I did not know you did a QAYG Tutorial. Great job. Idea I saw on line for the backing seam, use glue to hold the seam together then flip to top and finish FMQ that area. Well this was 4 years ago so suppose you wont see this note. Anyway glad I found your video. I sold my long arm and now back to fmq on my domestic!
Recently my 82 year old mom taught me you can use washable elmers glue sticks to hold down that folded edge until you get a chance to either hand Stitch it or sew it on the machine. This trick works also for holding the binding down, before stitching it or hand quilting it down. Can you say perfect, perfect mitered corners with no pins. Love your videos and all the excitement you put into cheering us all on to try something new!!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks for the tip about using a glue stick! I'm going to give that a try on my next quilt. I just finished a quilt today at 5am for a baby shower at 2pm. I wasn't happy with the binding at all.
Or you can just use School glue, which is washable. Just use it sparingly -- put a micro tip on the bottle or use another bottle with a micro tip. I iron it dry to hold a crisp fold. I learned from Sharon Schamber and RUclips videos
Glue Stick is my Favorite way to do anything. When patching my husbands jeans, I glue to patches on, let dry and then sew. Much easier than messing with pins.
I for one, am SO happy to live right here, right now... boy do I learn things! Thank you for these tutorials, THIS is the one I really needed to learn. I am working on a scrappy star quilt and sure do not want sashing!
Angela, I hope you never change from your down to earth personality and generosity. With all your talent and persistence you are so humble and funny. I have watched every video, show, and any other venue where I see your name. I am so impressed! Thanks so much for all you do!
After watching differnt quilt as you go methods on youtube, i came up with this same method, and used it on a queen size quilt. It worked great, including adding the borders in sections. (top and bottom, then sides). it worked great. The only suggestion i would add is to leave yourself and Inch or so unquilted on the edges the first time you use this method to make it easier. Also, leaving the backing a little larger than the quilt top block will allow you to determine the amount of backing fabric you will need on the edges, so you can turn it and stitch in the ditch on the front side of the quilt, to anchor down the backing, which will alleviate the need for hand sewing. I also used heat and bond 1/4 inch strips to anchor down the backing instead of pins, (i got tired of sticking myself lol). The only hand sewing i did was the last turn on the background fabric after i joined the borders to the quilt. Great video
I am "so cheap" and don't want to take my quilts to someone to quilt them on their quilting machine, so, I quilt as I go, too. In the past, I've joined them with matching/blending strips. That process works, but I REALLY like the way you join the blocks. I'm in the process of making another quilt, and when I get down to the joining stage, I am planning to join them like you do. Thank you for sharing.
You’re not cheap, you’re mindful of your money. I think sending quilts out to a long armer is expensive! It costs a good chunk of money to make a quilt then having to add an extra $100-200 dollars to that expense would mean that I wouldn’t be making many quilts. Sending them out is a luxury that I save for extra special quilts that I think will get really rugged use and need heavy quilting to ensure their durability.
I have tried several quilt as you go methods over the past few years and this is one of the best I've seen. By trimming the batting 1/4" back on each side before you sew the blocks together you remove the excess bulk and the finished pieces lay flush. And no sashing strips!
I have never seen this technique done this way. I'm going to have to try it. I've always added a strip on the back. Than you for showing us not only this but also free motion ideas.
I am so glad you have made this QAYG video. I am working on a queen sized quilt on my domestic machine. This is the method I have been doing, and it is fantastic!
I agree Bonnie, and I've watched a TON of QAYG tutorials, got several of the books, etc... I *much* prefer this method Angela shows here, one that doesn't include those tiny thick sashings between blocks, or the ones where the backing is not attached when quilting each block, so that the back of the quilt ends up baggy/saggy/sloppy. THANKS A BUNCH, Angela -- you are a quilting rock star!! ~Diana from Toronto
Ever since I discovered Angela by accident on Craftsy (Bluprint) I have learned so much and she has become my “go to” gal. I have saved every one of her tutorials I have found and in some cases watched them multiple times. Love this gal!
