Thank you so much for your channel. I found you by accident. I have not quilted for over 11 years since losing our home and contents. I kept one box of scraps which was all I could grab. After finding this clip I got that box out and started my first quilt in a long time at 3am. Lots of tears and healing and I'm quilting it tomorrow and inspired to quilt again. Thank you so much x
I am brand new to quilting. Retired a year ago after 35 years as an ER nurse and feel this will be a great way to spend productive time. Thanks for sharing and l love watching all your videos. Thank you so much for all your info and tips! Please keep them coming ❤
It's way too early in the morning to be laughing hysterically at these definitions, but I love them. Keep it going, fellow fps's! And thank you, Angela.
Have you ever had your fabric so long that its integrity is questionable? My first job (oh, Lord) was working in the fabric department at Sears! I am now in my early 60s and I just pitched that perfectly cheerful pink, blue and white seersucker. WHAT was I thinking?
Hi Angela, I love this quilt. I made mine about 3 yrs ago and its still my favorite. Doing the different patterns on ea strip was so exciting...this was the funniest quilt to make it actually made me happy...as a new quilter I was able to practice the different designs...I felt accomplished when done..and I felt like a real quilter.. I havent stopped since ...Thank You, you are so inspiring. ❤
Hi Angela. I just wanted to thank you for your videos, as you've inspired me to pick up quilting again. I learned many years ago and was a hand quilter, but then I veered off into crochet, knitting, and embroidery. The desire to sew masks for my community reignited my interest in quilting, and I found your channel as a result. Your cheerful enthusiasm has been a shot of creativity for me, and your permission to just quilt those quilt tops (instead of waiting until I'm "good" at it) has been so freeing. To celebrate my reunion with quilting, and my new goal of finally learning to machine quilt, I used the pattern in this video to make a "mask" quilt out of scraps from all the masks I've sewn. It's something comforting to come out of what has been a very unsteady and challenging time. I'm already about to sew on the binding of my second quilt, made up of very patriotic reds, whites, and blues, and Quilt #3 featuring my first experience with Ombre fabrics is in the planning stages. I don't think I'd be at this point without your encouragement. "Thank you" doesn't seem adequate enough to say how grateful I am to you for helping me find my love for quilting again, but know that my gratitude is sincere.
I'm a fabric hoarder for sure! I do save ALL my scraps too. I save them in a bag made of fabric. It's like a pillowcase and I call it my "Scrap Bag". When it's full enough, I sew the top closed and some lucky cat gets a new bed! We have the Happiest cats in town! I think I'll start donating some of these Scrap Pillows to the local Humane Society for their cats too. And dogs. I love this Fence Rail quilt! It's so pretty. I made one once that turned out ok, but yours is MUCH prettier and more colorful too!
Blanche Devereaux I’m a newbie too! Just bought my sewing machine about a month ago and I’ve been OBSESSED with sewing!!! I already made a quilt lol!!! 😂🥳🧵
Our charity quilt group's process eliminates stash AND scrap guilt! First, all our fabric is donated, clearing out other quilters' stash stacks. We use the fabric until it's less than 2 1/2 inches wide (2 1/2 inch pieces are used for quilts such as in this video - with many different lengths, it's very scrappy!). Finally, all the trimmings and unused bits are brought to another sewing group that uses them as stuffing for dog beds they donate to the humane society.
I was a hoarder. Got rid of over 2000 yards in the past 6 weeks. I do have some scraps guilt as well. Still have 2 large totes of scraps I haven't dug into yet
Wow! I love this quilting idea. Although I have never made a quilt, I am anxious to make this one and to show it out. I know my friends will be impressed and proud of me. I am 75 and this shows that you can teach an old dog some new tricks. Thanks. Mobile, Alabama
I just started my first crumb quilt and am having a great time with it. I have a large stash...but NO guilt!! Makes me feel secure; kinda like having food in the pantry and plenty of toilet paper on hand when you know a big snow storm is coming! I encourage Simone to give it another try; once you learn to relax, it can be very freeing...unlike the structure of clothing construction. Thanks for video and all the quilting ideas; and your sense of humor!
Hey Angela, I’ve been dress making for years and only recently stumbled into quilting as a gift for a friends first baby. That’s how I found your channel and I can honestly say this was a really difficult process. That said I finished my first quilt. You were a great inspiration but for the most part I’ll quilt vicariously through you and keep making frocks.
I have an empty, home-made “pillow case” by my sewing table that I put my smallest scraps in. Once it’s full, I sew it closed, and I have a pet bed I can donate.
I'm working on my first quilt and these videos have helped me soooooo much! I love that it is okay to not like it but you live, learn, and move on! I'm learning not to cry over missed stitches or mistakes lol
Rainbow Vomit... hilarious! I am so new to quilting and the scraps are already getting to me. I loved this video! I now want to have more scraps and I loved the FMQ!
Almost a year late to the party BUT I was watching this video and two minutes in I let my partner know we would be having a quilt in a few days. I gathered all my scraps and less favorite fabrics and I am cutting them as we speak. I just love this simple and yet so fun design!
I'm guilty of both, but I like to see me more like a collector. My first try of fmq was on a quilt for my brother's dog. I felt free because I knew, the dog wouldn't mind mistakes.
I love jelly rolls and this looks like a fun quilt. Not sure I have enough but I could definitely make more. How to quilt. Thanks for showing the quilting the most challenging part for me.
I just discovered your channel. You are a natural bright light of a teacher, so positive. I have been quilting for many years but I tend to stick to my same 4 or 5 free motion stitches & want to branch out. A friend just gave me a black & white jelly roll so this split rail pattern might be just the right quilt to do that. Thank you.
