Originally Posted by
mom-6
Loving all the pretties!
I'm definitely learning things with doing mine QAYG. Have all the individual blocks quilted and now adding sashing between blocks.
It would have been better if I had cut my fleece at 16"-17" square for the outer edge squares instead of 15" square, which is fine for inside blocks but there are only 2 of them. So now I'm having to add a narrow strip to accommodate the sashing all around.
Or else I should have added the sashing to two or three sides of the blocks (depending on position in quilt) to start with. Think I will do it that way next time.
One thing for sure, this is ultimately easier than trying to quilt the whole thing at once. Wish I had done this with all my tops that are currently UFOs!
You might want to try this way -- I do my QAYG in long strips. (I sew together one row if the blocks are 12" or two rows if they are 6" or 8".) Layout the blocks, sew together one row, then I cut a piece of batting and backing about 30 inches wide and 4 inches longer than your top, layer it, and quilt the row with a meander, leaving some un-quilted spaces at the edges so you can do some overlapping quilting so it doesn't look like it is just a row of meander instead of integrated. Sew together another row of blocks, put it right side s togerther on top of what you quilted, sew donw the length of the blocks, then fold the new row over to the back/batt and quilt it. Then you sew on another piece of backing, lay a piece on batt on this, and add another row of blocks. When you are quilting, all the extra batt and back can stay at your left side so there is only a little under the machine, then roll the quilted portion up as you progress along the quilting. You may not like this, but I find it much easier than putting the quilted blocks together with strips.