That's not cheating! That is English-fold binding or single-fold binding! You're demonstrating a technique that is just out of favour at the moment! It is a lovely quilt!
Oh I love this quilt. Glad you are keeping it for yourself. And once again my volume is all the way up and it’s so difficult to hear you. Loads of love.
April please ask your audience if anyone else has difficulty in hearing you. If no one else is having a problem, then I will hush. I can sit and watch your video, then open another video and hear precisely what is being said no volume problems. If I didn’t like what you offer with quilting tips and tricks I would just keep quiet and move on. I truly want to hear you. Thank you so very much♥️
I don't have hearing issues but have you tried using the transcript to help follow along? I use it for unusual accents because I speak Australian English
I wish I knew what I was doing that is causing the issue. Are you wearing ear buds? What device are you using to watch? I am just trying to determine what device you are using so I can try and replicate the issue. Thank you for your patience. 😀 April
Thank you April. You are a genius. I hate wasting the fabric too. Why go through all that cutting of a perfectly good ten inch layer cake. Love your quilt. Merry Christmas.
Really nice quilt. I have cut the backing on a quilt 8 and a half inches wide then sewn the top to the backing face to face. Turned it right side out. And it gave me a finished edge and a 4 inch border at the same time. Try it if you want. Love seeing your furry helper. 😻
The size you chose is what I would have picked too. I’m off to get the pattern. The feline assistant is adorable. Merry Christmas April and the RUclips quilting community! ❤️😃🎄🇨🇦
I so relate with your not wanting to cut down the layer cake. Adding the extra solids was a great idea! Loved this project! Merry Christmas to you and your family!🎄
I'm making that same pattern except I'm using 2 packs of charm squares. Yours is very pretty. I can't free motion quilt, so I'll quilt mine on my embroidery machine.
Yeah for the Shape Cut, you are the first video tutorial where I’ve seen it used, other than the June Taylor ones. I’ve never understood why other quilters haven’t been using one cause it makes strip cutting much easier and faster. I’m always using mine cause I make a lot of strips for charity projects. Merry Christmas 🎄
Oooh April, this is my kind of quick gift quilt 😁 Really liked your fabric and backing choice. So cute! Hadn’t thought of using fleece on the back. Great idea since it doesn’t give you all the loose fuzz of minky ❤. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas 🎄
Thank you for such an educational video.I like your style. I'm a big-time Newby at quilting. (I've made some potholders) It was good to see your cat in the video. I'm concerned about mine being all over everything. I assumed you just have to say 'To H*** with it!'
I really don't understand why the pattern would call for you to cut a 10" square down to a 9"square...that kinda baffles me. The way you did it makes a lot more sense (to me, anyway). Very festive fabric! Thank you for sharing. 🌟☃️🎄🎅🏼🤶🎄☃️🌟
April, you "tumbled" through this quilt real good! It is pretty but what, if any, quilting did you do on it? Seriously it is a nice quilt & love the fleece backing.
I quilted it with an all over feather on my long arm. Check out the end - like almost the very end - of the video and I show some close up shots of the quilting. :-)
Very pretty 😍. I have wondered why some patterns cut a layer cake to 9 inches but after measuring some they aren't always 10 inches. I figure why use precuts if you're trimming each block.? I use the whole thing and adapt the pattern. I made 3 throws for Christmas and bound 2 if them the same as you but used a fancy stitch that looks like a bow and a bobble. Turned out super cute
Love the colors and pattern of this quilt. Why ever would you cut a 10” square down ro 9” if 10” works?! Did you put batting in the quilt, or just the fleece? Loved the binding using the fleece. Looks fabulous.
Love the Quilt and how you made it, especially the Poinsettia fleece backing and border. Loving your Tee shirts too, especially the first one with the Birds, so cute! Where do you get them?😊 BTW...The look on Maxine's face is priceless.😺
@April Story. I really appreciate that video. Could you use 1.5" strips instead of 2.5" strips? I'm fresh out of those and have lots of skinny strips. Deb McKasson from Paradise California
Good video! I have a question! Did you use batting between the layers or did you just add the fleece without the batting? (I am a quilting newbie.)Love how your quilt turned out!
Both! This is a hard question ... sometimes I do both .. if I am really wanting a thick warm quilt . but most of the time I do not... I usually do one or the other
What sewing table is your sewing machine in/on? I’m looking for something simple and smaller for one of my sewing machines… and “your” quilt looks awesome!