I am loving this channel. Your personality and “go for it” positivity are inspiring. I have a 10 x 10 pack I have been scared to use (never quilted). I am going to the fabric store tomorrow to buy a plain pack and am going to start my first ever quilt. I’m so excited to have a go, thanks for the inspiration 😀 Amended to say I’ve actually started my quilt! So excited
Love your bright music, your easy soothing talk as you show us a new quilt patternand the fact you actually read the comments and call out some of their names......very personable! First time watching you and I definitely will be back!
I love watching you. I’m waiting for my new machine to arrive and want my first quilt to be a split rail fence. My three sisters are quilters and I’m expecting some great free fabrics from their stashes! Plus I already have my own smallish stash.
free motion quilting scared the bejeebers out of me. I would ONLY echo my seams. THEN I had a quilt to finish where echoing would just be insanity and I started with just simple wavy lines across the entire width of the quilt. Now I have the free motion bug (kind of). I topstitched a baby quilt in a simple meander and then started topstitching another baby quilt to make it look like puzzle pieces. Angela, I watch ALL your videos and talk about you so much, hubby will ask me "so how's your friend Angela doing today?" He even buys me a bottle of sparkle juice now and then, but I'm more of a white sparkle juice kind of gal myself. You keep stitching, I'll keep watching, and hubby will keep working to pay for all my fabric purchases! ;)
I just spent the last three days cutting two large totes of scraps into different size pre-cuts. I can probably make at least six if not more quilts. Will it stop me from buying more fabric? Silly question, of course not. I am a charter member of FA (fabrics anonymous) I felt such a sense of accomplishment until I discovered a wayward tote jam packed. Maybe when I get the feeling back in my fingers (from all of the cutting), I will begin again.
Let me know when you finish as I feel as though my scraps are having babies at night while I am sleeping - I have 5 totes of scraps to be whittled down to precut sizes and I have already emptied 6 various size totes of scrap fabric and of course I keep buying more - when do I say enough - I have a stack of tops to be quilted and a bedroom literally stacked under my cutting table and along every single inch of wall space available and then Angela helps with her 50% of coupon - what is a quilter to do - of course I had to order some!!!!
There, there, dear....don't feel bad that you only had two large totes of scraps. Not everybody can accumulate large totes of scraps in the teens and twenties. That being said....I'm always on the hunt for a good charity to dump, er...donate my carefully curated scraps.
Of course you will. This is because , on a serious note. there are always folk who need a charity quilt, but also because usin scraps creates scraps. You have placed yourself into a universe where however many scraps you use up there will always be new ones being created. I've just paused for breath after a 2 year 'use it up' blitz. Over 50 charity quilts later & off cuts are still winking at me. I'm going to have a year of finishing off projects for me & mine. Happily that will mean that when I return to the scrapping ones there'll be lots of fresh new scraps in the box(es) for when I return to Quilting for Donation. It's a fabric equivalent of a Perpetual Motion Machine!
FA must be very different from most addiction groups, as it doesn't seem to promote recovery from said addiction. I might look into joining since I have no intention to "recover," just to manage the symptoms.
I absolutely love this pattern!!!! I always have wanted to learn how to quilt but neither of my grandmother's knew how. So I finally bought my own sewing machine. Still haven't started yet but trying to get up the courage to just bumble my way through one. Think this pattern is a good match for that.😊
Rebecca Verity Congratulations on your first sewing machine! This is a really easy pattern to use. Another idea, is to purchase a “jelly roll” (2 1/2” strips of different fabrics) and sew four strips together. After pressing to one side, cut blocks that are 8 1/2”. This will give you fast blocks. They won’t be as “scrappy” as Angela’s, but it will still look very good. I made one for my newest granddaughter in about 2 days from start to finish. Although, I am a fairly experienced quilter, I don’t think it will take you too either. There are lots of other videos available that can show you how to this step-by-step, to give a better understanding of how it goes together. Jordan fabrics is another channel that I like to watch. She goes into really good detail as well and may be able to give you some good tips in pressing. I found her tips really helped me with pressing long strips and keeping them straight! Good look! Addendum: oh, I forgot to mention. Check into looking for a local quilting guild. There is always someone available to help someone new to quilting. They would be glad to have you!
You’re the greatest! Love all of your videos. Think about doing one on “mistakes” - I made this “mistake” and this is how I fixed it. Suggestions - wavy borders, disappearing points, block wont lay flat, tucks on backing uggh!, I’m sure we’ve done them all
I've been following you for over a year now and I just LOVE your teaching style! Because of your encouragement I've been FMQ...I'm nowhere as good as you, but with each quilt it gets better and better. THANK YOU!
Beautiful quilt looks easy to cut and put together. I’m a newbee at quilting, I’m going to follow the pattern and sew it together. To see how it turns out. Free motion quilting it scares me. But I tried and finished my grandson’s lap quilt and finished it. It wasn’t perfect.. a lot of mistakes but I was determined and finished it. It was a simple curve witness a loop and it was fun. Thanks for making it sound so easy,
It's a combination of both. I feel guilty/hate throwing away usable scraps. I'm trying to get better about cutting up the scraps at the end of a project, so they are ready when I want to "stash bust". As far as the amount of fabric I unintentionally "hoard", I blame that on the suggestions being given to quilters back in the 70's and 80's about creating a fabric stash for spur of the moment quilts required. Made sense to me at the time and I collected a lot of fabrics that I loved, but had no plan to use immediately. Now I have an insane fabric collection, dating back to the early 80's.
I'm a new subscriber (and a beginner patchwork enthusiast), and during the whole video, i keep looking at the one framed behind you, and now i realised that i don't have to make a huge patchwork--it is OK to just make small projects and frame it/make it into pillows etc 😍
First viewing of your “show..”. What a delight, getting started with pop corn and vino...my style. Liked the quilt..will try. Have more stash than ability to use artfully. Thanks for demo.