Thank you so much.... I just started using this method and I love it. I have been quilting my quilt as a whole one piece on my sewing machine, in Chicago, this was easy and simple your directions were clear and easy to follow.
I’m a quilt wrangler so I don’t mind tackling it all on my sewing machine. I love the quilting designs you chose and the block of the month quilt turned out quite lovely! Your a great teacher and you’re such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
I've never quilted anything bigger than a lap quilt in my little old machine and that was a struggle. Your video makes me think I might be able to manage the twin size I'm currently making for my Mom. Thanks!
Thank you so much, Angela! Your videos are so helpful and you are such an amazing instructor (and entertaining, too). I really struggle with getting an entire quilt done on my machine; can't wait to try this technique for my Christmas quilt projects! TY
Thank you Angela!! You explained this joining of the blocks better than I've seen before. Now I have the confidence to tackle a quilt that just got too big for me (king size...lol..)...I am so grateful!!!!
I just tried this with two rows of a baby blanket and this is so much better than any tutorials I have seen. You are truly an inspiration .Keep up the good work.
As always total genius! I am currently wrestling a super king quilt and have solemnly sworn never to do it again!! Will do it your way block by block in future
I have done several different QAYG techniques, and this is now one I want to try! There are a lot of us quilters who need to keep to a strict financial budget, and QAYG is a good alternate to hiring a long arm quilter. There are admittedly differences in the final product, but it is so worth trying and mastering. Thanks for sharing your expertise, and for keeping it real, Angela!
Hi Angela, Thanks for showing us a great technique to sew together two blocks. I am trying to make my quilt with the scraps from the face masks that I have been making since April so here I am putting a quilt together with all these strips of fabrics, I have. You are a great quilter and a wonderful personality!
I truly appreciate your showing us the steps to making a quilt as you go larger quilt. I have always wondered how it was completed. It would require a lot of hand sewing in the final construction step before binding. Thank you, again!!
Thanks for all the content you share. I love how simply you show the designs. I look forward to the day I have a completed quilt with lots of very simple but beautiful quilting of my design :)
I have used quilt as you go many times and it is actually one of my favorite methods especially if I have created embroidered quilt or applicate blocks.
Angela, I learned this quilting method from Georgia Bonesteel and am so happy to see this method used on your channel . I watch your quilting videos whenever I can. I love your designs and methods . Judy Rayhon
You did a great job of explaining quilt-as-you-go. I have been doing it for years because my hands are too crippled up to pull a big quilt around under my domestic machine. I already do continuous curves so I can't wait to try your leaf variation. The other fillers are too dense for me, too stiff a result in my opinion, but you teach so many wonderful stitches that I can just pick and choose the stitches that work for me. Thank you.
Hi Angela, I have never made a quilt, but I have sewed all my life - just nor for the last 20 years! Needless to say I'm more than intimidated by starting a quilt. I bought all the fabric for The Small Life quilt by Cori Dantini and I am hoping I can figure out how to quilt as I go on it. I really hope I don't have to add size to the pieces, because I will never figure that out. Your tutorial is SO helpful! So many others left me completely lost!!! Thank you, I plan to follow you from now on!
This was SO helpful! I’ve done a baby quilt with each flannel section joined by sashing, but that won’t work for all quilts, of course. But this technique will work fine! Thank you, and hope you and your family are having a great Summer.
Love your videos. They have helped me so much. I've watched a number of QAYG classes in Craftsy (Bluprint) and they all say you need to join the batting in some way, either by hand or machine stitching or by using fusible interfacing to join the two pieces. Maybe things will shift around after the wash or heavy use, so I have used the iron on interfacing to be on the safe side.
But it's all enclosed ... where do you think the tiny batting edges will go? (And as Angela says, she comes back to the front and fills in the quilting 'gaps' with more quilting, which will also go over the batting edges within the quilt).
@@HRHDMKYT But not everyone will go back to fill in the 'gaps' - after all, this technique is to make quilting easier, not make it more prolonged. If the batting isn't sewn down, over time, it could shift to one side in the channel, twist, or fold itself up after use/washing.
