I’m so happy to see this pop up in my feed! It occurs to me this is very similar to adding QAYG borders stitch and flip but you add the backing first so you’re basically doing all three layers at once which is even better! I followed your queen size QAYG to make my first QAYG and this is so much simpler to put together three or four big panels. I really did not like blindly stitching on the back to close the seam this is much better! Thank you from Chicago Illinois!
Yes I like this method better too! Wish I’d found it sooner! I’ve not seen the one about the borders but I would always go for the method with the least steps 😂!
I’m loving it so far I just wish I had a table for my serger because it pulls lol but yes my first time using it for this I want to try the. Serger stitches next time love it 😍 love how it stretches with the fabric I got one row done
I was kind of thinking like this but wasn’t too sure about actually doing it…thanks for the demo. Gives me confidence that I’m heading in a good direction.
Thank you for sharing I’m 73 years young I love too sew, but never Made any Quilts Now I will be a great grandmother in October and December 2023 and I love too make 2 Baby quilts that looks easy thank you 👍🏻👍🏻🤗
My first large quilt (for a queen size bed) I quilted four large columns leaving the edges unquilted so I could join them together. It was the only way my old sewing machine could handle the bulk. In the end it turned out to be rather fabulous and it was also an original design. I too am still a confidant beginning quilter and RUclips is my buddy!!! Channels like yours have helped me to just jump in and do it. Thanks for the tips and tricks!!
Jumping in and doing is the best way! My first and only queen size so far I did the same way - in 4 big columns. But I’d not heard of this technique at that point so I joined the columns with the batting and backing folded back and then folded then backing over and machine stitched it to close. I have a video about it but I feel like if I was doing it again I would use this method instead!
As someone who actually relied on quilts for warmth as a youth, I am more than okay with more bulk, if I wanted factory precision there are other choices. I absolutely love this method. for many reasons, primarily there are not 12 tedious steps per block, the pinning is the worst. So even if I am off a bit with the method initially, I will get better, you are the quilt as you go goddess
😂 don’t think I can claim that title but you are right about there being no need to strive for perfection. And I am totally with you about wanting to avoid all those other fiddly methods! I can’t cope with that kind of thing!
@@ScrapFabricLove Well, I am not taking it back😇😇😇, you really made my journey short as I was searching for a method that was not going to irritate me or involve scraping good fabric in the process. I might be wrong but quilt-as-you-go, is about quilting ease, and efficiency, most other methods seem to be the exact opposite
Thanks for the technic. Learn to give yourself a break. You are teaching us, you are the specialist, not us. We are watching you to learn something we do not know. Own it. Thank YOU !
I've this technique before and didn't care for it just because that batting in the seams does feel thicker. I'm now sewing the front and back fabrics on, then slipping a smaller piece of batting in between before I quilt it. Still no hand sewing.
I have tried several quilt as you go methods but this one has them all BEAT!!! I am impressed! I am going to try this for sure! Thank you so much for making this video.
This method is so logical to me. I also make bags, and this “sandwich” is how we construct a bag with an interfacing and a lining. But I would never have thought to use it for QAYG. Ingenious, thank you!
I was taught this method over ten years ago and did it in rows. Makes it so much easier to quilt a large quilt and less expense than having it long arm quilted.
So glad it has you as jazzed as it does me. I can’t take credit for the idea I just did it on a regular machine instead of a serger. But it got me pretty excited too! Enjoy!
I’ve watched this in two stages, so forgive me if you said this somewhere, but you can used this giant log cabin layout after making the top pieces from pieced sections to make the design fancier. And you could prepare the seams a bit by trimming 1/4” off the batting so it barely gets nibbled by the seam, held in place with a dab of glue stick, and then you will. It have the bulk you are worried about. Your quilting later will hold it all in place I LOVE your idea! Thank you
I have a part two to this video where I used more pieced type blocks in rows which might answer your question. I didn’t think there was really much bulk and I find it is less fiddly for me to sew the batting with the seam then to try to slide it in but lots of people prefer your way so it is just whatever works for you!
Easy is good and not having to hand stitch is great, so thank you! Thank you, also for the time markings so that I can review part by part as I need to. Your directions were clear and helpful.
Hi Kristen! I am so happy that You did this video because I have been tossing around this idea for quite a while now but I didn’t have anything to practice it on at the moment and didn’t want to start a quilt until I was sure it would work out- Well Miss, Thank You, Thank You, I certainly didn’t want to deal with sashing on a QAYG- so many videos show it with that method, just not liking that idea! I Love 💕 how the baby quilt came out and so happy that You shared this method! Have a great week ahead, always look forward to seeing what You’re up to! You are a great inspiration!
Oh wow! Great minds think alike eh? Glad I could be your Guinea pig 😂! Those sashing methods definitely not for me either! Good luck with your quilt and thanks so much for your lovely comment!
I have been watching all of these QAYG videos and this is by far my favorite method! I cannot wait to give it a try! Thanks for trying all of these different methods. I am not sure I would have had the patience to do the research you did!
A lady I worked with made quilts this way, but in rows. I was fascinated, so she very kindly made a copy of the directions which I promptly lost in one of our moves. I have been looking for videos on this for years, because it was such a great idea. Thank you so much for this!!
If you go to “How to quilt as you go” 9 different ways by Teresa Downunder you will find the method of which you were talking about. It’s so amazing the different ways you can quilt as you go. I’m doing number nine right now.❤
Thank you so much for this!!! I am a beginning quilter who is 100% self taught/mad sewer. I have 2 blankets I started making blocks for. Now the projects have gotten too big if I sew the blocks together to quilt. I don't have patience for sashing. This is a method I can 100% use for both and I think they will look great now. I had decided to abandon them but now I want to try this. Again thank you!
Can’t wait to try this, the only QAUG method I’ve tried is with joining strips and I didn’t really like it so reverted back to battling with large quilts on my janome, I really like the baby quilt especially the colours I have a habit of over complicating everything, sometimes simple can be stunning!!! Thanks for another great tutorial, I always look forward to all your videos, makes my day when I know I’ve got one to watch!!!
Yeah! I’m not the only one who thinks this is cool then! And also even my simplified version might be too complicated- try a straight stitch and see if it works for you before you fuss over overcast stitches!
Kristen- you have grown in Leaps and Bounds with your quilting skills. And you've grown as into a talented RUclips host. I think it's really great that you do research, gather your thoughts, practise and show us your experience and demos. It means a lot. Thank you very much for all you share with us!! I think that this project turned out really nice! It looks GREAT! WELL DONE👍👍💗💗💗💗🙂
I did this quilt years ago and used a straight stitch and top stitched for the quilting. It was from Kaye Wood 6 hour quilt. Love it! Thank you for bringing it back.
@@ScrapFabricLove Kaye Wood was one of the few early quilters that got tv shows. She was great ! That 6 hour quilt video on RUclips she uses a serger but it is not needed. This is some times called a charity quilt because you can hide flannel sheets old clothes or anything you have for the batting. Make it heavy or light as you need. I made a memory quilt with assorted special fabrics and pieced them together and used a polyfill batting and a solid backing ( I just liked the fabric whole because it looked like the universe.) I quilted i with stitch in the ditch and wherever I thought it needed it and used the backing for the binding. That way it took me two long days. Love that quilt. My favorite charity is my family.❦✞
This is a great method to learn quilting practice because you don’t have the bulk of a large quilt. How clever. If you basted or spray basted you might not have to worry about ironing the back smooth. I think the thickness is fine.
So glad it was what you needed. I just published an update to this video today - it’ll be at the top of my channel if you want to see the follow up. Good luck with whatever quilt you are working on!
It seems that many of us have two sewing machines so that if you don't have a serger, you can have one sewing machine set up with the thread and stitch that you are using for one step and then move to the other different machine for the rest of the that work you are doing. I remember when I got my first machine with 5 (FIVE!!!!!) stitches on it. I had learned to sew on my mom's old Singer that only had a straight stitch and she had some gadget that attached to do buttonholes. So I was in love with ALL my 5 stitches! Now I have three sewing/embroidery machines with 100-200+ stitches each. I also have a serger, but after talking to my son last night my DIL has been wanting one so I am selling mine to him for super cheap. I have gone 67 years without one and I had gotten it to review for Amazon (also why the third sewing machine). But I don't have room for all these machines. Anyhow when I upgraded to a machine with what Janome calls utility stitches I was thrilled, plus of course all the decorative stitches. This is a very interesting technique. Thank you for sharing it.
Good idea! I do have two but one is used more as a ‘backup’ it’s usually in a drawer. I only really get it out for the kids or when the main one is in the shop.
I'm so excited to try this new method. Now, just maybe, I can get all those unfinished blocks to come together into a finished quilt. Thanks for this video.
Kristen, thank you so much for showing this method. This will be perfect for my son's reversible quilt that I am making, as I was trying to figure out how I was going to accomplish it and still have it look good. This method will be perfect. Thank you so much for sharing. 🥰🥰😍❤❤❤
Thanks..great video tutorial... I've done row by row quilt as you go before.. I had watched pattern poole.. I think its called. I loved it plus all my blocks were scrappy. Loved tge way you did thus one great idea. Thanks Kristen. Hugs
I like this method -- best quilt as you go method that I have seen so far. I have rheumatoid arthritis and wrangling a queen size quilt so you can quilt in the middle and work out to the sides just isn't feasible! I don't have the strength to do that. However with this method, just having a table to hold the bulk of the quilt that you have completed will resolve the weight issue! This is such a neat method -- wish I had seen it a few years ago :) That's OK. I now have another tool in my toolbox. I will be using this method on my next quilt!
Oh my word girl I love this idea and blown away by it. I just finished making the Jean quilt and didn’t know about this method or definitely would have used it.
YES. YES. This is a wonderful method! So glad you thought of it. I have wanted to do a QAYG, but none of them looked easy. Fantastic! Thank you so much. I am as excited as your are!
Glad you are excited too! I didn’t come up with it, I just adapted it a little. The technique is from serger quilt videos - I just couldn’t understand why I’d never seen anyone do it on a domestic!
I've been putting off trying this method because it seems so fussy and time consuming but this way seems so much quicker and less of a pain...will definitely give it a try !!
Yes I think this method is way easier and I may still be over complicating it with the overcast stitch - another commenter recommended a straight stitch which would make it even easier!
This really is brilliant, genius 😎 Thanks for not giving up on finding the best, easy QAYG method! I can see how this would also lend itself to using scrap/leftover batting. The seams don’t look bulky to me at all. I think it looks soft & cuddly 😊 I would definitely give this a go.
I am getting ready to make a quilt for my newest great granddaughter. This method makes it look so much easier than the sashing method for quilt as you go. Thank you
New subbie here! I’m sooo glad I found this! I’m working on quilts for upcoming twins and this will help me finish the quilts in time! Just love this! Thank you for sharing! 💕
Great method! I am working on a T-Shirt quilt and plan to use a variation of your method. This will be my first T-Shirt quilt and I am not looking forward to quilting over the vinyl numbers (front and back). Love how your quilt turned out!
@@nancy9478 Thank you for that suggestion. Not only do I have to sew through vinyl, but some shirts are also made of polyester not typical T-shirt cotton. I hope this project isn't my first and last T-shirt quilt!
Thank you for sharing. The beauty of an overlocker/serger is that the blade trims away excess fabric as you go so that the stitches overlap the edge well to finish the raw edge. However it is not essential to intentionally cut away a lot of fabric as you can guide the piece alongside the blade so that it just trims any stray threads. I have just tested my overlocker on a double layer of batting plus fabric and it does a good job of flattening the batting down and reducing bulk, I imagine it will work well in this scenario. You have inspired me to have a go which I feel is the sign of you being a great teacher. 🤩
Hi Kristen. Love this method of QAUG. Will give it a go soon. I have a overlocker but haven't used it much but was thinking maybe the overlocker may flatten the join more. I did not see that where you joined your quilt looked bulky. Love the baby quilt.
Yes I imagine it might flatten it more. I didn’t think mine was too bulky either I just couldn’t understand why I had never heard of this method on a domestic so was guessing maybe it had to do with the bulk thing so I kept showing the seams to show they weren’t really that big!
OK, LOVE IT! The question I still have after watching your other videos on quilt as you go and other videos also QAYG: My quilting friends who use the traditional methods strongly maintain that QAYG ends up being lots more work. I'm new at this so I have only done small practice projects. What do you think? I'm thinking that my friends are just used to the traditional method and don't want the work of learning a new style. Is the benefit of doing quilting this way not needing to buy a long arm or struggle with a massive quilt under the arm of a standard machine? Or is it that you can keep adding more sections and grow the quilt as much as you like? Or something else?
I think the benefits might be different for different people. For me though I normally probably wouldn’t do QAYG usually for a baby quilt (despite the one in the video being a baby quilt!). I turn to it more when I am at the point of thinking I don’t want to make a quilt that size (I.e. big) because then I know I have to wrestle it all through and around the sewing machine. I don’t have a long arm so I tend to stick to large throw size quilts if they aren’t QAYG. The queen size one I did I know I could not have done in one piece. This would be especially true also if you have a machine that doesn’t have a big throat space. With QAYG you are always sewing on the outside of even a large quilt - never directly in the middle if that makes sense? But also a lot of QAYG methods do require cutting extra strips, hand sewing things down etc etc - which is definitely more work in my opinion than a temporary wrestling match with a large quilt 😂. So that’s why I keep looking for machine only methods. But some people would be physically unable to choose to wrestle the big quilt even if they wanted to so for them it is either QAYG or a long arm.
I only started using QAYG in Dec after seeing Kristen‘s queen size quilt. I have watched so many videos on different methods & I like the flexibility of it. I have only made one traditional method queen size 30 years ago. The benefits for me are I don’t have to get down on the floor in baste an entire quilt sandwich. I can do this a section at a time on a table, then add those sections together at the end, add borders quilt as you go, and bind. I’ve been way more productive using this method on a domestic kenmore. I made a queen size for my husband for Christmas and a full-size for my son for his birthday in about seven months part time. I have arthritis in my hands & knees now so it’s much easier to manage a 24 inch wide section to quilt. I think everybody has different reasons for using a method and for me there’s no going back! My friends are the same traditional only method - they also don’t like to move furniture like me lol I like change!
I love this! Do you mark where your quilted lines will be placed so they are somewhat the same each time? I have never done any actual quilting, only the piecing.
No I didn’t mark. I just eyeballed the spacing as about two presser feet wide roughly but I was doing wavy lines so it wouldn’t matter heaps if I was a bit off. Wavy lines are a really easy place to start with quilting as there is no pressure to quilt straight!
Why are you fussing about a tiny tiny bit of "not-flat" at the seams? This is a quilt. It is supposed to be fluffy so it will be warm. If it is dead flat and thin, you might as well have printed the cloth. This is an excellent method of dealing with a large quilt on a regular home sewing machine. )))))
I suppose I was fussing over it as that is generally what folk talk about as the drawback of quilt as you go - having fat seams. Just wanted to show that it wasn’t an issue.
I think you were missing the point. She was just trying to show an easy way to QAYG and how the joining seams aren't any more bulky than the other methods
You have re-discovered "Kaye Wood" or Kay Wood, an old time quilter who is no longer with us. Kay had a video on this method using both a Serger and regular sewing machine. I don't think it caught on because of the feeling of the joinings but I think it is Genius. She made perfectly useable quilts for kids and some full size for donating to charity. In my unfinished box, I have 2 quilts (her style) all set and ready to go but set aside to make others as gifts. This is really wonderful for you to have done this because you've actually demonstrated how to use it on smaller sections, and then to quilt. Please keep your ideas coming.
Someone else mentioned her too. I need to look her up! Can’t understand why it never caught on! I was so confused when I saw the serger quilt videos why we weren’t all using this method 😂. Just couldn’t understand why the methods with all the fiddly strips are so popular when this was an option!
thank you, thank you, thank you.....this method will be the way i put QAYG panels together from now on. no more sashing, no more hand sewing, i love it
Thank you for this technique. I like QAYG (because I can’t afford to add a room onto my home for a long arm😂😂). But, it uses considerably more fabric to make the sashes, and is definitely more time consuming. I invested in sashing tools, books and a considerable amount of time watching RUclips videos to learn QAYG. Oh my…I just love this method, and plan to try this on my next quilt! Thanks again.
I really like this quilt. I often tend to over complicate things. Glad for another example that simple can be fantastic!!! Thank you for another great tutorial.
Glad you like it! I’m not a genius though I just adapted someone else’s serger quilt method. But I felt the same when I saw it - why didn’t I know about that sooner?!
