Did you know about this technique??
 

Wow! I could finally get perfectly matched rows!

http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2009/10/...-tiny-squares/

Wow!

I should try that sometime. My husband wants a scrappy quilt made with 2" squares. Certainly would be worth a shot.

That's awesome! Thanks!

This is my next project! I need some scraps though lol

I have bought the interfacing already marked in squares. I think I got it at Jo-Anns several years ago. This is really an easy, fun way to put a quilt top together.

Quiltsmart has had kits for this technique for quite a few years
http://www.quiltsmart.com/

simple.. never thought of that, quick and easy what i like.. :)

thanks for the link. Interesting idea. Real time saver and I already have a lot of 2inch squares.

Hancock fabrics has fusible stabilizer with the lines already drawn on it.

I have a friend who is using the technique. I don't care for all that extra bulk added with the interfacing. quilting through regular seams is sometimes a problem, double the total layers if you add in another layer.
Try it with a 9 patch first and see what you think.

Have used and taught this method. Not good for quilts but rather for wallhangings. See happyhollowdesigns.com for cute ideas and instruction.

WOW!!! Can't wait to try it. Thanks for the link.

Pellon sells gridded fusible.....I made a table runner using it a number of years ago. Much easier than individually piecing all those squares!

Yes,you can get the fused material with the grid printed on it and it is dead easy. Good for fussy piecing.

Crazy me, I havemade montobag which uses this method but never thought to try it with quilts etc. Thanks for the tutorial. I love making small quilts. This will surly help.

Wish I had known about this before I started the mini quilt using a mini charm pack that someone gave me. Shucky-durn.

I have seen that before and it seems pretty cool.

So you think even the very thin interfacing would be too thick for a quilt?

I have seen a watercolor quilt done in this way on TV. Any mosaic type pattern would be good, I would think.

I've made a couple quilts using the already marked grid. I got mine, along with pattern, from "The Crooked Nickle"....not related to them in any way.......The quilts turn out great and not too much bulk. I thought it was an easy way to line things up.

Another thing to add to this procedure is to sew every other seam in the same direction. When done with one direction, turn the whole thing around and sew the remaining seams from the other direction. Then repeat going across the block, so half your seams are sewn from one way and half from the other. So if you have any distortion, this will help prevent it.

Quilt in a Day has a video showing this technique for any of you visual learners.

Bookmarking this. I might try a small project using a wash away machine embroidery stabilizer.....

Sure changes your attitude about doll quilts. Thanx for the link

Use REALLY thin interfacing and place it over a paper grid on the ironing board and pin the outside edges to keep it from moving - don't bother to mark the interfacing. Easy peasy, and not so thick. You can cut the seams open, or clip each intersection, depending on how you feel that day. -LOL!

Looks like it's worth a try, though I did a watercolor quilt by Whims that gummed up my machine. I hope the newer fusibles are less gummy.

Has anyone tried using the embroidery wash-a-way stuff (something that's water soluable) w/this method?

I remember buying some of the gridded interfacing years ago thinking I would do a watercolor quilt with it.

Joanns carries the gridded lightweight interfacing in the section where they have all that sort of thing. It also comes in an on point version.

I used this method one time to do a watercolor windmill. It worked great.

I have a quiltsmart panel and one of these days I really need to get to making it. I think I'll play with this technique with the squares before i open up the panel....yet another tool for our toolboxes...thank you.

Thank you for posting this! Great idea! I was looking thru the Scrappy Quilt show and wanted to make a scrappy, but didn't think I could get the blocks to look nice. This way I can move them around til it suits me, and not do all that work and be unhappy with the results in the end. yea!

Fireworkslover.....good reminder. I plan to park this suggestion in my gourd.....Thanks!

I have made some totes and baby quilts with this technique. I keep a little box full of 2.5" squares handy just in case I get the urge to make something. It is really easy. If you make a quilt a light weight batting is best. Sometimes if I can find a new flannel sheet at the thrift shop I will use that for the batting. I see that Pellon has batting advertised as the same weight as a flannel sheet. Finding a thrifted sheet is cheaper though I think. Go for it, try a small project first like place-mat. Oh yeah it also makes great Christmas stockings. I add a bit of thrifted crochet doily to the top cuff for a vintage look.

Many thanks for the link. This will help with the collection of 2.5" squares I've acquired through the PSQ swap organized by The Curious Quilter last year.

WOW. What a great idea! The biggest plus is that you don't have to keep track of the order of your squares, once you lay them out and iron them to the interfacing. I pinned this to my Pinterest board, "Quilty Goodness", so I will have quick access to it later. Thanks!

Take a look at some of the patterns Dina Pappas came up with using this technique. I have made 3 wall hangings using her patterns and have a couple more plus a quilt or 2 on my bucket list.

That is kind of the same technique Anita Grossman Soloman uses with her paper piecing.Kind of fun.

I'll try this, for sure !!!

That's been around for a long time. At one time they used to sell fusible with printed grid lines to set the squares. This way is cheaper and can be used for any size.
Another thing they did with this was to use cross-stitch patterns and use squares of fabric
in place of stitches to create the pattern. I always found the resulting quilt tops to be very stiff. . . Even with the lightest fusible.