Do you enjoy making the Quilt As You Go Quilts (QAYG)
07-05-2011, 07:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Zephyr
Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by Zephyr
Originally Posted by craftybear
Do you enjoy making the Quilt As you Go Quilts (QAYG)? Let's Chit Chat!
(It's a running theme in most of our work - B&W and lime green.)
Originally, we had a piano keys QAYG border but it ended up being way too noisy so I replaced it with a B&W fabric instead.
As you can see on the back (pic was taken before all the sashings were sewn down - I prefer to do them by hand), the borders were just treated as big blocks.
Some of the talk on this thread is about making the back sashings disappear. I take the totally opposite tack - making it as lively and as interesting as possible.
Different strokes. ;-)
07-05-2011, 07:24 AM
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With my arthritis, it's very hard to quilt a large quilt on my machine and paying a LA-er is not in my budget except for very special quilts.
I actually do enjoy QAYG since as each section gets added, you're that much closer to being done. I've done quite a few this way and can handle a queen-size quilt.
The only problem, depending on the method used, is that if the sashing has any design elements (like HST, etc.), that could be a problem. There is a different technique to handle quilts like this.
I actually do enjoy QAYG since as each section gets added, you're that much closer to being done. I've done quite a few this way and can handle a queen-size quilt.
The only problem, depending on the method used, is that if the sashing has any design elements (like HST, etc.), that could be a problem. There is a different technique to handle quilts like this.
07-05-2011, 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by MomtoBostonTerriers
I am working on my fifth QAYG quilt. I use the Cotton Theory method. I developed arthritis in my hand about the same time I started quilting, so no hand quilting for me. And because I only have a domestic machine, QAYG is the best solution. I can make king-size quilts, too.
I study quilts I like and select only patterns that I can adapt to the QAYG method. I find myself inventing my own patterns (which is not necessarily a good thing for a newbie).
Like all new methods, you have to get used to QAYG and with each project, I find ways to improve my quilts. Because of my limitations, if I don't do QAYG, I can't quilt. So, that is great incentive to me to keep improving my quilts.
QAYG is a very different approach and I can see why folks might not like it, but for me, it's the only way I can quilt. It takes practice, so if a first project doesn't turn out well, that is not a show-stopper, just a reason to keep practicing.
As I told my DH yesterday, "This quilt has a lot of flaws, but it is going to be the best quilt that my mother receives from me at Christmas!"
I study quilts I like and select only patterns that I can adapt to the QAYG method. I find myself inventing my own patterns (which is not necessarily a good thing for a newbie).
Like all new methods, you have to get used to QAYG and with each project, I find ways to improve my quilts. Because of my limitations, if I don't do QAYG, I can't quilt. So, that is great incentive to me to keep improving my quilts.
QAYG is a very different approach and I can see why folks might not like it, but for me, it's the only way I can quilt. It takes practice, so if a first project doesn't turn out well, that is not a show-stopper, just a reason to keep practicing.
As I told my DH yesterday, "This quilt has a lot of flaws, but it is going to be the best quilt that my mother receives from me at Christmas!"
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07-05-2011, 07:34 AM
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I love mixing things up and trying new techniques. The Quilt as you Go technique is a fun one and as others have said - your pretty much all done except for the completion of the binding. I've done strip piecing, log cabin, patchwork in all the ones I've done - sold a few and given a few to charity. I've even quilted a few center panels and added sashing and borders using this technique. Just another fun way to play when I'm putting together quilts.
07-05-2011, 07:48 AM
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I've been working on one for my son and his wife (wedding gift - they've been married for 2-1/2 years already...oops!). It's just easier to quilt small sections than to mess with trying to shove a whole quilt under the machine while quilting it. This is only the 2nd one I've made, but I enjoy the process.
07-05-2011, 07:55 AM
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Originally Posted by MomtoBostonTerriers
Originally Posted by molly oldham
Originally Posted by MomtoBostonTerriers
I am working on my fifth QAYG quilt. I use the Cotton Theory method. I developed arthritis in my hand about the same time I started quilting, so no hand quilting for me. And because I only have a domestic machine, QAYG is the best solution. I can make king-size quilts, too.
