Wow, that's a lot of QAYG quilts! What method do you use, and what size is your harp space on your sewing machine?

I've made 3 QAYG quilts. My very first one was a king size! What was I thinking. I didn't think I'd ever get it done. I'm looking for a better method than sewing all that sashing down by hand. I would sure like to learn a different method and not have sashing but I didn't know how thick and bulky the seams would be.

Well just how smart are you. I bet it made your trip feel shorter also...beautiful quilt thank you for posting :)

Judy in Phx, AZ

I did a qayg for a double bed many years ago by happenstance. I wanted to practice hand quilting so I made up several large squares, quilted them up and then didn't know what to do with them. A friend showed me how to butt their battings up together, cut the top and backing pieces 1/4" larger and sew them together. I did the whole quilt putting it together by hand like that and it turned out beautiful. It was my own design and it's reversible. I love that it's so different on the front and back and that I got two quilts in one. It's one that I still really love and remember enjoying the process. I didn't know until this thread that there are several different processes for it. Guess I'll have to check that out. Wish I could figure out how to post pictures! Ugh!

I used to watch Georgia Bonesteel a lot, but I never wanted to try her method. Seems like hassle to me. But the quilt sure is pretty. I wish you good luck with all the suggestions.

Check out Melody Johnson's fibermania blog. She has some good instruction for QAYG. Beautiful art quilts too!

Once before on quiltingboard, there was a post of a place that gave excellent pics, step by step for QAYG w/o sashing such as was discussed earlier in here. The person had said that it is like anyone who sews does seams. I wish I still had that addy so I could post it here and to have for myself. I am a visual learner. Thanks for the reminder of that way of doing QAYG.
Marcia in TX

Here is one I just finished. It's also the first QAYG. Things I liked: was able to use left over hunks of batting and random fat quarters for the back. I also liked that I could quilt a section at a time. I rarely have alot of free time at the machine, more like 30 minutes here and there. It would drive me bonkers to have a full quilt all bunched up and left in the machine until I had time to do more. Joining the long strips after assembling blocks into strips was a little cumbersome, but still much better than wrestling the whole queen size quilt at one time.

I did this table runner when I was in AZ last winter. It's pretty simple but the fabric really made it stand out.

I am new to quilting. I would have never started this new obsession if I hadn't heard of the Quilt as you go method. (Online.) I don't do any hand stitching. I attach to pieces of sashing, one on top and one on the other side of piece, at the same time. I turn it over and join the second piece on the machine, turn it over and finish, sewing the back piece to new section. I have even done the quilt as you go with each block separately, sashing each and every one, but I won't do that again. I use quite small sections still. 3 or 4 10" blocks at a time.

There are different methods of QAYG on You Tube. I learn at least one new thing almost every time I watch one. :cool: