne’s budget 🤷🏼♀️ everything I make can’t be done in Kaffe Fassett fabric
Thank you for subscribing. I am with you. I like my expensive fabric and I also love my reasonably priced fabric. I know multiple people can relate. Thank you for watching. April
Girl, same!!!!! I have a few yards of expensive fabric and I still haven't even used them yet BECAUSE they were so expensive and I don't want to end up not liking the project I use them for!
@@IdratherbeinHobbiton I like to experiment on my less expensive fabric and use the more expensive for the projects I am sure about. Although as I get better at the recovery part I get more brave. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
Walmart has great selection of one yard cuts. They work great for three yard quilts if you’ve ever seen those patterns. I find myself going to different Walmart’s they all seem to have a slightly different selection. Not sure why
Walmart fabric quality has improved over the years. And I agree 100% with what she says about budgeting. I know poly cotton blend isn't the preferred fabric either, but the first quilt I made 40 years ago I used what I had. The 100% cotton has totally disintegrated but the poly cotton fabrics are still holding together and holding the color pretty well.
Great advice about wal mart fabric! That is what I started on! And I am not a fabric snob! Whatever you can get your hands on is the perfect material to use!
I have TOO MUCH FABRIC! 😵 This will be a great pattern to thin out my stash (so i can BUY MORE!) I buy from walmart every chance i get. My plan is to make lap (wheelchair) quilts for nursing homes in my area. IDAHO, USA. Thanks for your time in making the video! Too cute.
I’ve just come across you by chance. How lovely to find someone who understands we don’t all have unlimited funds but still want to sew. I’ve just made my very first baby quilt and bought fat quarters for £5. I was feeling guilty that it’s not the best quality but equally I don’t have the skills to waste £22 on the better quality ones I saw today. Thank you for making us feel better that it’s ok to be creative on a budget. I’ll definitely be watching more of your videos.
This is how my grandmother and mother would make quilts. When they wanted smaller blocks they would continue doing steps 1 2 and 3 until the blocks where smaller. If they wanted the blocks to be triangular. They would cut the blocks diagonal. Then mix the patterns up and sew.
What a life saver! I'm an elementary teacher & don't quilt as often as I'd like. I just finished a rag quilt for my newest granddaughter for Christmas & was looking for a quick quilt idea for my 9 year old granddaughter. This is it! And yes... it's Dec. 17th & I still have 3 more days of school before break. I'm heading to Walmart right now! Thanks so much!
OH! And you gave me the idea for my first charity quilt. The Barbie quilt you did with the panel and Barbie fabrics cut into strips. I took a panel with a bear in the woods that was on clearance. Found 3 coordinating woodsy fabrics to cut into strips and sew around and around till it got big enough then instead of quilting it on my small machine I bought polyfill to make it fluffy and hand tied it. that was also a first and fun.
My late mother grew up during the Depression, and she thought BUYING fabric to make a quilt was crazy, lol. She made a lovely Log Cabin quilt for me out of our sewing scraps and castoff clothes. I have not made an actual quilt yet, but I've been thinking....Lots of fabric stil in this house.
Was looking at another of your videos and realized I'd never commented on this one. Saw it two years ago when I was in the midst of making a "bunch" of quilts for Christmas and needed a quick replacement for something else I had planned to make. OMG, this has become my favorite "go to" quickie quilt design!! I'd always seen other quilters talk about the design they make over and over but never had one. Now this is mine! I made that Christmas quilt, then made another one for a raffle (the winner was thrilled with it!), I have another one that I need to finish quilting for a gift, pieced another one this past Spring after seeing a "couldn't pass it up" 9 pc FQ bundle and have fabrics pulled for three more for gifts. Also love how this is a great pattern to learn about choosing fabrics that go together. The video on the same design that Matt @ Scrappy Patch did was a big help in understanding just how the fabrics you choose will "play" in the design. And big ups to Darlene Michaud for inspiring us all! So sorry for the long and long over due comment but just had to pass along my appreciation to you for sharing this!
What a great idea!! I've been picking up the Harry Potter FQ bundles (at Walmart} and now I know just what pattern to use. Thank you so much. Yes, Walmart does have decent fabrics. I'm not a fabric snob....
I have purchased those same fat quarters and you now what - I am going to use them for the same for my daughter. I am not a fabric snob either. I am a paper snob. LOL April
I came to RUclips to find a quilt pattern to use the Harry Potter bundles I got from Walmart. I have never made a quilt, but I do sew. I am going to figure out how many squares I need to make a full size or queen quilt.
@@sherrlon this will be a great pattern to start with. I would think maybe 15 fat quarters. And cut into the four squares and then maybe cut those four into four. And of course sew them back together. You will have to share how you do it. :-) April
Love, love, love this idea, you clever lady - so cool!!! 5-pack FQ at Walmart here (western Canada 🇨🇦) is $14 + tax, and premium fabric at the quilt shops run $19/metre to $23/metre. I started out buying $10 scrap bags and made myself some really lovely blocks. Every quilt is made with a ton of love, even if one can’t afford to pay a ton of money. Huge difference in the value of a quilt, and the cost. 😊
Absolutely! Every quilt I make with love and that makes it priceless. Time spent to sew the quilt, free; the look of the face of the recipient, free; for everything else there is MasterCard - One of the greatest commercial ideas ever. Oops, squirreled there. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
Don't you love how we, Canadians, pay so much more for the same things! I wish we had the same sales in Canada that Michael's or Joann's have in the US. 😥
I started quilting when I saw a trip around the world hanging in a window.no money..I used some clothing I had from family and started cutting squates...lol Took forever..2nd quilt bought shirts and full skirts at yard sales..cheaper..now I am 77 and make all out of scraps. Work awhile..take a break..love them.nice gifts in
It's interesting to hear this attitude about Walmart fabric amongst American quilters. From a British perspective, let me tell you, you guys in America are BLESSED by God to even have the option of Walmart fabric! Our supermarkets here do not routinely sell cheapie fabric. Quilting (unless you're recycling) is nearly always an expensive endeavour and quilt/fabric shops are few and far between, even in London. I went on a trip to Florida years ago, and when I saw the fabric in Walmart I thought I'd died and gone to heaven Lol!!
You are so right. We don’t appreciate how lucky we are sometimes. Thank you for giving me some perspective. I wish you all across the pond had more reasonably priced options for fabric. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I watched this almost two years ago, before I subscribed. ( sorry it took me so long, I love watching you and Dia) I kept wondering why it didn't look like yours. Today after re watching, I realized I sewed the fat quarters the wrong way. 🤣😂It still came out nice and my sweet bestie loves it. 🥰🤩😍
This is my first video of yours and I'm so excited about trying my first quit. You have no idea how fearful I have been about a sewing fancier fabric!! and I love this idea. Thank you! more beginner videos please.
Wal Mart does not have awful fabric! Not the best but perfectly acceptable. I bought a whole bolt of a beautiful patriotic fabric for $39. Perfect for QOV quilts or even several backings. Actually a bunch of backings. Also if you don't what it for yourself how about your charity projects? My quilt shop where I DO buy too dang much fabric does a quilt drive every year and takes them to Alaska for the homeless men. these quilts will be living outdoors! $13 a yard isn't going to keep them warm any better than $4 a yard. I get a lot of nice fabric at thrift stores and blankets for the batting also. Cute quilt by the way.
@Jeanne McMillin I agree. I used another fat quarter bundle from Walmart for my upcoming video and also fat quarters from Moda. The Walmart fabric was actually a better quality than the Moda. I think it is a mixed bag - some is good and some is not. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
Gosh,my grma,from ky,and indiana ,made uitilitarian qyuilt,from ol clothes..grmas old worniut paints,etc..they had no moey to buy fabric if available ...we arr so spoiled in our lives...buy old clothes at thrift ,etc..sometimes bolts of fabric sold too..
I’ve always said “Buy the best you can afford” If that is Ealmart or thrift stores, so be it. No one has the right to tell anyone else what to do. Remember, our ancestors used anything. They were not fabric snobs.
Love this! I just bought 10 Tula Pink fat quarters and I can't wait to use them! That being said, I don't usually spend a lot on my fabric. But for Tula, I made an exception
Tula is the exception is so many ways. And this pattern would be perfect for her fabric because it show off the full pattern. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I did a similar one but actually no binding. I sandwiched my fabric and batting, then sewed around it an left a spot open to turn inside out. For “binding look” I sewed all around the edges. One close to the edge, the other about a 1/2 inch away. I then stitched in the ditch, for the quilting! Loved your idea for the nine patch!
I was thinking the same thing. Just use the flip method, and the quilt now only needs quilting. Just another method which I think might work well here since there are not a ton of edge seams. Thanks for the idea. The quilt turned out great. Really love the colors together.
@@aprilscraftroom I have made a baby quilt, and want to back it with flannel or cuddle fabric. With these two backings, would you use batting between the layers like a typical quilt, or leave the batting out? Any advice is welcome.
@@lindapucillo3493 I have not done quilting yet know just for personal choice depends on where you live, the usual temperature/ environment and extent of use for blanket. Heavier for winter or colder climates. Lighter for longer use or warmer climates. I have lived in both with a little one. Hope some of this gives you ideas 💡 or helps in some manner. 😊
This is a great quilt idea. Thank you for sharing. I buy both Wal-Mart and quilt shop fabric for quilting. It depends on what I am making, who it is for, and color/fabric patterns that I want. I love your videos so much and look forward to them.
A really great idea - thanks for sharing! I love browsing the fabric section and usually find fabrics I like. Recently bought 3 of the 1-yard precuts and made a 3-yard quilt. I definitely like the savings and the quality isn’t that bad. As always, enjoyed watching your video! Thanks April.
I always hit the fabric area in Wal-mart. I am glad they brought at least a small amount of fabric back. I remember when they totally removed the section for a while. And it is a great place to find fabric for 3 yard quilts. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I have no problem with Walmart fabric. I have just completed my first 3 yard quilt with it. I was putting it off so long because I was terrified of cutting. You made it look so easy! And if I screwed it up it wasn't $12.99 a yard. I'm on my second and two more in line. What fun it is! You learn as you go and I just might tackle the more expensive fabrics.
I'm new to quilting and I have learned so much watching your videos. Biggest thing is you explain things so simply and I don't have anxiety when mistakes happen. Thank you.
Thanks for the compliment Renee... I am excited that you have picked up quilting ... you will be a pro before long ... it is so fun! thanks for watching April
@@markcrayton8151 Hi Mike, the mat on my cutting table is from JoAnn's - purchased with a coupon. It is a big mat so it will be rolled up and in a box with more mats like it. The other ruler is from Amazon and there is an affiliate link in the description. And welcome to quilting - we're glad you joined us. 🙂April
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Danke für dieses wundervolle, unterhaltsame Video. Ich liebe quillten und bin ganz deiner Meinung, dass auch preiswerte Stoffe dazu geeignet sind und diese es vielen ermöglichen, unser Hobby erst zu betreiben. Mit den teuren Stoffen ist mancher quilt gar nicht zu bezahlen. Danke. Ich habe es sehr genossen
As I was watching this awesome video, I couldn't help but think, oooooo, I want to make it and then cut it corner to corner, flip those around and sew together one more time to see what kind of a wonderful pattern you would get! I know what my next project is going to be!
Hi there! This video just popped up in my feed today, I watched, and I thoroughly enjoyed!! My very first quilt was a traditional log cabin and I bought my fabric at JoAnn's. That was over 20 years ago and that quilt is still in great shape. Since then, I've learned the difference in fabric quality BUT, hey, you buy what you can and what you want! I totally agree with you!! I'll be watching more videos; I love to learn new things!!
Thank you. I am so glad you found me. I use Joann's fabric all the time. You can almost tell my feel whether a fabric is good. :-). Thank you for watching. April
@@skylark5789 Sometimes the more expensive fabric doesn't feel any better than the less expensive fabric - I agree. Someone commented that Walmart fabric has a lot of sizing in it which might make it feel like a more expensive fabric. Either way - if I like it - I know i will use it no matter how inexpensive the fabric was. :-)
Dearest April, thank you - thank you - thank you! You are a gas. We run our 'fabric & yarn store' just like your personality! We always say if you can discuses a menopausal bowl movement here, you are in the right place. 'cause there is crap flyin' all the time. Just love you!
This is a wonderful video for those exploring quilting. I wish I had seen it years ago when I started, so thank you for helping the newest quilters. I also will use cheaper fabrics for certain projects and for a first time making a new pattern. Nothing wrong with it. Save the expensive fabric for special projects ;) I was raised quilting recycled cloth from worn out clothing so any new fabric is a blessing ;)
This was such a great idea! I made 2 of the quilt tops in about 2 hours and I just need to quilt them and then bind. Great way to use up your fat quarters!
I love this! Thanks so much for showing us how we can make a quilt with cheaper fabric. I’m a quilt novice, and the thought of messing up £s worth of fabric has put me off plenty of times. Such an easy pattern to follow too! You’re a star! ⭐️
Thank you April. I kind of wanted you to chop it one more time, but yes good for big prints this way and getting them done. Each quilt you showed was great.
I'm a fiber artist and use all kinds of different fabrics and other nontraditional materials in my work, so I agree don't pooh pooh Walmart. And love this little quilt. Great design for charity quilts to get done quickly and provide warmth to some. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you so much for this well done video -- I am just learning to expand my very basic, straight-line sewing skills into more interesting projects and this was easy to understand and inspiring.
You're right about fabric costs! I always look around and only spend more for something really special. Then, it's worth it. Loved your easy quilt! Even some one like me could make it!
Of course you can make it! You can do anything you put your mind to. 😉. I hope you try it because it is just fabric and thread and I am sure you have a seam ripper. LOL April
Thanks for a great idea. I found some great princess fabric at Wal-Mart in fat quarters but didn't buy them. I didn't know what quilt pattern I'd use for them. Now I know. Thanks again.
Hello. I'm working in my sewing room today and just happen to type in "quilt" for something to keep me company. This video popped up. Oh my Goodness! I was hooked within the first 10 seconds!! Great video!
Thant you for this super easy quilt tutorial! I am a beginner quilter and I'm not about to spend a ton of money on fabric for a project I am just learning. The price of the fabric should not matter, if the product is made with love!
April. I love it. I am trying to decide on two baby quilts with different animal prints. This is a great idea for me to use thank you. You always put a bright spot in my day. Love you.
You are very sweet. This would be perfect for a baby quilt - put some flannel or soft fabric on the back. I hope you send me a picture of it. :-). Thank you for watching. April
I am totally fine with Wal Mart fabrics. Maybe if I were making a beautiful heirloom quilt I would buy more expensive fabrics but it's not necessary for most things in my opinion. I am not a fabric snob at all.
I buy fabric from Walmart all the time. I recognize some of the Halloween fabrics you showed. I can't afford shopping at quilt shops. I haven't finished a quilt yet but I'm sure I will some day. Thanks for sharing!
I was astonished at how quickly I could make these quilts. I think it is the perfect pattern for a newbie and for a quick quilt for those more experienced quilters. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I just love your energy and can’t wait to follow...unfortunately I waited until my children were grown and my career starting winding down before I took up quilting so I need to start from the very beginning...thankfully a very fast learner 🤗
I live on east coast....when traveling West fall of 2020 i stopped at a Walmart (in ??) and found the most wonderful array of fabrics! the state i had left had no fabric at all....the shelves were bare! (from making masks they said). i have been very happy with WM fabric i buy.
Yay! I envy those with the patience to crochet. I tried it. A guy at work does it so he will pay attention during meetings. He tries to teach me. I just don’t have the hand eye coordination. And I want to use a machine. LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I try to recycle fabric as much as possible because I enjoy the challenge of matching and then joy me too of seeing familiar fabric in a new light! Nothing wrong with Walmart/Aldi/whatever, not everybody can afford the expensive lines but shouldn’t be prevented from having a great hobby!
Two reasons why I'm subbing to your channel: 1)You're not a fabric snob!!!! You're a defender of us walmart fabric users!! yay!!! 2)You said to eat chocolate! hahaha!
LOL. I am so happy you subscribed. And that you like Walmart fabric and chocolate. We will get along great! Thank you for watching and commenting. April
Thank you. You are so right - I didn't even think about that. I do Wal-mart fat quarters. I found some 3 Wishes fabric in fat quarters at Joanns. 😀. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I have made many quilts from disappearing blocks over the years... Never occured to me to go big. Now the mind reels with deconstructing them further even! Great idea! Thanks for sharing
Thank you very much for sharing. I think it's the cutest and fastest quilt I've seen yet. As for Walmart fabrics, there's no shame in using it for quilting. I am on a fixed income and I can't afford the $14 a yard. Also, they have some very pretty fabrics. I'm definitely going to try this pattern out. What a sweet gift 🎁 it would make! Thanks again!
You're welcome. This pattern is great for themed quilts. There are a couple fabric stores within a couple hours of me that have fabric at $4 and $5 a yard. I love going there, but there are several Wal-marts near by that are much more convenient. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
Karen, Wal Mart’s Waverly material is actually really nice quality! Like you said, no shame in using Wal Mart material, everyone is on a different budget! Happy sewing 😍
Walmart fat quarter bundles from Christmas are marked down to $1.61 and under! I grabbed several to make my kids these quilts I’m so excited. Love your channel!!
I enjoyed your way of making a quilt using 9 fat quarters. I also enjoyed the double fold and two cuts. I would probably do a few more cuts just for a different look. Thanks so much for sharing. I will be trying this quick and easy quilt soon.
I really like the Waverly brand from Walmart. My cousin works in the fabric department and she knows her fabric so she teaches me what I need to know. I come from a family who worked in a fabric factory and we know our fabrics and how to choose them. No need to buy $13 a yard. I’m from cotton country so cotton it is.
It is good to get a perspective from a professional - thank you for sharing that info. Waverly is a well known brand so I would think they would want their quality to be high. I do like Waverly myself - great prints. Thank you for watching and sharing. :-) April
@@aprilscraftroom I’m trying to find some of the Thomas Kinkade quilt squares. The ones with the cottages on them. I know I will not find all of them. I found two on eBay. One for $7(I made an offer and down from $11.50) and one for $2.50. I think I did great compared to the prices I noticed on one website.
I just love his prints - I didn't even know you could get them on fabric. I would try Etsy too: www.etsy.com/search?q=thomas%20kinkaid%20fabric. You got some great deals. :-) April
I’ve been thinking about making a quilt for a while for my dad. I thought it was too complicated and it intimidated me a little but I used this video to make it and he really liked it :))
I love this. I want to practice free motion machine quilting with some old Walmart fabrics I have. This quilt top is so quick and easy, the blocks are big so I can really see what I’m doing. Thank you!
I have to give Darlene M. the credit for the idea. Thank you for the appreciation of the fabric I used and how quickly these quilts come together. I am so glad you liked it. 😀 April
Don’t be scared. Be strong. You can do it. Do not let the fabric and the sewing machine intimidate you. You have a seam ripper! LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting. April
I want quilting to be for everyone. And it should be for everyone. My grandmother didn’t make clothes for her children because she was wealthy. And quilting wasn’t started by those with means. We can all quilt and love it. Thank you for watching and commenting. 😀 April
I really enjoy your channel and liked all your quilts at the end! The way you quilted it was simple, but looked great. This is where I need practice. Also with machine binding, so both sides look good. I don’t sew by hand anymore(arthritis). Great video. By the way, loved seeing your fabric room!
AMEN Sister!!! I got so tired of the fabric snobs in our quilting guild that I left them forever!! My quilts are used! I learned to quilt with my grandmother and old clothes . $14.00 a yard fabric is waaaaaaaay out of my price range and ridiculous to pay.
Not everyone can afford or even wants to pay high prices for fabric. I am pretty sure when quilting started the cost of fabric was very low. Thank you for watching.
April
It puts quilting out of reach for a lot of people, particularly those who don't realize fabric from Goodwill is just as good! Our local thrift store has flat sheets for $1 each every day, and also have cheap clothing that can be separated and reused as well.
@@LeejaClane Absolutely! Quilting wasn't meant to be out of reach for us normal people. LOL. Our ancestors didn't use expensive fabric and we don't have to either. Thank you for watching and commenting and giving us more ideas of where we can find fabric. :-)
April
@@aprilscraftroom goodwill clothes--fabric FOREVER.
i shop at wal-mart, thrift stores,garage sales, etc. but i also like Jo Ann's if you watch the sales you can get some really good deals on fabric. and turn that 14.99 a yard into 5.99 a yard or less. Especially on holiday themed patterns.
Thank you for being a quilter who uses cheaper fabric. You show us we can still make beautiful quilts with that. Our quilts are loved just as much as a expensive fabric quilt. Thank you for being a regular person like us.
Absolutely
I love materials / different patterns etc
Thanks for watching- April 😃
I don't trouble myself with what other people say. I quilt to provide warmth for others.
Be your own person is what I say! 😉
I recently made one of these quilts. It was so easy and I picked up my fat quarters from Dollar Tree.
Thats pretty awesome!!!
April
Slowly getting the courage to try quilting. Thanks for giving me permission to use Walmart fabrics.
You can do it!
April
When I started to quilt, my quilt buddy would give me yards of beautiful fabric. She said, she would never go to Wal-Mart , yada-yada, But when I asked, her where she found the beautiful fabric, she would say, oh, Wal=Mart..Wait what.. Thanks to both of you. I now have so much fabric, I give it away to friends.I'll be making that quilt, I have 22 fat quarters to use up.
Lol
Walmart has stepped up their game
This was so fun to watch and I love the disappearing nine patch. For great fabric options I go to thrift stores and check out the sheets. Then I look at 3x blouses. Stuff like that. I found a perfect flowery sheet for a quilt backing recently. Thank you for the video
That is great. I love to repurpose stuff. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
That’s a great idea!!!
I actually bought a few single quilts covers marked down to $10 but they had at least 4-5 metres of fabric. I’m thinking of making my dogs a quilt with doggie prints and I can use the quilt covers to add to it to make it bigger. They are of Australian bird life so it will work as the dogs love to bark at them on their walks. Thanks for the idea.
That's a cool idea to use sheets from thrift stores, never thought of that but it's a great idea!!
Curtains at second hand stores are also a possibility -🧵🪡👍🏻
Well, I'm gonna give this a try. I was at my cousins, and she asked if i wanted bags of fabric, and I told her no. I saw your video this morning and immediately called her back and told her I'd take her fabric when i heard you say $6.99 a yard at Walmart, lol.
This is the first video of yours that I’ve watched and the beginning part about Walmart fabric was all I needed to hear to subscribe. As much as I like the pricier fabric, my growing list of projects I want to do has me on more of a Walmart and Joanne’s budget 🤷🏼♀️ everything I make can’t be done in Kaffe Fassett fabric
Thank you for subscribing. I am with you. I like my expensive fabric and I also love my reasonably priced fabric. I know multiple people can relate. Thank you for watching.
April
Girl, same!!!!! I have a few yards of expensive fabric and I still haven't even used them yet BECAUSE they were so expensive and I don't want to end up not liking the project I use them for!
@@IdratherbeinHobbiton I like to experiment on my less expensive fabric and use the more expensive for the projects I am sure about. Although as I get better at the recovery part I get more brave. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
Walmart has great selection of one yard cuts. They work great for three yard quilts if you’ve ever seen those patterns. I find myself going to different Walmart’s they all seem to have a slightly different selection. Not sure why
Walmart fabric quality has improved over the years. And I agree 100% with what she says about budgeting. I know poly cotton blend isn't the preferred fabric either, but the first quilt I made 40 years ago I used what I had. The 100% cotton has totally disintegrated but the poly cotton fabrics are still holding together and holding the color pretty well.
Great advice about wal mart fabric! That is what I started on! And I am not a fabric snob! Whatever you can get your hands on is the perfect material to use!
Yes! Thank you!
I have TOO MUCH FABRIC! 😵 This will be a great pattern to thin out my stash (so i can BUY MORE!) I buy from walmart every chance i get. My plan is to make lap (wheelchair) quilts for nursing homes in my area. IDAHO, USA. Thanks for your time in making the video! Too cute.
That is wonderful. I know the people will love them and you for making them. Thank you for watching.
April
How can one have too much fabric!?! ツ
@@Cindy-Williams I have no idea! LOL
I’ve just come across you by chance. How lovely to find someone who understands we don’t all have unlimited funds but still want to sew. I’ve just made my very first baby quilt and bought fat quarters for £5. I was feeling guilty that it’s not the best quality but equally I don’t have the skills to waste £22 on the better quality ones I saw today. Thank you for making us feel better that it’s ok to be creative on a budget. I’ll definitely be watching more of your videos.
This is how my grandmother and mother would make quilts. When they wanted smaller blocks they would continue doing steps 1 2 and 3 until the blocks where smaller. If they wanted the blocks to be triangular. They would cut the blocks diagonal. Then mix the patterns up and sew.
Aww.. That is awesome and the pattern is so easy ..triangles would be so cute with different colors too ...
Thank you for watching!
Love your bloopers,🤣 With everything that’s happening, we need something to laugh about 😂
Thank you for making me laugh 😂 AND your tutorial of course.
Absolutely my pleasure on both counts. Thank you for watching and your kind comments.
April
That’s what I always buy what you can afford. It’s the pleasure of quilting.
Absolutely!!!
April
I made my first quilt top with this pattern today. Thank you so much! You're the reason I decided I could start quilting.
Wonderful!
Thank you for this .. this made my day!
April
What a life saver! I'm an elementary teacher & don't quilt as often as I'd like. I just finished a rag quilt for my newest granddaughter for Christmas & was looking for a quick quilt idea for my 9 year old granddaughter. This is it! And yes... it's Dec. 17th & I still have 3 more days of school before break. I'm heading to Walmart right now! Thanks so much!
Awesome! Glad it was helpful!
April
OH! And you gave me the idea for my first charity quilt. The Barbie quilt you did with the panel and Barbie fabrics cut into strips. I took a panel with a bear in the woods that was on clearance. Found 3 coordinating woodsy fabrics to cut into strips and sew around and around till it got big enough then instead of quilting it on my small machine I bought polyfill to make it fluffy and hand tied it. that was also a first and fun.
That is great! I am so glad you were able to use one of my ideas to make a quilt for charity. Thank you so much for watching and commenting.
April
My late mother grew up during the Depression, and she thought BUYING fabric to make a quilt was crazy, lol. She made a lovely Log Cabin quilt for me out of our sewing scraps and castoff clothes. I have not made an actual quilt yet, but I've been thinking....Lots of fabric stil in this house.
Same with my Grandmother and Great Grandmother. They would have fainted at the price of fabric. :-). Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I love seeing the fabric from my dresses, along with fabric I recognized from my cousin's and my aunt's dressed - in Grandmother's quilts.
Hi Lisa.
How are you feeling today I hope your day is as bright as your pretty smile today.
Nice sharing ❤
Was looking at another of your videos and realized I'd never commented on this one. Saw it two years ago when I was in the midst of making a "bunch" of quilts for Christmas and needed a quick replacement for something else I had planned to make. OMG, this has become my favorite "go to" quickie quilt design!! I'd always seen other quilters talk about the design they make over and over but never had one. Now this is mine!
I made that Christmas quilt, then made another one for a raffle (the winner was thrilled with it!), I have another one that I need to finish quilting for a gift, pieced another one this past Spring after seeing a "couldn't pass it up" 9 pc FQ bundle and have fabrics pulled for three more for gifts.
Also love how this is a great pattern to learn about choosing fabrics that go together. The video on the same design that Matt @ Scrappy Patch did was a big help in understanding just how the fabrics you choose will "play" in the design. And big ups to Darlene Michaud for inspiring us all! So sorry for the long and long over due comment but just had to pass along my appreciation to you for sharing this!
What a great idea!! I've been picking up the Harry Potter FQ bundles (at Walmart} and now I know just what pattern to use. Thank you so much. Yes, Walmart does have decent fabrics. I'm not a fabric snob....
I have purchased those same fat quarters and you now what - I am going to use them for the same for my daughter. I am not a fabric snob either. I am a paper snob. LOL
April
Would not the patterns on the HP FQs be disconnected by the vanishing FQ technique?
What? I have not seen these FQs... I now want them.
I came to RUclips to find a quilt pattern to use the Harry Potter bundles I got from Walmart. I have never made a quilt, but I do sew. I am going to figure out how many squares I need to make a full size or queen quilt.
@@sherrlon this will be a great pattern to start with. I would think maybe 15 fat quarters. And cut into the four squares and then maybe cut those four into four. And of course sew them back together. You will have to share how you do it. :-)
April
Love, love, love this idea, you clever lady - so cool!!! 5-pack FQ at Walmart here (western Canada 🇨🇦) is $14 + tax, and premium fabric at the quilt shops run $19/metre to $23/metre. I started out buying $10 scrap bags and made myself some really lovely blocks. Every quilt is made with a ton of love, even if one can’t afford to pay a ton of money. Huge difference in the value of a quilt, and the cost. 😊
Absolutely! Every quilt I make with love and that makes it priceless. Time spent to sew the quilt, free; the look of the face of the recipient, free; for everything else there is MasterCard - One of the greatest commercial ideas ever. Oops, squirreled there. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
Excellent! The local Walmart doesn’t have fabric. I wonder if the big one in Abbotsford does?
Don't you love how we, Canadians, pay so much more for the same things! I wish we had the same sales in Canada that Michael's or Joann's have in the US. 😥
I started quilting when I saw a trip around the world hanging in a window.no money..I used some clothing I had from family and started cutting squates...lol Took forever..2nd quilt bought shirts and full skirts at yard sales..cheaper..now I am 77 and make all out of scraps. Work awhile..take a break..love them.nice gifts in
It's interesting to hear this attitude about Walmart fabric amongst American quilters. From a British perspective, let me tell you, you guys in America are BLESSED by God to even have the option of Walmart fabric! Our supermarkets here do not routinely sell cheapie fabric. Quilting (unless you're recycling) is nearly always an expensive endeavour and quilt/fabric shops are few and far between, even in London. I went on a trip to Florida years ago, and when I saw the fabric in Walmart I thought I'd died and gone to heaven Lol!!
You are so right. We don’t appreciate how lucky we are sometimes. Thank you for giving me some perspective. I wish you all across the pond had more reasonably priced options for fabric. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I watched this almost two years ago, before I subscribed. ( sorry it took me so long, I love watching you and Dia) I kept wondering why it didn't look like yours. Today after re watching, I realized I sewed the fat quarters the wrong way. 🤣😂It still came out nice and my sweet bestie loves it. 🥰🤩😍
lol
I love this!
This is my first video of yours and I'm so excited about trying my first quit. You have no idea how fearful I have been about a sewing fancier fabric!! and I love this idea. Thank you! more beginner videos please.
AWESOME!
You can do this!
April
I learned to sew on Walmart $1/yd fabric. That price is the only reason I was allowed free rein to learn by mistake (so glad for the internet now).
It is a great fabric to practice with. If I like the print - I will buy the fabric.😀
April
Great quilt backing
I like minky type fabrics more and more. Thank you for watching.
April
Love it! I’m a beginner…even though I’m 62..I’ve wanted to quit all my life…I’ll start here. ❤️😊
You can do it!
April
Wal Mart does not have awful fabric! Not the best but perfectly acceptable. I bought a whole bolt of a beautiful patriotic fabric for $39. Perfect for QOV quilts or even several backings. Actually a bunch of backings. Also if you don't what it for yourself how about your charity projects? My quilt shop where I DO buy too dang much fabric does a quilt drive every year and takes them to Alaska for the homeless men. these quilts will be living outdoors! $13 a yard isn't going to keep them warm any better than $4 a yard. I get a lot of nice fabric at thrift stores and blankets for the batting also. Cute quilt by the way.
@Jeanne McMillin I agree. I used another fat quarter bundle from Walmart for my upcoming video and also fat quarters from Moda. The Walmart fabric was actually a better quality than the Moda. I think it is a mixed bag - some is good and some is not. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I love
Gosh,my grma,from ky,and indiana ,made uitilitarian qyuilt,from ol clothes..grmas old worniut paints,etc..they had no moey to buy fabric if available ...we arr so spoiled in our lives...buy old clothes at thrift ,etc..sometimes bolts of fabric sold too..