I have a Kangaroo Aussie II. I cannot tell you how much easier it is to sew when your machines sits down in the table. I also got my husband to cut a hole in an old table and modify it to hold my Janome Continental M7 and I love it! And thank you. :-) April
I have a Janome Continental M7 and just acquired a Husqvarna Viking Epic 2 and I LOVE it. Either machine is great. It is best to find a place where you can sit down and sew at the machine to see which has the buttons in a place that makes sense to you and has a menu system that makes sense to you. Good luck - let me know what you buy. April
@@aprilscraftroom I went to FQS website. She starches the fabric so it shrinks up to 1/2 inch. That's why she had to adjust the measurement. I wouldn't starch these squares. No need to. I'm with you - leave as is and calculate 10" per square. Quicker and easier.
I agree, why cut down a perfectly good layer cake? Also, I prefer cutting the strips first rather than adding the squares to the uncut strip. Cutting them apart afterward is annoying.
I have a Kangaroo Aussie II. I've also modified an old table I had using a jig saw and I use that to hold my Janome. Well my husband actually did the cutting. LOL April
Hi no rules your quilt your rules. The only comment I would make is if u do that with flannel it means there is only one layer for the binding. It is the binding on a quilt that wears first. So for a kids quilt which would be washed a lot, I would do double regular cotton or flannel binding. All depends on the use of the quilt and how much u think it will be used and washed, hope this helps u decide. Merry Christmas
Your layout is not correct. The blocks should be 'tumbling' down diagonally. You have a few that are correct but then it is mixed up. The block is only turned 2 different ways and it is easy to get confused. I have found that when you make this quilt pattern you need to have a mantra.....I say to myself L and 7 (that is the way the accent strip looks to me) and go back and forth between those block settings. Each row starts opposite the previous. BUT your quilt is pretty, you got to practice quilting and it is for yourself--all wins!
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Love it…why cut perfectly good 10” squares. You are the quilting rebel!
Yes! Thank you!
Lol
April
Long live the rebellion I say
“Eat some chocolate and be kind to everyone” the perfect mantra! 💜💜
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
I like your little assistant there!😂
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
I love your little helper! My kitties aren't allowed in my sewing room because they always want to eat stray threads.
I have that problem but I’ve learned to cover my machines when I’m away
That's not cheating! That is English-fold binding or single-fold binding! You're demonstrating a technique that is just out of favour at the moment! It is a lovely quilt!
I love it!
Thank you!
April
Great ideas!!!! My cat Tango is my assistant too!!!! Great looking quilt!!!
Thank you! 😊
Gotta love assisting kitties
I'm a beginner quilter I learn so much from you thank you
Awww
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
I love the no binding binding method because quilt binding is my least favorite part! Great finished quilt as always!
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Look at you with 30K+ subscribers! Keep it up, we enjoy your content, and I always up vote for kitties! 😻😊
Yay! Thank you! I appreciate your support ❤️😻😻April
Good morning MS April ,glad to see you after your quiltmas😂🎄 lets see what you got for us today yay think I'm going to enjoy this😇
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Pretty quilt I will also keep my full 10 inch squares
Yay
So easy!!!
Thanks for watching!!!
April
Oh I love this quilt. Glad you are keeping it for yourself. And once again my volume is all the way up and it’s so difficult to hear you. Loads of love.
I am so sorry
I will look and see if there is anything I can do on my end
April please ask your audience if anyone else has difficulty in hearing you. If no one else is having a problem, then I will hush.
I can sit and watch your video, then open another video and hear precisely what is being said no volume problems. If I didn’t like what you offer with quilting tips and tricks I would just keep quiet and move on. I truly want to hear you. Thank you so very much♥️
I don't have hearing issues but have you tried using the transcript to help follow along? I use it for unusual accents because I speak Australian English
@@AnitaSouthall Anita if I’m following the transcript I can’t watch April. Good idea, but I’m a show me kind of person. Happy New Year.
I wish I knew what I was doing that is causing the issue. Are you wearing ear buds? What device are you using to watch? I am just trying to determine what device you are using so I can try and replicate the issue. Thank you for your patience. 😀
April
Thank you April.
You are a genius.
I hate wasting the fabric too. Why go through all that cutting of a perfectly good ten inch layer cake.
Love your quilt.
Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas 🎁
Thanks for watching
April
Way to go on the quilt top , and your feathers , I guess you quilted on a long arm , great job and it will be very warm for winter.