Thank you for the great quilt. I have spent most of my day cutting up my scrapes into strips. So now I know what I will be doing tomorrow, without doubt.👍👍👌👌 Thanks.
Wow! I love that quilt! I horde material and I have already made 6 quilt tops but I've never finish them with the batting and back and edging...I've never done any of that on a sewing machine. I learned to make quilts from my grandma, and she taught me to make them by hand.
Your quilt is super pretty, the colours are so bright and cheerful. I have the same gloves as yours, they are a must have when free motion quilting. When I started, I made a really cute mini quilt to practice on, it lays on the back of one of my sofas. Great video, thumbs up!!!
I'm with the lovely lady Autumn Mahaffey, I liberate fabric then entomb it in my fabric cupboard! It such a good feeling to do that its like saving a whale!
I sew bears for RareBear science.org. Using my scraps up with different colors and patterns on each bear is what they want to make the Bears cheery. So mix matching is fine as long as the material is cotton. You then send the bear skin unstuffed to the Rare Science address in California making postage reasonable. Many of these children will not live past six due to the fact there isn't a cure for the rare disease they have. So the loving huggable bear you make helps them have a friend thru all their pain and suffering. All the information you need is on the site rarebearscience.org, even if everyone made just one bear look how many warm huggy bears will be sent to sick children.......when you see their big smiles holding the bear you made it warms your heart knowing that they love something you made and gave to them personally. Thank you ahead of time for taking the time to consider using some of your material to make a sick child have a huggy friend.😘
Found you yesterday when looking for something easy to make out of my strips. This is so beautiful !!!! Went through a lot of quilt pictures and I loved this one the best. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day.
I used to hoard fabric when i worked in a Joann fabric. I LOVE fabric but i hate sewing. BUT I'm going about this with the right attitude this this time around. Plus now we have RUclips!!
I love to make quilts for me and my family . I don't use quit batting .I use. for a lining. is a regular bed blanket for my lining because it's so quick and easy to use.
I love watching you quilt! My favorite part is watching the machine quilting you do! I'm still a beginner so watching you gives me ideas how i can finish some of my never-ending stack of "needs to be quilted".
Let me tell 'ya a little story: This January a waterline into the building where I have all my quilting (and weaving) supplies...yes, I said "building"....had a water line freeze and break. The carpet was destroyed and of course this meant that everything, all the fabric, patterns, etc. had to come out to put the carpet in. You should've seen the faces of the renovation people and my family. I was pretty sure an intervention was in my future. So, my status: World Class Hoarder. :)
@@slnbird I used to have a WHOLE room dedicated to fabric. We started traveling in an RV and ended up gone off and on for seven years, so I went through my fabric and boxed it up to take with us, and every campground that had a recreation center I posted a sign for "free fabric".....it disappeared in a flash every time....I'm home again but a very small place (600 sq ft), so my hubby made me a place to store material..
Love your channel. I have never quite but would like to start. I am 77 years young. Sometimes I feel intimidated by the colors or the patterns. I think this is a good quilt to start.
My name is Linda and I have a fabric addiction. I am a scrap hoarder and a fabric collector. I am also a fabric fondler. OMG. Admitting the problem is the first step right.???
Linda Henry I finally admitted my addiction to my Dr. about a month ago. We got into a discussion on sewing machines. Apparently, he has a few as well. He also encouraged my addiction! I love my dr!
I'm just starting out (2 quilts under my belt) and loved your show and quilt! You make it seem so fun and carefree =) I can't wait to try this one! Thank you!
I love the idea of using a quilt like this for machine quilting practice. Making some hot pads to practice on is a good idea too. You and your friends/family can always use more hot pads, right?
I have all this material I could not resist when doing sewing projects and always promised myself I would make a quilt. What an easy way to get started and a wonderful thing to do during this pandemic. I can't get anymore fabic so time to dig into the stash!
I'm obsessed with this. I want to start learning to quilt but have the "I get very into projects, get half-way done, get busy & forget it about it" problem!
It took me 2 years to finish a quilt I made for my nephew. The beautiful thing about quilting is if you abandon it you can pick it up later. Might take a little time to figure out where you left off but it can be done. I'm fixing my first quilt I made for my dad, and want to finish the one I fixed for my niece. My goal is to make a quilt for myself and my husband so this would be perfect. I love that you can make the scraps as short or long as you like and make it to size.
I have never quilt before, but now I want to make a quilt of my mothers clothes, she past away this month and I want my grandson (he is just 2 years old) to have something of her to remember how she loved him so much. Is it important that the fabric has the same structure or thickness? sorry if I wrote some words wrong, it is not my birthlanguage. Thank you
To help piece together different fabrics, it may be helpful to use a foundation material such as muslin. I suggest that you learn on other, less precious, material before using your mother's clothing.
Hi! During the C-confinement I started to sew My grandma's quilt top that she started before I was born --1953-- she gave it to me before she passed in 1969. It was made from old curtains from the 1940's, floral flour sacks, and bits of this and that. Cottons, rayons and who knows what else were in that box from on top her closet. I added vintage chintz and florals for the last 50 years to have enough to finish it. All of the different types of fabrics actually sewed together great! My Memaw would have loved it! Good luck on your memory quilt as well😁
I just started piecing the crumbs together - it is fun! I didn't even know about it until recently. Thank goodness I have lots of scraps to choose from :)
Oh I am def a fabric hoarder. I have to stay out of fabric and craft stores. I absolutely LOVE fabric. The lady that trimmed my dog dressed him up with triangle bandanas and I could not throw them away. I made her a quilt with all that fabric after he died. She lived it!
Ok, had two beautiful silks that I (we) saved that my Grandmother got in Hawaii in the 1970s. So in 1992 it was starting to rot and we saved the best parts.