Wow! I quilt as you go a lot using joining strips, but this method looks well worth trying! I got the qayg kit for my BAQ so that I could try your method. I also love how you quilted that block and how you didn’t have to break thread. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for this! I've been planning on making quilts for my kids and was really nervous about how to quilt it on my sewing machine, but now I will use this technique and it will be so much easier! Good thing I hadn't started yet 😂
It's amazing how I have never thought of doing that. It's simple, yet genius. Thanks for sharing this because my domestic machine is probably what is holding me back on FMQ. Love from France.
I am new to QAYG, but with your video, I can finally see what it is supposed to look like. Thank you! I have lots of technical questions. What type of foot do you use? Can this method work with an old (not computerized) machine? What is the stitch length? What type of thread do you recommend? Are your patterns completely freehand (because yours are perfect!) or do you have a trick you can recommend for beginners to get even patterns? Thank you (or anyone who replies) for the extra help.
I do quilt as you go most of the time. Even if it is just two halves of a quilt. I use this technique (only machine stitched for the back- try your fancy stitches) I also use a sashing to join if that fits the quilt.
Wow! That's a lot more work than the split backing technique. I thought this might be something I would try, but now I know that is not for me. Thanks for posting this video, I love the FMQ you used on the blocks. Gorgeous!
Me neither....hate the way it looks. The fabric not matched on the back makes it look kinda tacky. I am a traditionalist...and the daughter of an award winning quilter.
Love this idea!! I have some wedding quilts to start, I'm going to have to try this out! One thing I would love some help with is that I have rheumatoid arthritis and I find it difficult to maintain a steady rhythm and keep everything in place. Would love some suggestions for those of us dealing with hand/joint pain 😊
I have arthritis in my wrists and hands. I start with rubbing Voltaren gel on and then wear some of the compression gloves. That helps a lot but I find that stopping every 20 minutes to stretch and not sewing all day like I used to do is my best advice.
I'm currently making Tula's Starburst quilt in Pinkerville and was feeling nervous about quilting it later. I've only made 2 throw sized quilts and quilted them simply. I'm feeling adventurous enough to free motion quilt this one. This technique will be MUCH easier than cramming a full quilt in my machine. Plus, if I really mess up, I can always just remake one block.
Maggi - I love that quilt pattern... on my upcoming projects list! Like you, I've stuck to throw or crib sized projects. I'm currently working on a queen-size for my daughter's college apartment... I'm so happy to try this method instead of trying to jam that size in my machine. Good luck on your Tula project.
Yes love this technique! I do tend to get confused on the joining process. So you pin the backing down to joining block flip right sides together and sew them together along with the baffling? Then iron that join to one side and unpin backing to fold over and sew?
This is how i join my blocks its so easy! I add two extra steps. Once you join the two blocks together i use batting joiner to get the batting nice and flat. I then use a strip of steam a seam to glue the folded backing down then you dont need to hand stich if you are going to quilt over the join!
thank you, thank you, thank you. i love the quilting bit of making quilts. i use decorative stitches (sorry, have 600+ and LOVE them, so . . .). But, i cant handle the weight of a whole quilt (osteo) so i make other quilt projects. I believe i can make a whole quilt your way. hooray! also, i can only fmq on little spaces so i can even do the echo (special temps and foot) and fmq bits. you are wonderful. you should be cloned!😁
I did not know you did a QAYG Tutorial. Great job. Idea I saw on line for the backing seam, use glue to hold the seam together then flip to top and finish FMQ that area. Well this was 4 years ago so suppose you wont see this note. Anyway glad I found your video. I sold my long arm and now back to fmq on my domestic!
Recently my 82 year old mom taught me you can use washable elmers glue sticks to hold down that folded edge until you get a chance to either hand Stitch it or sew it on the machine. This trick works also for holding the binding down, before stitching it or hand quilting it down. Can you say perfect, perfect mitered corners with no pins. Love your videos and all the excitement you put into cheering us all on to try something new!!!! Thank you!!!
Thanks for the tip about using a glue stick! I'm going to give that a try on my next quilt. I just finished a quilt today at 5am for a baby shower at 2pm. I wasn't happy with the binding at all.
Or you can just use School glue, which is washable. Just use it sparingly -- put a micro tip on the bottle or use another bottle with a micro tip. I iron it dry to hold a crisp fold. I learned from Sharon Schamber and RUclips videos
Glue Stick is my Favorite way to do anything. When patching my husbands jeans, I glue to patches on, let dry and then sew. Much easier than messing with pins.
Your surly an artist at the quilting of your beautiful quilts! I've watched you for so long and please keep up your 😊 amazing teaching methods!
I for one, am SO happy to live right here, right now... boy do I learn things! Thank you for these tutorials, THIS is the one I really needed to learn. I am working on a scrappy star quilt and sure do not want sashing!
Angela, I hope you never change from your down to earth personality and generosity. With all your talent and persistence you are so humble and funny. I have watched every video, show, and any other venue where I see your name. I am so impressed! Thanks so much for all you do!
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After watching differnt quilt as you go methods on youtube, i came up with this same method, and used it on a queen size quilt. It worked great, including adding the borders in sections. (top and bottom, then sides). it worked great. The only suggestion i would add is to leave yourself and Inch or so unquilted on the edges the first time you use this method to make it easier. Also, leaving the backing a little larger than the quilt top block will allow you to determine the amount of backing fabric you will need on the edges, so you can turn it and stitch in the ditch on the front side of the quilt, to anchor down the backing, which will alleviate the need for hand sewing. I also used heat and bond 1/4 inch strips to anchor down the backing instead of pins, (i got tired of sticking myself lol). The only hand sewing i did was the last turn on the background fabric after i joined the borders to the quilt. Great video
Great methods for those who have small sewing machines or medium ones and do not want to buy a quilting machine or cannot afford them.
I am "so cheap" and don't want to take my quilts to someone to quilt them on their quilting machine, so, I quilt as I go, too. In the past, I've joined them with matching/blending strips. That process works, but I REALLY like the way you join the blocks. I'm in the process of making another quilt, and when I get down to the joining stage, I am planning to join them like you do. Thank you for sharing.
Same here plus you don't spend a few hundred having someone else quilt it for you. Adds up!
I'm new to patchwork and quilting watching following as I struggle join stuff up.
You’re not cheap, you’re mindful of your money. I think sending quilts out to a long armer is expensive! It costs a good chunk of money to make a quilt then having to add an extra $100-200 dollars to that expense would mean that I wouldn’t be making many quilts. Sending them out is a luxury that I save for extra special quilts that I think will get really rugged use and need heavy quilting to ensure their durability.
This opens up a whole new world for My Quilting!!! Thank You Angela!!
Exact information I was looking for after viewing many other techniques. Yay!
I have tried several quilt as you go methods over the past few years and this is one of the best I've seen. By trimming the batting 1/4" back on each side before you sew the blocks together you remove the excess bulk and the finished pieces lay flush. And no sashing strips!
Georgia Bonesteel taught this ages ago. Did a whole set of books on it. Glad to see it back in use.
I have never seen this technique done this way. I'm going to have to try it. I've always added a strip on the back. Than you for showing us not only this but also free motion ideas.
I am so glad you have made this QAYG video. I am working on a queen sized quilt on my domestic machine. This is the method I have been doing, and it is fantastic!
THIS is the over-the-moon BEST QAYG technique I have seen ANYwhere! Thank you 🥰👏
I agree Bonnie, and I've watched a TON of QAYG tutorials, got several of the books, etc... I *much* prefer this method Angela shows here, one that doesn't include those tiny thick sashings between blocks, or the ones where the backing is not attached when quilting each block, so that the back of the quilt ends up baggy/saggy/sloppy. THANKS A BUNCH, Angela -- you are a quilting rock star!!