Thank you! Right now we are snowed in! Good thing I have all these quilts!!!! Lol
And thanks for watching 😃 April
I'm an older quilter. But I'm always in for something new. Love watching your videos. You are more laid back than most. I can relate to that❤
Oh thank you!
Love that your kitty is helping!
So many helpers!
Lol
Really nice quilt. I have cut the backing on a quilt 8 and a half inches wide then sewn the top to the backing face to face. Turned it right side out. And it gave me a finished edge and a 4 inch border at the same time. Try it if you want. Love seeing your furry helper. 😻
Great tip! I will definitely try it!!!
Thank you for sharing with me!
April
Your welcome 😃😘🐱
LOVE THIS AND 10 INCH BLOCKS IS THE BEST IDEA !!!
Thank you so much! Thank you so much for watching my channel!
April
I love your 'supervisor'!!
Lol 😺
Loved seeing your KY shirt! 🤗 Very cute quilt! Thanks for sharing.
Thank you❤️
April what a great Quilt and no one would fault the quilting. Love the back too. Thanks for sharing this with us.
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
April, I love your tumble block quilt 🤩. Thank you for the video 😊 💕 BTW it's not cheating..... it's a design or style choice 👍
Lol. Right!!!!
April
So pretty! Looks so warm and toasty. Perfect to snuggle in on a cold night!
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Thoroughly enjoy your videos. I am with you, quick, easy, big pieces - my kind of quilt. Just got in 2 layer cakes to practice this pattern.
Yay
Thanks for watching!!!
April
I love this pattern! I often do bindings like this. There are no quilting police. 🤗
Lol. Right
Cute quilt, April. Thanks for the suggestion of using fleece on the back and for binding.
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
COOL, Yep why cut that layer cake down. Like the way you think. You made it so much easier. LOL :)
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
I love the process. So many options of material and themes. Thank you again and again for your shared talents
Thanks for watching Carol!!!
I love this quilt. Thank you for sharing. Love you! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻💜💜
You are so welcome!
Thank you for watching!!!
April
Great adaptation of their free quilt!!! Loved the video with your cat! Looks like what my sewing space looks like lol. Merry Christmas
Thank you! Merry Christmas 🎄
And thanks for watching 😃 April
I love the quilt and I love how your cat photobombed the entire tutorial.
lol. Thank you
Enjoyed this. I always use the backing for binding. Why not? Thanks for sharing.
Agreed!!!!
Thank you for watching
Omg that’s absolutely gorgeous and it’s very beginner friendly ty so much for making it easy I appreciate you
Thank you and thank you for watching
You come up with the best ways for me to use my boxes of precuts...I will definitely make several quilts using this pattern. Thanks again!
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
The size you chose is what I would have picked too. I’m off to get the pattern. The feline assistant is adorable. Merry Christmas April and the RUclips quilting community! ❤️😃🎄🇨🇦
Thank you! You too!
Hi April Debbie from Virginia! I love this idea, the colors, the lay out, the design! You have such good ideas. It is beautiful!
Hi Debbie from VA
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Yay! I haven't watched it yet, but I'm so excited to see what you have to offer today.
Yay!!!
I hope youEnjoy it!!!
Thank you for watching
I so relate with your not wanting to cut down the layer cake. Adding the extra solids was a great idea! Loved this project!
Merry Christmas to you and your family!🎄
Thanks so much! 😊 and Merry Christmas
April
Hello fellow Anita, 😊🇦🇺🖐
I'm making that same pattern except I'm using 2 packs of charm squares. Yours is very pretty. I can't free motion quilt, so I'll quilt mine on my embroidery machine.
Ohhh two packs! You go girl!
I bet it will beautiful
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Yeah for the Shape Cut, you are the first video tutorial where I’ve seen it used, other than the June Taylor ones. I’ve never understood why other quilters haven’t been using one cause it makes strip cutting much easier and faster. I’m always using mine cause I make a lot of strips for charity projects. Merry Christmas 🎄
It is pretty awesome!
April
Is there a best place to buy this item?
A lovely quilt April Thank you for sharing with us x
Thank you!
And thanks for sharing!
😍
You never cease to amaze me 🎉. Another show stopping quilt. Thank you. Enjoy the holidays ❤
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Cute fabric! I do the samething with folding over backing for binding. Easy-pesy! Love your tutorials!
Yes! Thank you!