Scrap guilt!!! So real! Love your whole vibe lol. Drinking and sewing late at night is my happy place. I'm pregnant now so obviously no more drinking but your channel totally made me smile!!!
I’ve been a sewer for years, made cloths for my daughter when she was little and of course I love to make crafts... now I’ve been thinking about making my first quilt. I’ve been watching your videos and I’m inspired to give it a go. I don’t have any quilting fabric yet... I’ve heard that it’s best to get good quality fabric from a quilt shop and not a big box store... thoughts?
Cotton is cotton. The blends aren’t cool and you’ll see and feel the difference. Buy where and what you like. I buy mine at fabric stores as well as Walmart. Whoever has what you need. I don’t even need it. I see projects when I see a cool color.
Hello Angela. Just thought I would add my two cents worth for those "selvage end" pieces: I keep those ends in a bucket next to my machine. I use them for leader pieces. I could never sacrifice a small amount of "usable" fabric for a leader that may be useful in a "future" quilt (or a mock up of a difficult block). Lol Also, I no longer have stash or scrap guilt. I just remind myself how much I left at the store! And all those scraps will find a use....Eventually. Andrea
I do believe I am a hoarder of fabric!! I have been using a lot because of the virus. Finding a lot of what I forgot I had. Its bern fun finding forgotten material
Woah! The colors are GORGEOUS! I'm just getting ready to sew my first quilt after spending so long cutting all of the pieces for the pattern and I'm skeeeeerd! I don't think my OCD will ever allow me to free quilt but I will so be stitching the edges of all of my pieces. Can't wait to start. I've always wanted to quilt after watching my mom and great grandmother quilt.
Thank you so much for your channel. I found you by accident. I have not quilted for over 11 years since losing our home and contents. I kept one box of scraps which was all I could grab. After finding this clip I got that box out and started my first quilt in a long time at 3am. Lots of tears and healing and I'm quilting it tomorrow and inspired to quilt again. Thank you so much x
Happy sewing to you, as you heal:)
Wow, what a beautiful way to heal. You go girl
I would love to send you some fabric.If you would like that please let me know.Hang in there😍
Happy quilt sewing that's soo inspiring ❤️
I am guilty of fabric hoarding 😮
I am brand new to quilting. Retired a year ago after 35 years as an ER nurse and feel this will be a great way to spend productive time. Thanks for sharing and l love watching all your videos. Thank you so much for all your info and tips! Please keep them coming ❤
I too retired from Nursing and wanted to do something that had nothing to do with health care!
I am a fabric procurement specialist with decades of experience. It's not the best paying job I've ever had, but it's the most satisfying.
It's way too early in the morning to be laughing hysterically at these definitions, but I love them. Keep it going, fellow fps's! And thank you, Angela.
@@marye.williams6692 ;)
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Are you my Mom. Finally a perfect description of her: fabric procurement specialist. She is 90, and still quilting and sewing!
Have you ever had your fabric so long that its integrity is questionable? My first job (oh, Lord) was working in the fabric department at Sears! I am now in my early 60s and I just pitched that perfectly cheerful pink, blue and white seersucker. WHAT was I thinking?
Hi Angela, I love this quilt. I made mine about 3 yrs ago and its still my favorite. Doing the different patterns on ea strip was so exciting...this was the funniest quilt to make it actually made me happy...as a new quilter I was able to practice the different designs...I felt accomplished when done..and I felt like a real quilter.. I havent stopped since ...Thank You, you are so inspiring. ❤
P.S. I rewatch this video all the time
I love how you chat away, I feel like I’m sitting there with a friend. Love your channel
OMG!! I'm just sitting here, eating my Rice Krispie Treats in bed, and Angela says my name!!! This is the best day ever. Rice Krispie Treats for all!!
How amazing is that!!! I would be totally stoked!!!!
Francis? Olivia?
I'm Laura!
That was so cool :)
So cool! I paused the video and dragged my husband away from video games to -force- ask him to hear it!
OMG This is me. I cannot throw out even small pieces of fabric. Doesnt seem right. Thanks for this video!.
Love the wine and popcorn. My kind of project!
I saw your videos a long time ago. Life happened and I stopped quilting for a time. I found you again today and I won't ever let you go again. 😊
Hi Angela. I just wanted to thank you for your videos, as you've inspired me to pick up quilting again. I learned many years ago and was a hand quilter, but then I veered off into crochet, knitting, and embroidery. The desire to sew masks for my community reignited my interest in quilting, and I found your channel as a result. Your cheerful enthusiasm has been a shot of creativity for me, and your permission to just quilt those quilt tops (instead of waiting until I'm "good" at it) has been so freeing. To celebrate my reunion with quilting, and my new goal of finally learning to machine quilt, I used the pattern in this video to make a "mask" quilt out of scraps from all the masks I've sewn. It's something comforting to come out of what has been a very unsteady and challenging time. I'm already about to sew on the binding of my second quilt, made up of very patriotic reds, whites, and blues, and Quilt #3 featuring my first experience with Ombre fabrics is in the planning stages. I don't think I'd be at this point without your encouragement. "Thank you" doesn't seem adequate enough to say how grateful I am to you for helping me find my love for quilting again, but know that my gratitude is sincere.
I'm a fabric hoarder for sure! I do save ALL my scraps too. I save them in a bag made of fabric. It's like a pillowcase and I call it my "Scrap Bag". When it's full enough, I sew the top closed and some lucky cat gets a new bed! We have the Happiest cats in town! I think I'll start donating some of these Scrap Pillows to the local Humane Society for their cats too. And dogs.
I love this Fence Rail quilt! It's so pretty. I made one once that turned out ok, but yours is MUCH prettier and more colorful too!
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I am enjoying quilting during the Coronavirus pandemic while I am home.
