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01-31-2011, 02:47 PM

#21

EasyPeezy

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You can also check the tute by Deb Watkins here. No hand sewing.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-52698-1.htm

01-31-2011, 02:52 PM

#22

leaha

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Check out the cotton yard, with Betty Cotton, no hand sewing with this method and I love the 3D seams, and you can do fancy stitchs with your machine, lots of fun!

01-31-2011, 02:55 PM

#23

linhawk

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I think you can QAYG either way. Hand or machine. Your choice

02-01-2011, 03:21 AM

#24

Mary L Booth

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Quote:

Originally Posted by quilting cat

The QAYG workshop I took last spring does NOT require hand quilting! Sew the seams so they face the top, then machine stitch strips of ribbon, bias tape, extra-large ric-rac, etc. over the tops of the seams.

I put together a crazy quilt king size, it is a very heavy quilt, I won't use this method again. I am quilting a king size log c on my viking now. It takes me about 2 weeks to do one.

02-01-2011, 04:26 AM

#25

T-Bones mom

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I do a method of QAYG that has no hand sewing. The results are beautiful. There is no bias tape, just your material you are using. I can not do hand sewing because of medical reasons. I will try to find a tute on my method.

02-01-2011, 05:01 AM

#26

Rainbow

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My avatar is done by QAYG....with NO hand work...must be THAT TEACHER'S method....Don't give up on QAYG quilting. It is so liberating.

02-01-2011, 05:13 AM

#27

Mattee

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The QAYG class I did used bias tape, but no hand-sewing. We used a decorative stitch, or just straight stitch, to attach it with the machine.

02-01-2011, 05:27 AM

#28

quiltmom04

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Quote:

Originally Posted by QBeth

that QAYG (quilt as you go) requires hand sewing?!! ... :( .... Arrrrggghhhh!! I took a class on Saturday and, aghast, find out that it requires hand sewing! Betrayed, that's how I feel!! BETRAYED!!! :? :? ..(We need a symbol for "tongue in cheek" kidding.)

:| I thought I would be learning a new technique that would save time. Guess it does, to a point. But, hand sewing? They tell me to do it while watching tv. Nooooooo, that's my time for yarn work, computer games, etc. Ugh.

Okay, vent over. I feel better now that I've warned everyone. Spread the word. I'm relying on you! ;)

Not necessarily. I made a QAYG where I stitched the blocks together on the back and finished the edges on the top with a decorative stitch. I used it to make a 'pool quilt' many years ago, and it has endured lots of vacations and machine washings and in none the worse for wear. I have slaso made one like you are describing and it didn't hold up nearly as well.

02-01-2011, 05:32 AM

#29

moreland

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Quote:

Originally Posted by QBeth

There is more than one way to do QAYG. I started with the "Fun and Done" pattern and it is all done by machine. The pattern I have is by Prairie Sky Quilting and the pattern name is "Easy Diamonds Quilt. When you sew the blocks together, and then finish the seam on the front of the quilt top, it creates the sashings between the blocks.

02-01-2011, 05:58 AM

#30

ruthrec

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I have just started a QAYG king size. Will let you know how it goes. So far so good. All the blocks are cut, layered, and some quilted. I refuse to hand quilt except sometimes for binding. I'm coming up with all kinds of ideas on how to put it all together. Will keep you posted.