Cute quilt April 😊
Hi Tiffany!😃
Thanks so much!!!!
April
As a new quilter I was using the backing for binding. Than I accidentally cut binding so decided it was time to learn. Either way is fine by me.
That’s the way you learn. -- just do a work around
Lol
Thanks for watching! April
April girl love it to me simple is the best Merry Christmas
😍
Oooh April, this is my kind of quick gift quilt 😁 Really liked your fabric and backing choice. So cute! Hadn’t thought of using fleece on the back. Great idea since it doesn’t give you all the loose fuzz of minky ❤. Thanks for sharing. Merry Christmas 🎄
You are so welcome!
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Thank you for such an educational video.I like your style. I'm a big-time Newby at quilting. (I've made some potholders) It was good to see your cat in the video. I'm concerned about mine being all over everything. I assumed you just have to say 'To H*** with it!'
You are so welcome!
Lol you are cracking me up!
I move the cat
Move the cat
Move the cat
They just come back! So you learn to work around!
I like the way you think. I am going to give this quilt a try just the way you did it. Blessings.
Wonderful!
Hope you enjoy it
April
FYI, Kimberly Jolly always starches her layer cake fabric so she needed to trim to 9" due to shrinkage due to starching process. I love your quilt!
That’s awesome!
Thank you for sharing that with me! I love new ideas!!!
April
I love this quilt. Going to have to make one for me! Thanks for a super easy quilt tutorial.
You are so welcome!
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Looks great! And that's not cheating it's a time saving method ! Perfectly " legal " ! Looks warm & cozy! Merry Christmas 🎄
Lol
I agree
Love your video!!! You make me relax and enjoy the process/progress!!
I'm so glad!
Thank you for watching!
April
Thanks so much for sharing. Can't wait to try this.
Hope you enjoy
April
That fabric is so stinkin cute!!!! Love how simple you make things ❤️❤️
Thank you! 😊
I made one! Wish I knew how to post you a picture! Love it! It was easy peasy!
Wonderful!
Send me an email
Aprilscraftroom@gmail.com
I would love to see it!!!
Absolutely Beautiful!♥🐢
Thank you! 😊
Love your quilt and the quilting.
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Great quilt!
Thank you so much!!!
April
This is really cute
Thank you!!!😎April
It's Beautiful;
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Love the quilt fast and easy
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
Beautiful 😍 love ❤️ it. Happy Holidays.
Happy holidays! And thanks for watching! April
Awesome quilt thank you for sharing. I pray you’re having a blessed week God bless you and your family. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Thank you! You too! Merry Christmas 🎄
You are so right April.......why would you want to cut down a perfectly good 10" square??? Just ends up as a larger quilt too!!
Lol
Thank you so much!!!
April
I really don't understand why the pattern would call for you to cut a 10" square down to a 9"square...that kinda baffles me. The way you did it makes a lot more sense (to me, anyway). Very festive fabric! Thank you for sharing. 🌟☃️🎄🎅🏼🤶🎄☃️🌟
Right?!
April, you "tumbled" through this quilt real good! It is pretty but what, if any, quilting did you do on it? Seriously it is a nice quilt & love the fleece backing.
I quilted it with an all over feather on my long arm. Check out the end - like almost the very end - of the video and I show some close up shots of the quilting. :-)
@aprilscraftroom I'll be happy to go look again. The quilting on fleece/minky backed quilts is interesting.
Very pretty 😍. I have wondered why some patterns cut a layer cake to 9 inches but after measuring some they aren't always 10 inches. I figure why use precuts if you're trimming each block.? I use the whole thing and adapt the pattern.
I made 3 throws for Christmas and bound 2 if them the same as you but used a fancy stitch that looks like a bow and a bobble. Turned out super cute
Aww that’s awesome
Thank you for sharing!!!
😂 What an absolute Riot! I love the way you think.
lol
Thank you so much!
Thanks for watching my channel!
April
Love the colors and pattern of this quilt. Why ever would you cut a 10” square down ro 9” if 10” works?! Did you put batting in the quilt, or just the fleece? Loved the binding using the fleece. Looks fabulous.
Thank you
Love the Quilt and how you made it, especially the Poinsettia fleece backing and border.
Loving your Tee shirts too, especially the first one with the Birds, so cute! Where do you get them?😊
BTW...The look on Maxine's face is priceless.😺
I make most of my shirts 🥰
@April Story. I really appreciate that video. Could you use 1.5" strips instead of 2.5" strips? I'm fresh out of those and have lots of skinny strips.