~Diana from Toronto
Ever since I discovered Angela by accident on Craftsy (Bluprint) I have learned so much and she has become my “go to” gal. I have saved every one of her tutorials I have found and in some cases watched them multiple times. Love this gal!
This is the video ive been needing in my life! thanks a million!
Thank you so much.... I just started using this method and I love it. I have been quilting my quilt as a whole one piece on my sewing machine, in Chicago, this was easy and simple your directions were clear and easy to follow.
Your video was the clearest I have seen on the quilt as you go technique. I plan to give it a try very soon.
I’m a quilt wrangler so I don’t mind tackling it all on my sewing machine. I love the quilting designs you chose and the block of the month quilt turned out quite lovely! Your a great teacher and you’re such an inspiration! Thanks for sharing!
I've never quilted anything bigger than a lap quilt in my little old machine and that was a struggle. Your video makes me think I might be able to manage the twin size I'm currently making for my Mom. Thanks!
Angela,
I learn so much from your tutorials.
You are gifted at breaking down the steps and so encouraging!
Thank you so much 😊
I am so glad to have found your series. Great job! I am still very much a novice and really appreciate watching a video such as this.
That's awesome to hear! I promise it just takes a little practice, keep at it!
Thank you so much, Angela! Your videos are so helpful and you are such an amazing instructor (and entertaining, too). I really struggle with getting an entire quilt done on my machine; can't wait to
try this technique for my Christmas quilt projects! TY
GREAT EXPLANATION!!! I finally understand how to combine my blocks after watching like 10 videos!
Thank you Angela!! You explained this joining of the blocks better than I've seen before. Now I have the confidence to tackle a quilt that just got too big for me (king size...lol..)...I am so grateful!!!!
I just tried this with two rows of a baby blanket and this is so much better than any tutorials I have seen. You are truly an inspiration .Keep up the good work.
BEST..QUILT AS YOU GO TUTORIAL I HAVE EVER WATCHED! Thank you for Sharing! EXCELLENT!
I will have to try this when I tackle a king size quilt for the master bedroom! Thank you...I learn so much from you!
As always total genius! I am currently wrestling a super king quilt and have solemnly sworn never to do it again!! Will do it your way block by block in future
Love the colors in your blocks.
I have done several different QAYG techniques, and this is now one I want to try! There are a lot of us quilters who need to keep to a strict financial budget, and QAYG is a good alternate to hiring a long arm quilter. There are admittedly differences in the final product, but it is so worth trying and mastering. Thanks for sharing your expertise, and for keeping it real, Angela!
I just did a queen sized quilt this way. It worked great thank you for sharing this.
Hi Angela, Thanks for showing us a great technique to sew together two blocks. I am trying to make my quilt with the scraps from the face masks that I have been making since April so here I am putting a quilt together with all these strips of fabrics, I have. You are a great quilter and a wonderful personality!
Just love your tutorials Angela! You've given me the confidence to "just go for it"....:) Thank you!!!
Thank you for sharing- Its nice to find other ways to join blocks without sashing
I truly appreciate your showing us the steps to making a quilt as you go larger quilt. I have always wondered how it was completed. It would require a lot of hand sewing in the final construction step before binding. Thank you, again!!
You are a good teacher. Nicely done video. On topic, good voice, well organized. Gives confidence.
You made it seem real simple and easy, I'm sure I'll need to practice, but your giving hope that I can do it. Thank you. Wish me luck.
Angela you are fantastic. You make it look so easy. Really appreciate your videos .
Thank you for this tutorial Angela. I'm going to try this technique with my next quilt.
Thanks for all the content you share. I love how simply you show the designs. I look forward to the day I have a completed quilt with lots of very simple but beautiful quilting of my design :)
This was a great explanation of this technique! Thank you!
Wow you just changed my whole quilting program with this video!
I have used quilt as you go many times and it is actually one of my favorite methods especially if I have created embroidered quilt or applicate blocks.
I can see this really helping me out; I really struggle with rolling/compressing the fabric to fit in my machine for quilting!!! Awesome tip!
I really hope this technique works on the king sized quilt I have planned!!! Looks like it will, thanks to Angela!
Angela, I learned this quilting method from Georgia Bonesteel and am so happy to see this method used on your channel
. I watch your quilting videos whenever I can. I love your designs and methods . Judy Rayhon
So THAT's how it goes together! Can't wait to try it.
You did a great job of explaining quilt-as-you-go. I have been doing it for years because my hands are too crippled up to pull a big quilt around under my domestic machine. I already do continuous curves so I can't wait to try your leaf variation. The other fillers are too dense for me, too stiff a result in my opinion, but you teach so many wonderful stitches that I can just pick and choose the stitches that work for me. Thank you.
Hi Angela, I have never made a quilt, but I have sewed all my life - just nor for the last 20 years! Needless to say I'm more than intimidated by starting a quilt. I bought all the fabric for The Small Life quilt by Cori Dantini and I am hoping I can figure out how to quilt as I go on it. I really hope I don't have to add size to the pieces, because I will never figure that out. Your tutorial is SO helpful! So many others left me completely lost!!! Thank you, I plan to follow you from now on!
I have a twin quilt all layered together but after watching this I may take it apart and quilt sections and put it back together!
This is such a great idea. Now I can make bigger quilts and not stress how to quilt them on my little domestic machine. Thanks again!!
Thank you. I’ve been wanting to learn this. You made it look easy.
This was SO helpful! I’ve done a baby quilt with each flannel section joined by sashing, but that won’t work for all quilts, of course. But this technique will work fine! Thank you, and hope you and your family are having a great Summer.
Hurray! As a QAGY gal, thrilled to see this!
I just started a quilt that has blocks so I can use this technique to finish it off. Thanks, Angela!
Love your videos. They have helped me so much. I've watched a number of QAYG classes in Craftsy (Bluprint) and they all say you need to join the batting in some way, either by hand or machine stitching or by using fusible interfacing to join the two pieces. Maybe things will shift around after the wash or heavy use, so I have used the iron on interfacing to be on the safe side.
Terry Helms i also am concerned about the batting edges being loose.
But it's all enclosed ... where do you think the tiny batting edges will go? (And as Angela says, she comes back to the front and fills in the quilting 'gaps' with more quilting, which will also go over the batting edges within the quilt).
@@HRHDMKYT But not everyone will go back to fill in the 'gaps' - after all, this technique is to make quilting easier, not make it more prolonged. If the batting isn't sewn down, over time, it could shift to one side in the channel, twist, or fold itself up after use/washing.
I will definitely give this technique a try!! Thanks for the video.
Thankyou ,Angela,I always finish your videos knowing I can do that!
Fantastic! Love your machine quilting. Thank you for the video.
You’re the best at teaching in videos. I appreciate your skills & motivation.
I love this technique! I have been practicing on smaller squares and can't wait to try this QAYG assembly.
I am starting my first quilt as you go quilt! Your tutorial was very informative ! Thanks!
Thank you - Your video is very helpful.
OK Angela. I have watched other joining videos lately, but I never really GOT it before now. Thanks.
This is great!! It’s kind of intimidating, but I’m gonna go for it!
Love how quick and easy this technique is. 🥰
thank you angela i really needed this i need to put quilts together u are the best so happy u are back i missed you
Great video! Looking forward to this QAYG technique on my next quilt.
You make look so easy.
Wow! I quilt as you go a lot using joining strips, but this method looks well worth trying! I got the qayg kit for my BAQ so that I could try your method. I also love how you quilted that block and how you didn’t have to break thread. Thanks for the video!
Thank you for this! I've been planning on making quilts for my kids and was really nervous about how to quilt it on my sewing machine, but now I will use this technique and it will be so much easier! Good thing I hadn't started yet 😂
Wish I had seen this before I started struggling with my quilt top!! Oh well I'll know for next time!!
It's amazing how I have never thought of doing that. It's simple, yet genius. Thanks for sharing this because my domestic machine is probably what is holding me back on FMQ. Love from France.