Lynette Walters I’m a newbie just Ordered my sewing machine can’t wait
Blanche Devereaux I’m a newbie too! Just bought my sewing machine about a month ago and I’ve been OBSESSED with sewing!!! I already made a quilt lol!!! 😂🥳🧵
I am taking advantage of this Covid 19 lock down, by quilting. I am just about finished with a quilt for my Niece.
Newbie here hahhahha!
@@Curiosity83 Good luck! Don't get frustrated or be hard on yourself! Have lots of fun!!
Our charity quilt group's process eliminates stash AND scrap guilt!
First, all our fabric is donated, clearing out other quilters' stash stacks. We use the fabric until it's less than 2 1/2 inches wide (2 1/2 inch pieces are used for quilts such as in this video - with many different lengths, it's very scrappy!). Finally, all the trimmings and unused bits are brought to another sewing group that uses them as stuffing for dog beds they donate to the humane society.
I was a hoarder. Got rid of over 2000 yards in the past 6 weeks. I do have some scraps guilt as well. Still have 2 large totes of scraps I haven't dug into yet
Wow! I love this quilting idea. Although I have never made a quilt, I am anxious to make this one and to show it out. I know my friends will be impressed and proud of me. I am 75 and this shows that you can teach an old dog some new tricks. Thanks. Mobile, Alabama
I just started my first crumb quilt and am having a great time with it. I have a large stash...but NO guilt!! Makes me feel secure; kinda like having food in the pantry and plenty of toilet paper on hand when you know a big snow storm is coming! I encourage Simone to give it another try; once you learn to relax, it can be very freeing...unlike the structure of clothing construction. Thanks for video and all the quilting ideas; and your sense of humor!
Angela, this is what you do with all of those really teeny tiny pieces .....use them until you can't possibly use them again.
I love this because I love the saturated colors. Someday I’ll be brave enough to make a quilt!
Hey Angela,
I’ve been dress making for years and only recently stumbled into quilting as a gift for a friends first baby. That’s how I found your channel and I can honestly say this was a really difficult process. That said I finished my first quilt. You were a great inspiration but for the most part I’ll quilt vicariously through you and keep making frocks.
Simone, how could quilting be harder than dressmaking? Dresses have to fit!!!!
It's so good to see you, I watched you years ago, but we lost contact. 💔
Thanks for your sharing 😊 😀
I love that you use bright colors with your quilting. It helps me push my boundaries.
I have an empty, home-made “pillow case” by my sewing table that I put my smallest scraps in. Once it’s full, I sew it closed, and I have a pet bed I can donate.
That’s a great idea! 😁
Perfect! I was wondering what to do with my old t-shirts or linens. I know they'll love this at the local animal shelter 😁
I did that with a preform pillow. Took out the stuffing for a pillow and gathered scraps in the preform. Now I can use it for another pillow.
Love this idea
Ohhh wow! Brilliant idea!
I'm working on my first quilt and these videos have helped me soooooo much! I love that it is okay to not like it but you live, learn, and move on! I'm learning not to cry over missed stitches or mistakes lol
Please mention the length you cut. Each jelly roll strip is 2.5 and you have 4 to make each block... BUT what length did you cut each please advise
Rainbow Vomit... hilarious! I am so new to quilting and the scraps are already getting to me. I loved this video! I now want to have more scraps and I loved the FMQ!
Dawn S. It is SPARKLE JUICE ! !
Almost a year late to the party BUT I was watching this video and two minutes in I let my partner know we would be having a quilt in a few days. I gathered all my scraps and less favorite fabrics and I am cutting them as we speak. I just love this simple and yet so fun design!
Why am I binge watching your videos. I love them so much, I wanna quilt 💪
I'm guilty of both, but I like to see me more like a collector.
My first try of fmq was on a quilt for my brother's dog. I felt free because I knew, the dog wouldn't mind mistakes.
A OK, I love this so much. Dogs love quilts!
Lol...I did the same. Our fur babies have quilts and chair covers. Anything to test designs :) They snuggy on them without complaint.
Dogs are great to quilt for, they never criticise or comment.
What a great idea. That is what I am going to do...make Sadie a quilt. I can practice my frq which I am afraid to do.
I made 5 little cat pads for feral cats across the street. Ugly waa in and I added a little edge to them to cuddle in a few inches tall.
Wow! Such a gorgeous quilt. You gave me so much confidence to try quilting! thank you so much. This quilt is just eye candy every single inch~!
I don’t hoard fabric. I rescue it from stores.
Autumn Mahaffey Haha I love that ! I must remember to use it!
rolling! That's a good one. I'll need to remember that.
What a huge heart! Not everyone can feel such compassion for poor lonely yards of fabric.
My husband just doesn’t understand my need to rescue fabric. My sewing room might be slightly overflowing.
Autumn, you are the definition of a hero. I salute you and others like you in your valiant endeavor.
I love jelly rolls and this looks like a fun quilt. Not sure I have enough but I could definitely make more. How to quilt. Thanks for showing the quilting the most challenging part for me.
I just discovered your channel. You are a natural bright light of a teacher, so positive. I have been quilting for many years but I tend to stick to my same 4 or 5 free motion stitches & want to branch out. A friend just gave me a black & white jelly roll so this split rail pattern might be just the right quilt to do that. Thank you.
I am not a Horder. I am a Curator! A custodian of fine textiles.
FantasticalYouTubieNessUniverse fabulous. Am adopting that philosophy.
I so appreciate your ability to not be a perfectionist! I over think things and keep myself from sewing because I don’t want to make any mistakes!
I have the same problem, but now I have committed myself to make one for my son. I pray I don't mess it up.
@@sandranader8954 how'd it go? I'm on my third quilt top. I've only quilted 1 fully though.
@@wallywallywa it's not perfect, but it's completed and he loves it. That's what matters, right! 😊
@@sandranader8954 that's awesome!!! Congrats for finishing. I'm still really intimidated by topstitching.
I am loving this channel. Your personality and “go for it” positivity are inspiring. I have a 10 x 10 pack I have been scared to use (never quilted). I am going to the fabric store tomorrow to buy a plain pack and am going to start my first ever quilt. I’m so excited to have a go, thanks for the inspiration 😀 Amended to say I’ve actually started my quilt! So excited
Hi Angela. It’s nice to rewatch these easy quilt you tube videos.
Love your bright music, your easy soothing talk as you show us a new quilt patternand the fact you actually read the comments and call out some of their names......very personable! First time watching you and I definitely will be back!
I love watching you. I’m waiting for my new machine to arrive and want my first quilt to be a split rail fence. My three sisters are quilters and I’m expecting some great free fabrics from their stashes! Plus I already have my own smallish stash.
never thought of using this type of quilt to "practice" my free motion quilting.... your quilt turned out beautiful by the way!!! love it :)
free motion quilting scared the bejeebers out of me. I would ONLY echo my seams. THEN I had a quilt to finish where echoing would just be insanity and I started with just simple wavy lines across the entire width of the quilt. Now I have the free motion bug (kind of). I topstitched a baby quilt in a simple meander and then started topstitching another baby quilt to make it look like puzzle pieces. Angela, I watch ALL your videos and talk about you so much, hubby will ask me "so how's your friend Angela doing today?" He even buys me a bottle of sparkle juice now and then, but I'm more of a white sparkle juice kind of gal myself. You keep stitching, I'll keep watching, and hubby will keep working to pay for all my fabric purchases! ;)
Haven't seen your show in ages, glad I happened onto it this evening! Your show is so fun. Hope to see you more I love watching you quilt! ❤
Love this! thanks for simplifying a project that looks really difficult! You are super cute to watch for us beginners...
I swear I was looking for a rail fence patterns this morning. You have perfect timing.
This is the inspiration for my first ever quilt I’m working on now thank you so simple but looks great!
I just spent the last three days cutting two large totes of scraps into different size pre-cuts. I can probably make at least six if not more quilts. Will it stop me from buying more fabric? Silly question, of course not. I am a charter member of FA (fabrics anonymous) I felt such a sense of accomplishment until I discovered a wayward tote jam packed. Maybe when I get the feeling back in my fingers (from all of the cutting), I will begin again.
Let me know when you finish as I feel as though my scraps are having babies at night while I am sleeping - I have 5 totes of scraps to be whittled down to precut sizes and I have already emptied 6 various size totes of scrap fabric and of course I keep buying more - when do I say enough - I have a stack of tops to be quilted and a bedroom literally stacked under my cutting table and along every single inch of wall space available and then Angela helps with her 50% of coupon - what is a quilter to do - of course I had to order some!!!!
Such a good feeling!
There, there, dear....don't feel bad that you only had two large totes of scraps. Not everybody can accumulate large totes of scraps in the teens and twenties. That being said....I'm always on the hunt for a good charity to dump, er...donate my carefully curated scraps.
Of course you will. This is because , on a serious note. there are always folk who need a charity quilt, but also because usin scraps creates scraps. You have placed yourself into a universe where however many scraps you use up there will always be new ones being created. I've just paused for breath after a 2 year 'use it up' blitz. Over 50 charity quilts later & off cuts are still winking at me.
I'm going to have a year of finishing off projects for me & mine. Happily that will mean that when I return to the scrapping ones there'll be lots of fresh new scraps in the box(es) for when I return to Quilting for Donation. It's a fabric equivalent of a Perpetual Motion Machine!
FA must be very different from most addiction groups, as it doesn't seem to promote recovery from said addiction. I might look into joining since I have no intention to "recover," just to manage the symptoms.
oh my gosh, I think I may like the purple back even better! All the various quilting makes it so interesting!
Love your way of quilting! I too have so many pieces of scraps. Thank you for showing this unique way to utilize scrap fabric.
I absolutely love this pattern!!!! I always have wanted to learn how to quilt but neither of my grandmother's knew how. So I finally bought my own sewing machine. Still haven't started yet but trying to get up the courage to just bumble my way through one. Think this pattern is a good match for that.😊
Rebecca Verity
Congratulations on your first sewing machine! This is a really easy pattern to use. Another idea, is to purchase a “jelly roll” (2 1/2” strips of different fabrics) and sew four strips together. After pressing to one side, cut blocks that are 8 1/2”. This will give you fast blocks. They won’t be as “scrappy” as Angela’s, but it will still look very good. I made one for my newest granddaughter in about 2 days from start to finish. Although, I am a fairly experienced quilter, I don’t think it will take you too either. There are lots of other videos available that can show you how to this step-by-step, to give a better understanding of how it goes together. Jordan fabrics is another channel that I like to watch. She goes into really good detail as well and may be able to give you some good tips in pressing. I found her tips really helped me with pressing long strips and keeping them straight! Good look!
Addendum: oh, I forgot to mention. Check into looking for a local quilting guild. There is always someone available to help someone new to quilting. They would be glad to have you!
You have inspired me to buy my first sewing machine and take on quilting! I'm so excited! You're awesome!!
You’re the greatest! Love all of your videos. Think about doing one on “mistakes” - I made this “mistake” and this is how I fixed it.
Suggestions - wavy borders, disappearing points, block wont lay flat, tucks on backing uggh!, I’m sure we’ve done them all
I've been following you for over a year now and I just LOVE your teaching style! Because of your encouragement I've been FMQ...I'm nowhere as good as you, but with each quilt it gets better and better. THANK YOU!
Beautiful quilt looks easy to cut and put together. I’m a newbee at quilting, I’m going to follow the pattern and sew it together. To see how it turns out.