I study quilts I like and select only patterns that I can adapt to the QAYG method. I find myself inventing my own patterns (which is not necessarily a good thing for a newbie).
Like all new methods, you have to get used to QAYG and with each project, I find ways to improve my quilts. Because of my limitations, if I don't do QAYG, I can't quilt. So, that is great incentive to me to keep improving my quilts.
QAYG is a very different approach and I can see why folks might not like it, but for me, it's the only way I can quilt. It takes practice, so if a first project doesn't turn out well, that is not a show-stopper, just a reason to keep practicing.
As I told my DH yesterday, "This quilt has a lot of flaws, but it is going to be the best quilt that my mother receives from me at Christmas!"
I study quilts I like and select only patterns that I can adapt to the QAYG method. I find myself inventing my own patterns (which is not necessarily a good thing for a newbie).
Like all new methods, you have to get used to QAYG and with each project, I find ways to improve my quilts. Because of my limitations, if I don't do QAYG, I can't quilt. So, that is great incentive to me to keep improving my quilts.
QAYG is a very different approach and I can see why folks might not like it, but for me, it's the only way I can quilt. It takes practice, so if a first project doesn't turn out well, that is not a show-stopper, just a reason to keep practicing.
As I told my DH yesterday, "This quilt has a lot of flaws, but it is going to be the best quilt that my mother receives from me at Christmas!"
07-05-2011, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by molly oldham
Originally Posted by MomtoBostonTerriers
Originally Posted by molly oldham
Originally Posted by MomtoBostonTerriers
I am working on my fifth QAYG quilt. I use the Cotton Theory method. I developed arthritis in my hand about the same time I started quilting, so no hand quilting for me. And because I only have a domestic machine, QAYG is the best solution. I can make king-size quilts, too.
I study quilts I like and select only patterns that I can adapt to the QAYG method. I find myself inventing my own patterns (which is not necessarily a good thing for a newbie).
Like all new methods, you have to get used to QAYG and with each project, I find ways to improve my quilts. Because of my limitations, if I don't do QAYG, I can't quilt. So, that is great incentive to me to keep improving my quilts.
QAYG is a very different approach and I can see why folks might not like it, but for me, it's the only way I can quilt. It takes practice, so if a first project doesn't turn out well, that is not a show-stopper, just a reason to keep practicing.
As I told my DH yesterday, "This quilt has a lot of flaws, but it is going to be the best quilt that my mother receives from me at Christmas!"
I study quilts I like and select only patterns that I can adapt to the QAYG method. I find myself inventing my own patterns (which is not necessarily a good thing for a newbie).
Like all new methods, you have to get used to QAYG and with each project, I find ways to improve my quilts. Because of my limitations, if I don't do QAYG, I can't quilt. So, that is great incentive to me to keep improving my quilts.
QAYG is a very different approach and I can see why folks might not like it, but for me, it's the only way I can quilt. It takes practice, so if a first project doesn't turn out well, that is not a show-stopper, just a reason to keep practicing.
As I told my DH yesterday, "This quilt has a lot of flaws, but it is going to be the best quilt that my mother receives from me at Christmas!"
I added Florida Gators to the inside of each block with my Bernina's embroidery feature. The inside block is only about 3 1/2 inches square, so that's all the quilting I needed in this area.
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Sometimes I used contrasting thread to do decorative stitches (see right side of the picture), and sometimes I used matching thread in the sashing (on the left of the photo).
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07-05-2011, 08:06 AM
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I like the quilt as you go method. I think it is easier to get the blocks quilted and put together than struggling with a big piece in the machine. Georgia Bonesteel's lap quilting books are a great guide to this method and full of great designs. I do still hand quilt both large and small projects occasionally.
07-05-2011, 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by craftybear
Do you enjoy making the Quilt As you Go Quilts (QAYG)? Let's Chit Chat!
A few years ago I purchased some finished 6 inch quilt square samples. I've been hesitant to put them together. Looks like it won't be so difficult.
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