Especially the Waverly fabric. It is fine fabric.
I’ve always said “Buy the best you can afford” If that is Ealmart or thrift stores, so be it. No one has the right to tell anyone else what to do. Remember, our ancestors used anything. They were not fabric snobs.
I like big pieces and this is over the top. I have a 9 piece fat quarter set already picked out of my stash. Thanks can't wait to try it.
You will love how fast it comes together. Thank you for watching. Let me know how yours turns out.
April
Love this! I just bought 10 Tula Pink fat quarters and I can't wait to use them! That being said, I don't usually spend a lot on my fabric. But for Tula, I made an exception
Tula is the exception is so many ways. And this pattern would be perfect for her fabric because it show off the full pattern. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I love the fact that you aren’t a fabric snob! I get fabric from all places and you make me so happy!
Absolutely!!! I love fabric so much!!!!
😺April
I did a similar one but actually no binding. I sandwiched my fabric and batting, then sewed around it an left a spot open to turn inside out. For “binding look” I sewed all around the edges. One close to the edge, the other about a 1/2 inch away. I then stitched in the ditch, for the quilting! Loved your idea for the nine patch!
I think I am going to try that with a fleece backing soon. :-). Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I was thinking the same thing. Just use the flip method, and the quilt now only needs quilting. Just another method which I think might work well here since there are not a ton of edge seams. Thanks for the idea. The quilt turned out great. Really love the colors together.
@@lindapucillo3493 Thank you - it keeps me from having to bind when I am in a hurry. LOL
@@aprilscraftroom I have made a baby quilt, and want to back it with flannel or cuddle fabric. With these two backings, would you use batting between the layers like a typical quilt, or leave the batting out? Any advice is welcome.
@@lindapucillo3493 I have not done quilting yet know just for personal choice depends on where you live, the usual temperature/ environment and extent of use for blanket. Heavier for winter or colder climates. Lighter for longer use or warmer climates. I have lived in both with a little one. Hope some of this gives you ideas 💡 or helps in some manner. 😊
This is a great quilt idea. Thank you for sharing. I buy both Wal-Mart and quilt shop fabric for quilting. It depends on what I am making, who it is for, and color/fabric patterns that I want. I love your videos so much and look forward to them.
You are very sweet. By the way I am working on your quilt today. 😀. Same for me. Wal-mart has some of the most adorable prints.
April
Me, too.
For chairity quilts for my guild I buy Walmart or Hobby Lobby
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A really great idea - thanks for sharing!
I love browsing the fabric section and usually find fabrics I like. Recently bought 3 of the 1-yard precuts and made a 3-yard quilt. I definitely like the savings and the quality isn’t that bad.
As always, enjoyed watching your video! Thanks April.
I always hit the fabric area in Wal-mart. I am glad they brought at least a small amount of fabric back. I remember when they totally removed the section for a while. And it is a great place to find fabric for 3 yard quilts. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
Absolutely brilliant…especially the chocolate
You cannot go wrong with chocolate. LOL. Thank you for watching.
April
I have no problem with Walmart fabric. I have just completed my first 3 yard quilt with it. I was putting it off so long because I was terrified of cutting. You made it look so easy! And if I screwed it up it wasn't $12.99 a yard. I'm on my second and two more in line. What fun it is! You learn as you go and I just might tackle the more expensive fabrics.
That is AWESOME!!!! You have made my day! You go girl! Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I'm new to quilting and I have learned so much watching your videos. Biggest thing is you explain things so simply and I don't have anxiety when mistakes happen. Thank you.
Thanks for the compliment Renee... I am excited that you have picked up quilting ... you will be a pro before long ... it is so fun!
thanks for watching
April
@@markcrayton8151 Hi Mike, the mat on my cutting table is from JoAnn's - purchased with a coupon. It is a big mat so it will be rolled up and in a box with more mats like it. The other ruler is from Amazon and there is an affiliate link in the description. And welcome to quilting - we're glad you joined us. 🙂April
YOUR BLOOPERS WERE HILARIOUS 😂! SO REFRESHING TO SEE SOMEONE WHO ACTS LIKE ME, 👍 👌 😏 🤣. I LIKE TO LAUGH AT ME, IN FACT I TALK TO ME ALL THE TIME, AT LEAST, I 🤔 KNOW THE CONVERSATION WILL BE AN INTELLIGENT ONE!!!😉🙃😉👍
Hi Regina... you are AWESOME ...
Thank you for your words... LOVE IT!
April
Wow overachiever. Making the rest of us look like slackers. 4 at once. You are amazing.
LOL - If I were an overachiever they would all be done! You are too sweet. Thank you so much for watching and commenting. 😊
April
Love the simplicity, and how unique this is. Thank you. Can’t wait to do.
Have fun!
--APRIL
Danke für dieses wundervolle, unterhaltsame Video. Ich liebe quillten und bin ganz deiner Meinung, dass auch preiswerte Stoffe dazu geeignet sind und diese es vielen ermöglichen, unser Hobby erst zu betreiben. Mit den teuren Stoffen ist mancher quilt gar nicht zu bezahlen.
Danke. Ich habe es sehr genossen
I wish I could read this .. but just wanted to Thank you for taking the time to watch my video
April
Loved your comment about buying fabric you CAN afford, because even at Walmart prices, it really adds up fast. You are a delightful instructor.
Yes! Thank you!
April
As I was watching this awesome video, I couldn't help but think, oooooo, I want to make it and then cut it corner to corner, flip those around and sew together one more time to see what kind of a wonderful pattern you would get! I know what my next project is going to be!
You can do it!
Thank you so much for your kind words!
April
Wow! this is awesome. I've never made a quilt before, I was a little intimidated, but now I'm inspired . Thank you for sharing your wisdom.
You can do it!
April
Hi there! This video just popped up in my feed today, I watched, and I thoroughly enjoyed!! My very first quilt was a traditional log cabin and I bought my fabric at JoAnn's. That was over 20 years ago and that quilt is still in great shape. Since then, I've learned the difference in fabric quality BUT, hey, you buy what you can and what you want! I totally agree with you!! I'll be watching more videos; I love to learn new things!!
Thank you. I am so glad you found me. I use Joann's fabric all the time. You can almost tell my feel whether a fabric is good. :-). Thank you for watching.
April
@@skylark5789 Sometimes the more expensive fabric doesn't feel any better than the less expensive fabric - I agree. Someone commented that Walmart fabric has a lot of sizing in it which might make it feel like a more expensive fabric. Either way - if I like it - I know i will use it no matter how inexpensive the fabric was. :-)
Dearest April, thank you - thank you - thank you! You are a gas. We run our 'fabric & yarn store' just like your personality! We always say if you can discuses a menopausal bowl movement here, you are in the right place. 'cause there is crap flyin' all the time. Just love you!
I love this!!! Thank you so much for watching!
Thank you for not editing out your mistakes!! This will be my first quilt, it helped me so much to learn how to fix my own mistakes :)
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for watching!
April
I love your how to make the quilt fast and easy. I wish everyone would talk us through how to, if they can’t print it on screen. Thank You 🥰
Thank you so much!
Great tutorial! I will be adding this to my list of fast and stress-free makes. It's so satisfying to see something come together quickly!!
Thank you Bethany!
April
Hi Bethany..
How are you doing today I hope your day is as bright as your pretty smile today.
This is a wonderful video for those exploring quilting. I wish I had seen it years ago when I started, so thank you for helping the newest quilters.
I also will use cheaper fabrics for certain projects and for a first time making a new pattern. Nothing wrong with it. Save the expensive fabric for special projects ;) I was raised quilting recycled cloth from worn out clothing so any new fabric is a blessing ;)
Glad it was helpful!
Wow just found this lady! My kind of sewing.
I am so glad you found me. 😊. Thank you for watching.
April
This was such a great idea! I made 2 of the quilt tops in about 2 hours and I just need to quilt them and then bind. Great way to use up your fat quarters!
Glad it was helpful ..
thanks for watching
April
I love this! Thanks so much for showing us how we can make a quilt with cheaper fabric. I’m a quilt novice, and the thought of messing up £s worth of fabric has put me off plenty of times. Such an easy pattern to follow too! You’re a star! ⭐️
Thank you so much ... I appreciate you watching my channel.
Thank you April. I kind of wanted you to chop it one more time, but yes good for big prints this way and getting them done. Each quilt you showed was great.
@Carol G. I think chopping it up more is a great idea. I will have to try that!
April
I'm a fiber artist and use all kinds of different fabrics and other nontraditional materials in my work, so I agree don't pooh pooh Walmart. And love this little quilt. Great design for charity quilts to get done quickly and provide warmth to some. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for your supportive comments. We are artists! I love it.
April
Thank you so much for this well done video -- I am just learning to expand my very basic, straight-line sewing skills into more interesting projects and this was easy to understand and inspiring.
@Elizabeth Parker You are welcome. And thank you for watching and commenting. :-)
April
I love Walmart's Waverly brand fabrics!
Its good fabric!
And have you seen their Create It fat quarter bundles? OMG - So cute!
April
You're right about fabric costs! I always look around and only spend more for something really special. Then, it's worth it. Loved your easy quilt! Even some one like me could make it!
Of course you can make it! You can do anything you put your mind to. 😉. I hope you try it because it is just fabric and thread and I am sure you have a seam ripper. LOL
April
Thanks for a great idea. I found some great princess fabric at Wal-Mart in fat quarters but didn't buy them. I didn't know what quilt pattern I'd use for them. Now I know. Thanks again.
@Julia Kovacs Well get back there and get them. They fly out of the door quickly because they are so cute and reasonably priced. LOL
April
Hello. I'm working in my sewing room today and just happen to type in "quilt" for something to keep me company. This video popped up. Oh my Goodness! I was hooked within the first 10 seconds!! Great video!
Oh - that is GREAT! I am so happy you found my channel. Thank you for watching. 😀
April
Love this idea. I’ve been wanting to get back into quilting and I think this is perfect!
@Lisa Jones I am glad this has inspired you. I have another quick quilt with fat quarters coming out soon. :-)
April
April, you are a hoot!,, love your humor!! 🫶🏻☺️🙏🏻
Thank you
Thant you for this super easy quilt tutorial! I am a beginner quilter and I'm not about to spend a ton of money on fabric for a project I am just learning.
The price of the fabric should not matter, if the product is made with love!
absolutely Rhonda .. thank you for your comment and for watching my channel
April
April. I love it. I am trying to decide on two baby quilts with different animal prints. This is a great idea for me to use thank you. You always put a bright spot in my day. Love you.
You are very sweet. This would be perfect for a baby quilt - put some flannel or soft fabric on the back. I hope you send me a picture of it. :-). Thank you for watching.
April
@@aprilscraftroom I definitely will send you a picture.
I am totally fine with Wal Mart fabrics. Maybe if I were making a beautiful heirloom quilt I would buy more expensive fabrics but it's not necessary for most things in my opinion. I am not a fabric snob at all.
I am totally with you. I am an equal opportunity fabric buyer. If I love it - I will purchase it. Thank you for watching and commenting. 😁
April
Oh my! I enjoyed you and your work so much. Thank you so much and keep on doing videos ❤
Thank you so much!
I buy fabric from Walmart all the time. I recognize some of the Halloween fabrics you showed. I can't afford shopping at quilt shops. I haven't finished a quilt yet but I'm sure I will some day. Thanks for sharing!
That is awesome! Once you do one quilt you’ll catch the bug! Thanks for watching
Awesome idea! Thanks! I will probably use this for a quick gift idea for all my nieces & nephews for Christmas.💖
I was astonished at how quickly I could make these quilts. I think it is the perfect pattern for a newbie and for a quick quilt for those more experienced quilters. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I just love your energy and can’t wait to follow...unfortunately I waited until my children were grown and my career starting winding down before I took up quilting so I need to start from the very beginning...thankfully a very fast learner 🤗
You got this!
April
I'm 51 and I just started as well.
I live on east coast....when traveling West fall of 2020 i stopped at a Walmart (in ??) and found the most wonderful array of fabrics! the state i had left had no fabric at all....the shelves were bare! (from making masks they said). i have been very happy with WM fabric i buy.
I am going to Orlando and I plan on checking out the Walmart’s there. Wish me luck. And thank you for watching.
April
I am a crocheter. My mum was a quilter and knitter. You have given me the perfect pattern to start quilting with. I will share when done.
Yay! I envy those with the patience to crochet. I tried it. A guy at work does it so he will pay attention during meetings. He tries to teach me. I just don’t have the hand eye coordination. And I want to use a machine. LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
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I try to recycle fabric as much as possible because I enjoy the challenge of matching and then joy me too of seeing familiar fabric in a new light! Nothing wrong with Walmart/Aldi/whatever, not everybody can afford the expensive lines but shouldn’t be prevented from having a great hobby!
