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GrammaNan 02-20-2015 06:17 PM

Fold and Sew quilts. Fun!!!
 
I found this link on Youtube. A new way to look at "piecing" a quilt top.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgV64kXet7s

Cathystime 02-20-2015 06:55 PM

Thank you! Sounds like something I'd like to try. Sometime you just want to do something ease other than jelly roll
strips. :)

Painiacs 02-20-2015 07:45 PM

Missouri quilt company just did one with tumbling blocks! So cute, now if I can just find it again !!

Painiacs 02-20-2015 07:58 PM

That was very cute!!

BETTY62 02-20-2015 09:24 PM

Thanks for sharing this tutorial. It looks easy and fun which just happens to be my type of project.

owlvamp 02-20-2015 09:43 PM

thanks for sharing

QuiltnNan 02-21-2015 04:43 AM

definitely quick and easy. my frugal self would not want to waste all that fabric left behind the added blocks. and when you sew those triangle ones together, you will lose the points... not my style, but each to her own.

nannya54 02-21-2015 06:17 AM

What a great idea! Thanks for sharing this. It's bookmarked already and ideas are flowing!

y.morman 02-21-2015 06:43 AM

I did the square in a square one with a layer cake and charm squares. Lots of fun, no waste, quick. Had
a large lap done in about 5 hrs.

craftymatt2 02-21-2015 08:53 AM

what a fantastic idea I cant wait to try this, thank you for sharing

BerninaGirl 02-21-2015 08:59 AM

Thanks for the link.

When I need a quick quilt and don't want to think about what to do this would be perfect.

If you are a scrap saver you could cut the extra pieces out and have those scraps

beaglelady 02-21-2015 09:05 AM

Thanks for sharing. Thats a very neat idea. Some people are sure smart thinking up all these time saving techniques.

ManiacQuilter2 02-21-2015 09:28 AM

Very interesting. It is a lot quicker but I would be worried about the bulk where there is more than one folded stitched.

willferg 02-21-2015 10:49 AM

My questions are how big is the finished square, if you start with a 10" square, and what does the back look like with all the seams? It does look fast and easy…guess I'll have to try out a block...

annette1952 02-21-2015 11:21 AM

Very cool. I'll be trying this. Thanks

dakotamaid 02-21-2015 01:07 PM

I commend Peg for this video. I learned something new today! (grin). However on the block with the folded triangles in 4 corners it appears to me that you will be losing the points when you join those blocks to other blocks. Perhaps a folded square that is slightly larger would provide the overlap that is needed for the seam allowance. I also agree with some that this is a waste of fabric. Good ideas for quick quilts though.

dee1245 02-22-2015 02:21 PM

I have seen this before and made a comment on the page about the waste of fabric. Someone commented on my comment that there is always a waste of fabric when quilting and the waste could be used in other projects. Without trimming the excess fabric from the backside of the block there is no waste to use in another project. Seems to me there would also be a lot of bulk in some of the designs of the block, also. I think the only trade off is the time involved in not cutting the fabric before sewing to create each block.

Willferd, the first block of the demo should be 9" unfinished. You will lose 1" each direction that the folds take up in stiching the raw edges on added fabric to create the design.

I haven't tried to make any of the blocks, but I, too, would think that the points would be cut off since she doesn't allow for the 1/4" seaming the blocks together. You could always allow for that when placing the added fabric to the 10" square.

Onebyone 02-24-2015 06:04 AM

I never thought of thinking of the fabric waste when watching this. I don't see what difference it makes, it's part of this method of being fast and fun. To be worried about the fabric takes the fun out of it. The extra fabric will make a warmer quilt so it's not wasted. :)

bearland53 02-25-2015 05:03 AM

Love the idea - working on one right now - will post the finished quilt


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