Old 07-04-2011, 05:24 AM
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Here's a recap of some of the various QAYG tutorials on this board.
THere are many, I haven't read them all, but these struck me as very well written and presented.

The Fun and Done - where you bring the backing to the front as a border/binding for each block, tutorial by DebWatkins.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-52698-1.htm

QAYG with sashing:
Kimberly's tutorial (also noted in my previous post)
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-115627-1.htm

Similar to Kimberly's but another variation of dealing with the sashing - and NO hand sewing.
Tutorial by k3n.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36303-1.htm

If you're looking for some books, the best are:
Judy Turner - Awash with Color
http://www.amazon.com/Awash-Color-Wa.../dp/1561483737
It's also a great book if you want to learn about value. I highly recommend it.

The other is Reversible Quilts by Sharon Pederson.
http://www.amazon.com/Reversible-Qui...9785498&sr=1-1

All the above methods have to do with joining blocks that are already quilted. My advise is to read them ALL, go to youtube and watch videos - just search on QAYG.
Then pick a method, or pieces of different ones, that will work for you. It's a fabulous technique to know.


Sometimes the QAYG moniker is also used for methods that help deal with quilting a large finished top on a domestic machine. This is where you would only use 1/3 of the batting at a time, so you're not struggling with a huge queen size quilt for the entire time.
The two books that come to mind are:
Divide and Conquer by Nancy Milligan
http://www.amazon.com/Divide-Conquer...9785709&sr=1-2

And this one by Marti Michel (which pretty much has the same info as D&C).
http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Quilti...9785782&sr=1-2
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