My machine is straight stitch, though I do have a serger. Your tutorial has sparked several ideas for projects! I’ll try something similar and start with placemats. Love stumbling across such helpful videos! Thank you
I think this method is better. There are methods that just put the block and batting together and quilt. I don't know how the back is quilted. I will definitely try this! Thank you!
Thank you! I love this method. And I started a quilt with a method very much like this about a dozen years ago. Part way through, I had an injury that left me unable to walk or sit, so sewing and quilting was put on the sidelines. I'm finally getting back to where I'm looking at my UFO bins, and I've been trying to remember how I did that particular project. I did mine in strips, and planned on joining them together, but, at the time, I saw no reason to take notes on my work in progress. So now I can go finish it. Yay! Thank you for the video!! Keep on quilting!! :)
I'm so thankful that you shared this technique. I'm making an Irish chain quilt for my grand daughter and need to make it quilt as you go.....Thank you!!!❤😊😊
I'm glad I ran across this method. I have two baby blankets to make and I think I'm going to use this method. I really couldn't tell what you were doing at first but then I watched the video several times, once I caught on, it is really very simple. Now I wish someone would event an easier way to bind it. Or maybe I'll do it myself one day. Who knows?
Have you used this method before? What did you like or not like about it? I'd love to know!
I’m so happy to see this pop up in my feed! It occurs to me this is very similar to adding QAYG borders stitch and flip but you add the backing first so you’re basically doing all three layers at once which is even better! I followed your queen size QAYG to make my first QAYG and this is so much simpler to put together three or four big panels. I really did not like blindly stitching on the back to close the seam this is much better! Thank you from Chicago Illinois!
Yes I like this method better too! Wish I’d found it sooner! I’ve not seen the one about the borders but I would always go for the method with the least steps 😂!
I’m loving it so far I just wish I had a table for my serger because it pulls lol but yes my first time using it for this I want to try the. Serger stitches next time love it 😍 love how it stretches with the fabric I got one row done
Fab! But yes I can see why you would need a table for it.
I was kind of thinking like this but wasn’t too sure about actually doing it…thanks for the demo. Gives me confidence that I’m heading in a good direction.
Thank you for sharing I’m 73 years young I love too sew, but never Made any Quilts Now I will be a great grandmother in October and December 2023 and I love too make 2 Baby quilts that looks easy thank you 👍🏻👍🏻🤗
Congratulations on your grandchildren to be! I’m sure you can make a lovely baby quilt for them. Have fun!
My first large quilt (for a queen size bed) I quilted four large columns leaving the edges unquilted so I could join them together. It was the only way my old sewing machine could handle the bulk. In the end it turned out to be rather fabulous and it was also an original design. I too am still a confidant beginning quilter and RUclips is my buddy!!! Channels like yours have helped me to just jump in and do it. Thanks for the tips and tricks!!
Jumping in and doing is the best way! My first and only queen size so far I did the same way - in 4 big columns. But I’d not heard of this technique at that point so I joined the columns with the batting and backing folded back and then folded then backing over and machine stitched it to close. I have a video about it but I feel like if I was doing it again I would use this method instead!
As someone who actually relied on quilts for warmth as a youth, I am more than okay with more bulk, if I wanted factory precision there are other choices. I absolutely love this method. for many reasons, primarily there are not 12 tedious steps per block, the pinning is the worst. So even if I am off a bit with the method initially, I will get better, you are the quilt as you go goddess
😂 don’t think I can claim that title but you are right about there being no need to strive for perfection. And I am totally with you about wanting to avoid all those other fiddly methods! I can’t cope with that kind of thing!
@@ScrapFabricLove Well, I am not taking it back😇😇😇, you really made my journey short as I was searching for a method that was not going to irritate me or involve scraping good fabric in the process. I might be wrong but quilt-as-you-go, is about quilting ease, and efficiency, most other methods seem to be the exact opposite
Glad it saved you some searching! And 100% surely the point of it all is to make it simple!
I agree, you ARE the qayg GODDESS! ❤
You are too sweet!
It's B E A U T I F U L !!!!!! Give yourself a break..... Whomever is going to get the blankie as a gift, is going to love it. It's Spectacular!
Thanks so much!
Thanks for the technic. Learn to give yourself a break. You are teaching us, you are the specialist, not us. We are watching you to learn something we do not know. Own it. Thank YOU !
I don’t have a long arm and cannot afford the service so this feels like such an epiphany!! Thank you for sharing!!❤
Glad it helped!
I've this technique before and didn't care for it just because that batting in the seams does feel thicker. I'm now sewing the front and back fabrics on, then slipping a smaller piece of batting in between before I quilt it. Still no hand sewing.
Excellent plan!
I have tried several quilt as you go methods but this one has them all BEAT!!! I am impressed! I am going to try this for sure! Thank you so much for making this video.
I felt the same way when I saw the videos with the sergers! I couldn’t believe I’d never seen this before - so much simpler!
This method is so logical to me. I also make bags, and this “sandwich” is how we construct a bag with an interfacing and a lining. But I would never have thought to use it for QAYG. Ingenious, thank you!
Glad you liked it!
I was taught this method over ten years ago and did it in rows. Makes it so much easier to quilt a large quilt and less expense than having it long arm quilted.
Fab! I wish I had found this method sooner!
I love the look you’ve created with no sashing on front or the back. Thank you ❤
Thanks!
I love this ! I want to add a border to a quilt I have already quilted, and I think this is going to be the perfect method. Thank you for sharing.
Fab! Good luck with your quilt!
You know what? I have a WIP that this method would work perfectly to finish a border. Thanks for mentioning it! ❤️
Glad you can use it!
Gee… I’m so glad I found your video.
Thanks a lot !
Glad you liked it! Thanks
This technique makes me excited about quilting again. Your idea is brilliant and is pretty simple I’m going to give it a go!!!!
So glad it has you as jazzed as it does me. I can’t take credit for the idea I just did it on a regular machine instead of a serger. But it got me pretty excited too! Enjoy!
I’ve watched this in two stages, so forgive me if you said this somewhere, but you can used this giant log cabin layout after making the top pieces from pieced sections to make the design fancier.
And you could prepare the seams a bit by trimming 1/4” off the batting so it barely gets nibbled by the seam, held in place with a dab of glue stick, and then you will. It have the bulk you are worried about. Your quilting later will hold it all in place
I LOVE your idea! Thank you
I have a part two to this video where I used more pieced type blocks in rows which might answer your question. I didn’t think there was really much bulk and I find it is less fiddly for me to sew the batting with the seam then to try to slide it in but lots of people prefer your way so it is just whatever works for you!
This is genius. I can see why you got excited. I want to try it right away. Thanks
I know right?! Why did no one tell me about this before?
OMG! I *just* might be able I to make a quilt after all! Yes!
Yeah! Glad it helped you.
Easy is good and not having to hand stitch is great, so thank you! Thank you, also for the time markings so that I can review part by part as I need to. Your directions were clear and helpful.
Oh yeah! So glad it was helpful. I’m actually working on an update to this video as it was a while ago now!
This has simplified things so much that I can start a new quilt with more ease. Thank you so much.
Oh good! Have fun with it!
Hi Kristen! I am so happy that You did this video because I have been tossing around this idea for quite a while now but I didn’t have anything to practice it on at the moment and didn’t want to start a quilt until I was sure it would work out- Well Miss, Thank You, Thank You, I certainly didn’t want to deal with sashing on a QAYG- so many videos show it with that method, just not liking that idea! I Love 💕 how the baby quilt came out and so happy that You shared this method! Have a great week ahead, always look forward to seeing what You’re up to! You are a great inspiration!
Oh wow! Great minds think alike eh? Glad I could be your Guinea pig 😂! Those sashing methods definitely not for me either! Good luck with your quilt and thanks so much for your lovely comment!
I have been watching all of these QAYG videos and this is by far my favorite method! I cannot wait to give it a try! Thanks for trying all of these different methods. I am not sure I would have had the patience to do the research you did!
Glad the videos were useful ! Thanks for watching!
A lady I worked with made quilts this way, but in rows. I was fascinated, so she very kindly made a copy of the directions which I promptly lost in one of our moves. I have been looking for videos on this for years, because it was such a great idea. Thank you so much for this!!
Glad it could jog your memory! This is perfect for quilts with rows.
If you go to “How to quilt as you go” 9 different ways by Teresa Downunder you will find the method of which you were talking about. It’s so amazing the different ways you can quilt as you go. I’m doing number nine right now.❤
I absolutely adore your color choices and quilt layout! (And the technique is cool)
Thanks!
Thank you so much for this!!! I am a beginning quilter who is 100% self taught/mad sewer. I have 2 blankets I started making blocks for. Now the projects have gotten too big if I sew the blocks together to quilt. I don't have patience for sashing. This is a method I can 100% use for both and I think they will look great now. I had decided to abandon them but now I want to try this. Again thank you!
Glad it was helpful! Good luck with your quilt!
Can’t wait to try this, the only QAUG method I’ve tried is with joining strips and I didn’t really like it so reverted back to battling with large quilts on my janome, I really like the baby quilt especially the colours I have a habit of over complicating everything, sometimes simple can be stunning!!! Thanks for another great tutorial, I always look forward to all your videos, makes my day when I know I’ve got one to watch!!!
Aw thanks so much! That’s lovely of you to say. Glad you liked this one. The joining strips are not my cup of tea either!
Well, I like your style of quilting. Really like the circle panel.
Thanks! The circle panel is Alison Glass
I just love this method. I've been looking for a quilt as you go method, going to try this today. Thank you!
Yeah! I’m not the only one who thinks this is cool then! And also even my simplified version might be too complicated- try a straight stitch and see if it works for you before you fuss over overcast stitches!
Thank you for the inspiration. I’m watching late at night and want to get up and try it! LOL
😂 nothing wrong with a little midnight sewing!
Kristen- you have grown in Leaps and Bounds with your quilting skills. And you've grown as into a talented RUclips host.
I think it's really great that you do research, gather your thoughts, practise and show us your experience and demos. It means a lot. Thank you very much for all you share with us!!
I think that this project turned out really nice! It looks GREAT! WELL DONE👍👍💗💗💗💗🙂
Thanks so much! You are very sweet and encouraging. Much appreciated!
Oh wow, that *crazy orphan block quilt* is stunning!!! 🧵✂️🪡💕
Thanks!
I did this quilt years ago and used a straight stitch and top stitched for the quilting. It was from Kaye Wood 6 hour quilt. Love it! Thank you for bringing it back.
Fab! Glad the straight stitch works. Not heard of Kaye Wood but I’ll have to look her up!
@@ScrapFabricLove Well she died but her daughter uploaded her videos again
Love it, saves paying a Longarm
@@ScrapFabricLove Kaye Wood was one of the few early quilters that got tv shows. She was great ! That 6 hour quilt video on RUclips she uses a serger but it is not needed. This is some times called a charity quilt because you can hide flannel sheets old clothes or anything you have for the batting. Make it heavy or light as you need. I made a memory quilt with assorted special fabrics and pieced them together and used a polyfill batting and a solid backing ( I just liked the fabric whole because it looked like the universe.) I quilted i with stitch in the ditch and wherever I thought it needed it and used the backing for the binding. That way it took me two long days. Love that quilt. My favorite charity is my family.❦✞
Still the best method ever. Thank u.