Thank you, Angela!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Awesome and beautifully explained. Thanks!❤❤❤
I am new to QAYG, but with your video, I can finally see what it is supposed to look like. Thank you! I have lots of technical questions. What type of foot do you use? Can this method work with an old (not computerized) machine? What is the stitch length? What type of thread do you recommend? Are your patterns completely freehand (because yours are perfect!) or do you have a trick you can recommend for beginners to get even patterns? Thank you (or anyone who replies) for the extra help.
Thanks! This looks so easy I have to try it!
I do quilt as you go most of the time. Even if it is just two halves of a quilt. I use this technique (only machine stitched for the back- try your fancy stitches) I also use a sashing to join if that fits the quilt.
Wow! That's a lot more work than the split backing technique. I thought this might be something I would try, but now I know that is not for me. Thanks for posting this video, I love the FMQ you used on the blocks. Gorgeous!
Me neither....hate the way it looks. The fabric not matched on the back makes it look kinda tacky. I am a traditionalist...and the daughter of an award winning quilter.
Thanks for giving this technique/option!! It’s very helpful.
I love this tutorial. Thank you Angela. I would love more Midnight Quilt Show.
Just staring to make the jewel box quilt and the pattern has large blocks that will be great to use with this !
Could you glue baste the backing seam down and then quilt that little edge to close it? Does that make sense?
I can’t wait to try this but as a newbie a little nervous🤪
Love this idea!! I have some wedding quilts to start, I'm going to have to try this out!
One thing I would love some help with is that I have rheumatoid arthritis and I find it difficult to maintain a steady rhythm and keep everything in place. Would love some suggestions for those of us dealing with hand/joint pain 😊
I have arthritis in my wrists and hands. I start with rubbing Voltaren gel on and then wear some of the compression gloves. That helps a lot but I find that stopping every 20 minutes to stretch and not sewing all day like I used to do is my best advice.
Thank you!
Thanks Angela I've done the quilt as you go with connecting strip would like to try it without them, So here's my chance. Thanks again
Love this idea Omg so much detail 🤪🤩🇦🇺
I'm currently making Tula's Starburst quilt in Pinkerville and was feeling nervous about quilting it later. I've only made 2 throw sized quilts and quilted them simply. I'm feeling adventurous enough to free motion quilt this one. This technique will be MUCH easier than cramming a full quilt in my machine. Plus, if I really mess up, I can always just remake one block.
Maggi - I love that quilt pattern... on my upcoming projects list! Like you, I've stuck to throw or crib sized projects. I'm currently working on a queen-size for my daughter's college apartment... I'm so happy to try this method instead of trying to jam that size in my machine. Good luck on your Tula project.
@@marleemargulies4295 You too! She'll love it. :)
Thank you. You make it look so easy.
Thank you for sharing this data with me
Yes love this technique! I do tend to get confused on the joining process. So you pin the backing down to joining block flip right sides together and sew them together along with the baffling? Then iron that join to one side and unpin backing to fold over and sew?
Thank you very much for sharing this technique. Miss you. Make more videos please.
I think this one will really help with some upcoming projects. Thank you, Angela!
Really helpful tutorial, thank you. Please could you tell me what seam allowance you used when joing the 2 blocks together? Thanks
Grt technique Angela, saved this one much faster than my way & luv those colours beautiful
This is how i join my blocks its so easy! I add two extra steps. Once you join the two blocks together i use batting joiner to get the batting nice and flat. I then use a strip of steam a seam to glue the folded backing down then you dont need to hand stich if you are going to quilt over the join!
thank you, thank you, thank you. i love the quilting bit of making quilts. i use decorative stitches (sorry, have 600+ and LOVE them, so . . .). But, i cant handle the weight of a whole quilt (osteo) so i make other quilt projects. I believe i can make a whole quilt your way. hooray! also, i can only fmq on little spaces so i can even do the echo (special temps and foot) and fmq bits.
you are wonderful. you should be cloned!😁