Free motion quilting it scares me. But I tried and finished my grandson’s lap quilt and finished it. It wasn’t perfect.. a lot of mistakes but I was determined and finished it. It was a simple curve witness a loop and it was fun. Thanks for making it sound so easy,
It's a combination of both. I feel guilty/hate throwing away usable scraps. I'm trying to get better about cutting up the scraps at the end of a project, so they are ready when I want to "stash bust". As far as the amount of fabric I unintentionally "hoard", I blame that on the suggestions being given to quilters back in the 70's and 80's about creating a fabric stash for spur of the moment quilts required. Made sense to me at the time and I collected a lot of fabrics that I loved, but had no plan to use immediately. Now I have an insane fabric collection, dating back to the early 80's.
Me, Too!!!!!
I'm a new subscriber (and a beginner patchwork enthusiast), and during the whole video, i keep looking at the one framed behind you, and now i realised that i don't have to make a huge patchwork--it is OK to just make small projects and frame it/make it into pillows etc 😍
This is so cool. I love how you did something different in each rail strip. You really have lost the weight, you look great.
First viewing of your “show..”. What a delight, getting started with pop corn and vino...my style. Liked the quilt..will try. Have more stash than ability to use artfully. Thanks for demo.
Thank you for the great quilt. I have spent most of my day cutting up my scrapes into strips. So now I know what I will be doing tomorrow, without doubt.👍👍👌👌 Thanks.
I loved this. I'll have to use "piecing potion" from now on! I love the colors, my daughter would go nuts for this. Time to get the machine out....
Definitely a fabric hoarder, but I like to think of it is as professional fabric collector. :)
Me too! Can't help collecting quarter yards when our local store has their $2/yd sales!
Omg, how cute is that tiny iron!
Lina Baker hi, I bought my tiny iron at Walmart, it’s just like hers.
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The Mighty Travel Iron is definitely one of our faves! We use it on retreats (and it will be especially handy in our new retreat center coming soon!)
I love the color combinations you used !
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Wow! I love that quilt! I horde material and I have already made 6 quilt tops but I've never finish them with the batting and back and edging...I've never done any of that on a sewing machine. I learned to make quilts from my grandma, and she taught me to make them by hand.
Your quilt is super pretty, the colours are so bright and cheerful. I have the same gloves as yours, they are a must have when free motion quilting. When I started, I made a really cute mini quilt to practice on, it lays on the back of one of my sofas. Great video, thumbs up!!!
I'm with the lovely lady Autumn Mahaffey, I liberate fabric then entomb it in my fabric cupboard! It such a good feeling to do that its like saving a whale!
I am a brand new quilter. I LOVE your segments. You are a HOOT !
I sew bears for RareBear science.org. Using my scraps up with different colors and patterns on each bear is what they want to make the Bears cheery. So mix matching is fine as long as the material is cotton.
You then send the bear skin unstuffed to the Rare Science address in California making postage reasonable.
Many of these children will not live past six due to the fact there isn't a cure for the rare disease they have. So the loving huggable bear you make helps them have a friend thru all their pain and suffering.
All the information you need is on the site rarebearscience.org, even if everyone made just one bear look how many warm huggy bears will be sent to sick children.......when you see their big smiles holding the bear you made it warms your heart knowing that they love something you made and gave to them personally.
Thank you ahead of time for taking the time to consider using some of your material to make a sick child have a huggy friend.😘
Found you yesterday when looking for something easy to make out of my strips. This is so beautiful !!!!
Went through a lot of quilt pictures and I loved this one the best. Thank you for sharing. Have a great day.
I used to hoard fabric when i worked in a Joann fabric. I LOVE fabric but i hate sewing. BUT I'm going about this with the right attitude this this time around. Plus now we have RUclips!!
OMG 😯 You are sooo talented at sewing... I love it 😍
AWSOME ♥️
I don't have a sewing machine though, I do all my sewing by hand. Beautiful quilt.
You need to check out Bernadette Banner. She sews mostly by hand and creates the most impressive historical garments
I love watching your videos! You’re so fun and positive! ❤️
I love to make quilts for me and my family . I don't use quit batting .I use. for a lining. is a regular bed blanket for my lining because it's so quick and easy to use.
I love watching you quilt! My favorite part is watching the machine quilting you do! I'm still a beginner so watching you gives me ideas how i can finish some of my never-ending stack of "needs to be quilted".
Great unit on "scrap guilt." I thought I was the only one. 😆
Don't worry. I am too.
Let me tell 'ya a little story: This January a waterline into the building where I have all my quilting (and weaving) supplies...yes, I said "building"....had a water line freeze and break. The carpet was destroyed and of course this meant that everything, all the fabric, patterns, etc. had to come out to put the carpet in. You should've seen the faces of the renovation people and my family. I was pretty sure an intervention was in my future. So, my status: World Class Hoarder. :)
Laura Buckles oh wow I feel for you.
@@slnbird I used to have a WHOLE room dedicated to fabric. We started traveling in an RV and ended up gone off and on for seven years, so I went through my fabric and boxed it up to take with us, and every campground that had a recreation center I posted a sign for "free fabric".....it disappeared in a flash every time....I'm home again but a very small place (600 sq ft), so my hubby made me a place to store material..
Was reading the story worried it would end with damaged fabric! What a relief. ;)
Love the color. You make it look so easy.
Love your channel. I have never quite but would like to start. I am 77 years young. Sometimes I feel intimidated by the colors or the patterns. I think this is a good quilt to start.
I love the way you make machine quilting look so easy! Using the rectangles to practice patterns is a great idea. Thanks for making this so doable.
My name is Linda and I have a fabric addiction. I am a scrap hoarder and a fabric collector. I am also a fabric fondler. OMG. Admitting the problem is the first step right.???