This is a great method. I would like to see sashing done this way. Such a great idea. Thank you 🙂
Glad you liked it!
I love this comment! You are so right.
First time I see this method, I think it's good, I am going to try it
This is a great method to learn quilting practice because you don’t have the bulk of a large quilt. How clever. If you basted or spray basted you might not have to worry about ironing the back smooth. I think the thickness is fine.
Yes - I get lazy with the basting when the sections are smaller 😂. But you could totally baste and not have that issue.
I plan to try this with fusible batting.
Great idea!
WOW!!!!! Thank you thank you thank you!!!!! THIS is exactly what I was looking for! Bless you!! BIG hugs from Texas!! 🤠🤠💖💖
So glad it was what you needed. I just published an update to this video today - it’ll be at the top of my channel if you want to see the follow up. Good luck with whatever quilt you are working on!
Well done! As a novice quilter I love this idea and your presentation makes it easy to follow. Thank you. 😊
Thanks so much! So glad you liked it.
I love this way it’s so easy thank you for sharing 😊👍🏻👍🏻
Glad you liked it!
It seems that many of us have two sewing machines so that if you don't have a serger, you can have one sewing machine set up with the thread and stitch that you are using for one step and then move to the other different machine for the rest of the that work you are doing. I remember when I got my first machine with 5 (FIVE!!!!!) stitches on it. I had learned to sew on my mom's old Singer that only had a straight stitch and she had some gadget that attached to do buttonholes. So I was in love with ALL my 5 stitches! Now I have three sewing/embroidery machines with 100-200+ stitches each. I also have a serger, but after talking to my son last night my DIL has been wanting one so I am selling mine to him for super cheap. I have gone 67 years without one and I had gotten it to review for Amazon (also why the third sewing machine). But I don't have room for all these machines. Anyhow when I upgraded to a machine with what Janome calls utility stitches I was thrilled, plus of course all the decorative stitches. This is a very interesting technique. Thank you for sharing it.
Good idea! I do have two but one is used more as a ‘backup’ it’s usually in a drawer. I only really get it out for the kids or when the main one is in the shop.
I love this method! Thanks so much. I'll be doing this method soon. ❤
I'm so excited to try this new method. Now, just maybe, I can get all those unfinished blocks to come together into a finished quilt. Thanks for this video.
Glad you liked it. Have fun with your quilt!
LOVE THIS!!!!! Can't wait to try it!
Have fun! Hope it works for you!
Kristen, thank you so much for showing this method. This will be perfect for my son's reversible quilt that I am making, as I was trying to figure out how I was going to accomplish it and still have it look good. This method will be perfect. Thank you so much for sharing. 🥰🥰😍❤❤❤
Oh good! Glad it will suit your project! Good luck with it and have fun!
Absolutely brilliant... I love the method
Glad you liked it! I was obviously excited when I found out about it too!
Thanks..great video tutorial... I've done row by row quilt as you go before.. I had watched pattern poole.. I think its called. I loved it plus all my blocks were scrappy. Loved tge way you did thus one great idea. Thanks Kristen. Hugs
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I like this method -- best quilt as you go method that I have seen so far. I have rheumatoid arthritis and wrangling a queen size quilt so you can quilt in the middle and work out to the sides just isn't feasible! I don't have the strength to do that. However with this method, just having a table to hold the bulk of the quilt that you have completed will resolve the weight issue! This is such a neat method -- wish I had seen it a few years ago :) That's OK. I now have another tool in my toolbox. I will be using this method on my next quilt!
Yeah! Glad it will work for you! I wish I had known about it sooner too!
Oh my word girl I love this idea and blown away by it. I just finished making the Jean quilt and didn’t know about this method or definitely would have used it.
I know! When I saw it I was like…hang on why have we been faffing with all those other fiddly methods?!
the baby quilt is awesome i love the colors!! great work!
Thanks so much!
YES. YES. This is a wonderful method! So glad you thought of it. I have wanted to do a QAYG, but none of them looked easy. Fantastic! Thank you so much. I am as excited as your are!
Glad you are excited too! I didn’t come up with it, I just adapted it a little. The technique is from serger quilt videos - I just couldn’t understand why I’d never seen anyone do it on a domestic!
Great idea! Thanks for the details! Hello from Bulgaria!
Thanks for watching!
I've been putting off trying this method because it seems so fussy and time consuming but this way seems so much quicker and less of a pain...will definitely give it a try !!
Yes I think this method is way easier and I may still be over complicating it with the overcast stitch - another commenter recommended a straight stitch which would make it even easier!
I think this is so smart, thank you for sharing. I love it 😊
Thanks for watching!
This really is brilliant, genius 😎 Thanks for not giving up on finding the best, easy QAYG method! I can see how this would also lend itself to using scrap/leftover batting. The seams don’t look bulky to me at all. I think it looks soft & cuddly 😊 I would definitely give this a go.
Yes it’s great for leftover batting. That is what went into my orphan block quilt - loads of it!
Such a pretty quilt. The bright colors are perfect for a baby.
Thanks!
I love it! You make it look so much easier than other methods I’ve used and faster!!!!!
It was! Way easier. Hope it works for you too!
Oh my goodness!!! A game changer!! Thank you so kindly for responding ... I am going to start quilting my King sized quilt now!
Good luck with it!
Love this method. I made my strips 3 1/2 inches and didn't quilt them. It came out beautiful.
Fab! 💕
Super idea 😃 skinny rows don't need quilting 👍 Genius 💡
I am getting ready to make a quilt for my newest great granddaughter. This method makes it look so much easier than the sashing method for quilt as you go. Thank you
Glad it makes sense to you!
Love this method ! I'm going to use it on my next quilt .
Yeah! Have fun with it!
Patricia Boyd... I cant wait to start a new quilt and do with this method!
I have been doing this method for years you can do any quilt this method. Glad to see it finally on you tube
Yeah I am kind of confused why I don’t see it everywhere 😂
New subbie here! I’m sooo glad I found this! I’m working on quilts for upcoming twins and this will help me finish the quilts in time! Just love this! Thank you for sharing! 💕
Yeah glad it will help you! Definitely a speedy method! Thanks for subscribing too!!
You just saved me a ton of work and stopped stressing out! THANK YOU!!!!
So glad it helped you!
You could also insert a different color strip or block in the back for variety and to use your left over blocks. I love it.
Yes good idea!
I cannot wait to try this method!
Great method! I am working on a T-Shirt quilt and plan to use a variation of your method. This will be my first T-Shirt quilt and I am not looking forward to quilting over the vinyl numbers (front and back). Love how your quilt turned out!
Thanks! I have yet to tackle a full t-shirt quilt but it’s on my list of ‘one day’ quilts for sure! Good luck with yours!
You might want to get a teflon/non stick needle if possible. It will slide thru the vinyl much easier.
@@nancy9478 Thank you for that suggestion. Not only do I have to sew through vinyl, but some shirts are also made of polyester not typical T-shirt cotton. I hope this project isn't my first and last T-shirt quilt!
What a clever idea 💡 👏 👌 😀
Love this quilt! So beautiful!
Thanks very much!
Thank you for sharing. The beauty of an overlocker/serger is that the blade trims away excess fabric as you go so that the stitches overlap the edge well to finish the raw edge. However it is not essential to intentionally cut away a lot of fabric as you can guide the piece alongside the blade so that it just trims any stray threads. I have just tested my overlocker on a double layer of batting plus fabric and it does a good job of flattening the batting down and reducing bulk, I imagine it will work well in this scenario. You have inspired me to have a go which I feel is the sign of you being a great teacher. 🤩
Thanks! Glad you gave it a go!
This looks super interesting! I haven't tried it yet, but I'm going to now. Thanks for the tutorial!
Fab! Hope you like it! Also another commenter said they used a straight stitch so maybe experiment with that - would make it so much faster!!
LOVE this method! With strategic measuring and matching, one could do any of the beautiful edge-to-edge patterns.
So glad it makes sense to you.
Hi Kristen. Love this method of QAUG. Will give it a go soon. I have a overlocker but haven't used it much but was thinking maybe the overlocker may flatten the join more. I did not see that where you joined your quilt looked bulky. Love the baby quilt.
Yes I imagine it might flatten it more. I didn’t think mine was too bulky either I just couldn’t understand why I had never heard of this method on a domestic so was guessing maybe it had to do with the bulk thing so I kept showing the seams to show they weren’t really that big!
THANKYOU! JUST EXACTLY WHAT I WAS LOOKING TO HEAR😊❤
The quilting and the "joins" look fine. Quilts aren't perfect. Once their washed, it's a new ball game anyway. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕
Thanks! Yes everything looks better after a wash!
Looks wonderful. Stp second guessing yourself. The baby will love it. The bright colors are great!!
Thanks!!
OK, LOVE IT! The question I still have after watching your other videos on quilt as you go and other videos also QAYG: My quilting friends who use the traditional methods strongly maintain that QAYG ends up being lots more work. I'm new at this so I have only done small practice projects. What do you think? I'm thinking that my friends are just used to the traditional method and don't want the work of learning a new style. Is the benefit of doing quilting this way not needing to buy a long arm or struggle with a massive quilt under the arm of a standard machine? Or is it that you can keep adding more sections and grow the quilt as much as you like? Or something else?
I think the benefits might be different for different people. For me though I normally probably wouldn’t do QAYG usually for a baby quilt (despite the one in the video being a baby quilt!). I turn to it more when I am at the point of thinking I don’t want to make a quilt that size (I.e. big) because then I know I have to wrestle it all through and around the sewing machine. I don’t have a long arm so I tend to stick to large throw size quilts if they aren’t QAYG. The queen size one I did I know I could not have done in one piece. This would be especially true also if you have a machine that doesn’t have a big throat space. With QAYG you are always sewing on the outside of even a large quilt - never directly in the middle if that makes sense? But also a lot of QAYG methods do require cutting extra strips, hand sewing things down etc etc - which is definitely more work in my opinion than a temporary wrestling match with a large quilt 😂. So that’s why I keep looking for machine only methods. But some people would be physically unable to choose to wrestle the big quilt even if they wanted to so for them it is either QAYG or a long arm.
I only started using QAYG in Dec after seeing Kristen‘s queen size quilt. I have watched so many videos on different methods & I like the flexibility of it. I have only made one traditional method queen size 30 years ago. The benefits for me are I don’t have to get down on the floor in baste an entire quilt sandwich. I can do this a section at a time on a table, then add those sections together at the end, add borders quilt as you go, and bind. I’ve been way more productive using this method on a domestic kenmore. I made a queen size for my husband for Christmas and a full-size for my son for his birthday in about seven months part time. I have arthritis in my hands & knees now so it’s much easier to manage a 24 inch wide section to quilt. I think everybody has different reasons for using a method and for me there’s no going back! My friends are the same traditional only method - they also don’t like to move furniture like me lol I like change!
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💕 thanks so much x
WOSER! I've been waiting for something like this for years! Thanks so much!
😂 enjoy!
I love this! Do you mark where your quilted lines will be placed so they are somewhat the same each time? I have never done any actual quilting, only the piecing.
No I didn’t mark. I just eyeballed the spacing as about two presser feet wide roughly but I was doing wavy lines so it wouldn’t matter heaps if I was a bit off. Wavy lines are a really easy place to start with quilting as there is no pressure to quilt straight!
Oh my goodness this method is the best ever...huge love and gratitude x
Glad you liked it!
Why are you fussing about a tiny tiny bit of "not-flat" at the seams? This is a quilt. It is supposed to be fluffy so it will be warm. If it is dead flat and thin, you might as well have printed the cloth. This is an excellent method of dealing with a large quilt on a regular home sewing machine. )))))
I suppose I was fussing over it as that is generally what folk talk about as the drawback of quilt as you go - having fat seams. Just wanted to show that it wasn’t an issue.
I think you were missing the point. She was just trying to show an easy way to QAYG and how the joining seams aren't any more bulky than the other methods
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Not to mention, when it gets washed you won’t even notice.
I think its a no fuss way to" quilt as you go" love it, so simple😊😊
Thank you. I've never quilted before and that was a question I had before I got started.
Glad it was useful. Quilting is a super fun and addictive hobby - enjoy!
This is so much easier for people who can't handle huge bundles of fabrics. Thank you!!
You have re-discovered "Kaye Wood" or Kay Wood, an old time quilter who is no longer with us. Kay had a video on this method using both a Serger and regular sewing machine. I don't think it caught on because of the feeling of the joinings but I think it is Genius. She made perfectly useable quilts for kids and some full size for donating to charity. In my unfinished box, I have 2 quilts (her style) all set and ready to go but set aside to make others as gifts. This is really wonderful for you to have done this because you've actually demonstrated how to use it on smaller sections, and then to quilt. Please keep your ideas coming.
Someone else mentioned her too. I need to look her up! Can’t understand why it never caught on! I was so confused when I saw the serger quilt videos why we weren’t all using this method 😂. Just couldn’t understand why the methods with all the fiddly strips are so popular when this was an option!
I remember Kaye’s show and her serger method. I really liked her and learned a lot.
I like this method, thank you for your quilting class, I might do it. Blessings
thank you, thank you, thank you.....this method will be the way i put QAYG panels together from now on. no more sashing, no more hand sewing, i love it
So glad you liked it! Have fun!
Thank you for this technique. I like QAYG (because I can’t afford to add a room onto my home for a long arm😂😂). But, it uses considerably more fabric to make the sashes, and is definitely more time consuming. I invested in sashing tools, books and a considerable amount of time watching RUclips videos to learn QAYG. Oh my…I just love this method, and plan to try this on my next quilt! Thanks again.
Hope it works for you!
I really like this quilt. I often tend to over complicate things. Glad for another example that simple can be fantastic!!! Thank you for another great tutorial.
Thanks! I’m the same. I can over complicate like no one’s business 😂 but usually it is my simpler quilts I like better in the end. Go figure!
I think this method of joining will be the answer to my prayer...can't wait on the opportunity to try it!!!
Thank you for sha
I’m late to the party but you speak my language and explain everything so well! Thank you!
Aw fab! Glad I’m making sense to someone! Hope you have fun with it!
Super clever! And I can see a bunch of different ways one could take this technique. Well done!!
Thanks! Glad it made sense for you!
Oh my gosh, you are a genius! I wish I knew this a long time ago. Thank you so much for sharing!
Glad you like it! I’m not a genius though I just adapted someone else’s serger quilt method. But I felt the same when I saw it - why didn’t I know about that sooner?!
My machine is straight stitch, though I do have a serger. Your tutorial has sparked several ideas for projects! I’ll try something similar and start with placemats. Love stumbling across such helpful videos! Thank you
Thanks! So glad it sparked some ideas for you!
Looks like a really good method for baby quilts and picnic quilts that will need to be washed.
I think this method is better. There are methods that just put the block and batting together and quilt. I don't know how the back is quilted. I will definitely try this! Thank you!
Thank you! I love this method. And I started a quilt with a method very much like this about a dozen years ago. Part way through, I had an injury that left me unable to walk or sit, so sewing and quilting was put on the sidelines. I'm finally getting back to where I'm looking at my UFO bins, and I've been trying to remember how I did that particular project. I did mine in strips, and planned on joining them together, but, at the time, I saw no reason to take notes on my work in progress. So now I can go finish it. Yay! Thank you for the video!! Keep on quilting!! :)
Glad it jogged your memory! Have fun finishing those UFOs!!
Thank you for showing this method; I'm going to try this way soon since I have a tendency to not quilt my quilts. I love it already.
Fab! Good luck with it!
I'm so thankful that you shared this technique. I'm making an Irish chain quilt for my grand daughter and need to make it quilt as you go.....Thank you!!!❤😊😊
Hope this works for you!
BRILLIANT!!!! Thank you for showing us how to do this.
Glad you liked it!
I can see why you were excited by this method, it is great! Thank you for sharing 😃👍
Glad you liked it! I got a bit too excited 😂…but it is cool!
Thank you for sharing this video. Gives me ideas on quilting blocks and rows as you go. Looking forwards to your future videos!
Glad you liked it. I put out a new one about blocks and rows today cause I don’t think I explained it too well in this one 😂
I'm glad I ran across this method. I have two baby blankets to make and I think I'm going to use this method. I really couldn't tell what you were doing at first but then I watched the video several times, once I caught on, it is really very simple. Now I wish someone would event an easier way to bind it. Or maybe I'll do it myself one day. Who knows?
Glad it was useful for you. Sorry the method wasn’t clear the first time!