I am hand quilting with metallic thread , using batting and light weight muslin with each block. I have never done Qayg before, but knew that the size of the quilt would be overwhelming when it was completed and time to quilt. When I have all the blocks together, I will be adding a cotton backing and then I will machine quilt down the sashing because I don't want the metallic ends exposed. Good luck with your dj. Thanks for the comments and hope I have answered your questions.
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CindyA
Spartan Quilter, your tris look great. Are you hand or machine quilting them? And, have you done the quilt-as-you-go technique before? I have only done it once and I was a little disappointed in my results. I am attempting it again with DJ. I am using a perle cotton and doing it by hand. I like the results and it's going quickly. The only part I don't like is hand stitching the batting sections together. I don't like the process and I am worried it won't stay together once the quilt is done.