Deb McKasson from Paradise California
Of course you can! Patterns are meant to be altered. ;-). Let me know how it turns out.
April
It turn out great with 10 inch blocks. I don't understand the cutting down either!
Thank you!
And thanks for watching 😃 April
What is your board made of? How do you get the fabric to stay on without falling off?
The board is a covered piece of insulation board that we covered in flannel and my husband mounted it on the studs of my unfinished basement
The board is a covered piece of insulation board that we covered in flannel and my husband mounted it on the studs of my unfinished basement
Good video! I have a question! Did you use batting between the layers or did you just add the fleece without the batting? (I am a quilting newbie.)Love how your quilt turned out!
Both! This is a hard question ... sometimes I do both .. if I am really wanting a thick warm quilt . but most of the time I do not... I usually do one or the other
What sewing table is your sewing machine in/on? I’m looking for something simple and smaller for one of my sewing machines… and “your” quilt looks awesome!
I have a Kangaroo Aussie II. I cannot tell you how much easier it is to sew when your machines sits down in the table. I also got my husband to cut a hole in an old table and modify it to hold my Janome Continental M7 and I love it! And thank you. :-)
April
@@aprilscraftroom interesting that it's an Australian product or name ,love everything you do
Merry Christmas, what sewing machine do you have. I am looking for new and looking for the best. Thanks Laurie
I have a Janome Continental M7 and just acquired a Husqvarna Viking Epic 2 and I LOVE it. Either machine is great. It is best to find a place where you can sit down and sew at the machine to see which has the buttons in a place that makes sense to you and has a menu system that makes sense to you. Good luck - let me know what you buy.
April
I do not like to cut a block down either and often adjust everything to accommodate the layer cake.
Yup. I agree
Did you quilt it with your new Grace machine?????????
no ... not yet ... I have to put it up ... that is happening this week
I like the self-binding. But why does rhe pattern call for cutting down to 9" squares?
It’s a great pattern -- I just follow it and put my own twist on things
Lol
April
@@aprilscraftroom I went to FQS website. She starches the fabric so it shrinks up to 1/2 inch. That's why she had to adjust the measurement. I wouldn't starch these squares. No need to. I'm with you - leave as is and calculate 10" per square. Quicker and easier.
This is a variation of the original pattern. I’ve made this one before. The colors should look like they are tumbling.
April its a real shame when you goof on a quilt and just have keep it for yourself. 😝🥰
Lol
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I agree, why cut down a perfectly good layer cake? Also, I prefer cutting the strips first rather than adding the squares to the uncut strip. Cutting them apart afterward is annoying.
Right!!!
What is the name of your sewing machine cabinet?
I have a Kangaroo Aussie II. I've also modified an old table I had using a jig saw and I use that to hold my Janome. Well my husband actually did the cutting. LOL
April
Is it really cheating to fold over your backing for binding when it's fleece or Minky? More like preserving your sanity 😁 Merry Christmas! ⛄🎄🎅
Hi no rules your quilt your rules. The only comment I would make is if u do that with flannel it means there is only one layer for the binding. It is the binding on a quilt that wears first. So for a kids quilt which would be washed a lot, I would do double regular cotton or flannel binding. All depends on the use of the quilt and how much u think it will be used and washed, hope this helps u decide. Merry Christmas
I agree ❤️
Totally agree with you 😊
I'm so with you on NOT trimming 10" squares!!
YAY! LOL thank you for your support .. LOL
I'm all for cutting down the work, excuse the pun!
Hey mom what’s this ? Does it have treats In it? Lol
Lol
that was my thought, why would you cut a perfectly good square. I never go exactly by a pattern. mostly look at the quilt and go from there.
Thank you for sharing this! I think that’s awesome
April
Christmas. Ornament
she starches which shrinks fabric..hence she cuts down the size
Ahhh. Gotcha. Thank you for the explanation. 😀
April
Your layout is not correct. The blocks should be 'tumbling' down diagonally. You have a few that are correct but then it is mixed up. The block is only turned 2 different ways and it is easy to get confused. I have found that when you make this quilt pattern you need to have a mantra.....I say to myself L and 7 (that is the way the accent strip looks to me) and go back and forth between those block settings. Each row starts opposite the previous. BUT your quilt is pretty, you got to practice quilting and it is for yourself--all wins!