Absolutely - quilting shouldn't be a hobby that is out of reach. I just heard ALDI gets fabric sometimes - who knew! Thank you for watching. 😊
April
I LOVE THIS! Such a fun way to use fat quarter size fabrics! I thought all your quilt tops were darling. Thanks very much. You’re such a cute woman.😊🥰
You are too kind. Thank you for watching and the sweet comments. I do love fat quarter friendly patterns. 😃
April
Two reasons why I'm subbing to your channel:
1)You're not a fabric snob!!!! You're a defender of us walmart fabric users!! yay!!!
2)You said to eat chocolate! hahaha!
LOL. I am so happy you subscribed. And that you like Walmart fabric and chocolate. We will get along great! Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I picked up holiday print fat quarters at Walmart last year for 17 cents each. Time to thrift a sheet and get sewing!
Wow!!!! I am so jealous! 17¢
You go girl!!!
Thanks for watching-- April
You must be my kin folk, cause we think alike!!!! If not for Walmart I wouldn’t get to quilt. Love, love, love this quilt!!!
Thank you. You are so right - I didn't even think about that. I do Wal-mart fat quarters. I found some 3 Wishes fabric in fat quarters at Joanns. 😀. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
That's such a cool way to make a quick quilt. Amazing. Thank you.
You are welcome and thank you for watching and commenting. 😀
April
I have made many quilts from disappearing blocks over the years... Never occured to me to go big. Now the mind reels with deconstructing them further even! Great idea! Thanks for sharing
Thank you for watching
LOVE IT!!! Finally someone that tells me like it's the REAL DEAL 💖
Another cool and easy quilt. You make me want to get back to quilting and start using up my stash. Thank you!
You should! that way you have room for more!
LOL
April
Thank you very much for sharing. I think it's the cutest and fastest quilt I've seen yet. As for Walmart fabrics, there's no shame in using it for quilting. I am on a fixed income and I can't afford the $14 a yard. Also, they have some very pretty fabrics. I'm definitely going to try this pattern out. What a sweet gift 🎁 it would make! Thanks again!
You're welcome. This pattern is great for themed quilts. There are a couple fabric stores within a couple hours of me that have fabric at $4 and $5 a yard. I love going there, but there are several Wal-marts near by that are much more convenient. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
Karen, Wal Mart’s Waverly material is actually really nice quality! Like you said, no shame in using Wal Mart material, everyone is on a different budget! Happy sewing 😍
Such an easy way to make a quick quilt! I’m currently working on finishing the free motion quilting and binding on mine now, and I’m excited!
Wonderful!
April
Our walmart is starting to carry a lot of quilt specific fabrics and it's my go-to now. I live in the middle of no where so that's a good thing.
yay
Amazing! Thank you I’m making my first one tomorrow I’m so much more confident after watching this
Thanks for watching!!!
April
Walmart fat quarter bundles from Christmas are marked down to $1.61 and under! I grabbed several to make my kids these quilts I’m so excited. Love your channel!!
Thank you for letting me know... guess I am going to WALMART!!!
April
I enjoyed your way of making a quilt using 9 fat quarters. I also enjoyed the double fold and two cuts. I would probably do a few more cuts just for a different look. Thanks so much for sharing. I will be trying this quick and easy quilt soon.
I think more cuts would be great!
April
Love your quilt tops.
Thank you.
April
I really like the Waverly brand from Walmart. My cousin works in the fabric department and she knows her fabric so she teaches me what I need to know. I come from a family who worked in a fabric factory and we know our fabrics and how to choose them. No need to buy $13 a yard. I’m from cotton country so cotton it is.
It is good to get a perspective from a professional - thank you for sharing that info. Waverly is a well known brand so I would think they would want their quality to be high. I do like Waverly myself - great prints. Thank you for watching and sharing. :-)
April
@@aprilscraftroom I’m trying to find some of the Thomas Kinkade quilt squares. The ones with the cottages on them. I know I will not find all of them. I found two on eBay. One for $7(I made an offer and down from $11.50) and one for $2.50. I think I did great compared to the prices I noticed on one website.
I just love his prints - I didn't even know you could get them on fabric. I would try Etsy too: www.etsy.com/search?q=thomas%20kinkaid%20fabric. You got some great deals. :-)
April
I’ve been thinking about making a quilt for a while for my dad. I thought it was too complicated and it intimidated me a little but I used this video to make it and he really liked it :))
That is awesome!
Thanks for watching! I am so glad you jumped in and did it...
now on to your next one! LOL
April
I love this. I want to practice free motion machine quilting with some old Walmart fabrics I have. This quilt top is so quick and easy, the blocks are big so I can really see what I’m doing. Thank you!
Wonderful!
Great idea
Great idea. I love the Disappearing 9 Patch.
Great quilt idea👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻Fast 👍🏻 and great color combo!!!
I have to give Darlene M. the credit for the idea. Thank you for the appreciation of the fabric I used and how quickly these quilts come together. I am so glad you liked it. 😀
April
you are so darn cute...n I love your quilt making process..I havent made my first one yet...lol. I'm scared
Don’t be scared. Be strong. You can do it. Do not let the fabric and the sewing machine intimidate you. You have a seam ripper! LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
I 💗 your attitude about buying what YOU can afford. I'm "sew" 🧵 tired of quilt snobs.
I want quilting to be for everyone. And it should be for everyone. My grandmother didn’t make clothes for her children because she was wealthy. And quilting wasn’t started by those with means. We can all quilt and love it. Thank you for watching and commenting. 😀
April
Hey Renee.
How are you feeling today I hope your day is as bright as your pretty smile today.
So glad to see another video 😀
Awwww - thank you. I'm not consistent, but I plan on continuing to make videos. I hope you are always glad to see them. 😀
April
You’re so funny. And love your fabric choices. ❤️
Awww - thank you. 😀
April
Hey Miriam.
How are you feeling today I hope your day is as bright as your pretty smile today.
I really enjoy your channel and liked all your quilts at the end! The way you quilted it was simple, but looked great. This is where I need practice. Also with machine binding, so both sides look good. I don’t sew by hand anymore(arthritis). Great video. By the way, loved seeing your fabric room!
Thank you. 😀. I don't sew by hand unless I am hemming. LOL. Thank you for watching and commenting.
April
Totally love this! I have a new grandson on the way late December beginning January
Congratulations!
April
Walmart fabric is my go-to.. it's all that my budget allows.
understandable --- anymore that is the big topic with this economy!
Besides.... I love walmart fabric!!!
thanks for watching!