Linda Henry my name is Linda. Fabric hoarder!!! Same!!!
Linda Henry I finally admitted my addiction to my Dr. about a month ago. We got into a discussion on sewing machines. Apparently, he has a few as well. He also encouraged my addiction! I love my dr!
Hi, Linda!
Linda Henry ...made my Friday night 😂😍
Ever thought about making a book with your favourite fabric swatches? Fondle at your heart's content.
I'm just starting out (2 quilts under my belt) and loved your show and quilt! You make it seem so fun and carefree =) I can't wait to try this one! Thank you!
Angela, please please do a "crumb" quilt! I want to see what your take would be!
I have also been quilting a lot during this pandemic. I love the bright colors on this quilt.
Your shows encouraged me to try free- motion quilting. Now, that's my favorite part of the quilt-making process! Thanks bunches!
I absolutely LOVE this quilt! I'm new to quilting and this looks like the perfect start! Thank you so much!😊❤👍👌
What is the size of stripes
I love that quilt! Best part, it looks so easy! Thank you for sharing!
I love the idea of using a quilt like this for machine quilting practice. Making some hot pads to practice on is a good idea too. You and your friends/family can always use more hot pads, right?
I have all this material I could not resist when doing sewing projects and always promised myself I would make a quilt. What an easy way to get started and a wonderful thing to do during this pandemic. I can't get anymore fabic so time to dig into the stash!
You all are awesome!! I’m a displaced Aussie finding my way in Canada! Would love some positive high fives from all the folks out there!!
I'm obsessed with this. I want to start learning to quilt but have the "I get very into projects, get half-way done, get busy & forget it about it" problem!
It took me 2 years to finish a quilt I made for my nephew. The beautiful thing about quilting is if you abandon it you can pick it up later. Might take a little time to figure out where you left off but it can be done. I'm fixing my first quilt I made for my dad, and want to finish the one I fixed for my niece. My goal is to make a quilt for myself and my husband so this would be perfect. I love that you can make the scraps as short or long as you like and make it to size.
I have never quilt before, but now I want to make a quilt of my mothers clothes, she past away this month and I want my grandson (he is just 2 years old) to have something of her to remember how she loved him so much. Is it important that the fabric has the same structure or thickness? sorry if I wrote some words wrong, it is not my birthlanguage.
Thank you
To help piece together different fabrics, it may be helpful to use a foundation material such as muslin. I suggest that you learn on other, less precious, material before using your mother's clothing.
@@roxanngibbs7522 thank you, I will do that
Hi! During the C-confinement I started to sew My grandma's quilt top that she started before I was born --1953-- she gave it to me before she passed in 1969. It was made from old curtains from the 1940's, floral flour sacks, and bits of this and that. Cottons, rayons and who knows what else were in that box from on top her closet. I added vintage chintz and florals for the last 50 years to have enough to finish it. All of the different types of fabrics actually sewed together great! My Memaw would have loved it! Good luck on your memory quilt as well😁
I am doing the same thing!! I'm going through her clothes now, finding the pieces that she wore often that remind me of her.
What a beautiful idea!
In the process of making a crumb quilt. I still have no idea how I wanna quilt it, but you’ve given me inspiration. Thank you!
Love, love, LOVE crumb quilts!
I just started piecing the crumbs together - it is fun! I didn't even know about it until recently. Thank goodness I have lots of scraps to choose from :)
Oh I am def a fabric hoarder. I have to stay out of fabric and craft stores. I absolutely LOVE fabric. The lady that trimmed my dog dressed him up with triangle bandanas and I could not throw them away. I made her a quilt with all that fabric after he died. She lived it!
Love that you are real with what happens
I see a glass of red wine 😁😁😁 that is what I have to have weth me when I create something 😀
Thanks for tutorial, I had fun watching you
Ok, had two beautiful silks that I (we) saved that my Grandmother got in Hawaii in the 1970s. So in 1992 it was starting to rot and we saved the best parts.
This is beautiful. I have so many strips in my stash I think this has to be my next project but I’m very scared of free motion quilting
Scrap guilt!!! So real! Love your whole vibe lol. Drinking and sewing late at night is my happy place. I'm pregnant now so obviously no more drinking but your channel totally made me smile!!!
Congratulations on your new little one!
Wow, the pattern is so simple. You had some very nice colors that made it just pop.
My husband is laughing at your intro! LOL
I’ve been a sewer for years, made cloths for my daughter when she was little and of course I love to make crafts... now I’ve been thinking about making my first quilt. I’ve been watching your videos and I’m inspired to give it a go. I don’t have any quilting fabric yet... I’ve heard that it’s best to get good quality fabric from a quilt shop and not a big box store... thoughts?
Cotton is cotton. The blends aren’t cool and you’ll see and feel the difference. Buy where and what you like. I buy mine at fabric stores as well as Walmart. Whoever has what you need. I don’t even need it. I see projects when I see a cool color.
Hello Angela. Just thought I would add my two cents worth for those "selvage end" pieces: I keep those ends in a bucket next to my machine. I use them for leader pieces. I could never sacrifice a small amount of "usable" fabric for a leader that may be useful in a "future" quilt (or a mock up of a difficult block). Lol
Also, I no longer have stash or scrap guilt. I just remind myself how much I left at the store! And all those scraps will find a use....Eventually.
Andrea
I do believe I am a hoarder of fabric!!
I have been using a lot because of the virus. Finding a lot of what I forgot I had. Its bern fun finding forgotten material
Woah! The colors are GORGEOUS! I'm just getting ready to sew my first quilt after spending so long cutting all of the pieces for the pattern and I'm skeeeeerd! I don't think my OCD will ever allow me to free quilt but I will so be stitching the edges of all of my pieces. Can't wait to start. I've always wanted to quilt after watching my mom and great grandmother quilt.