LavenderBlue

What is your favorite method for joining your blocks??? MANY THANKS

tessagin

I have been practicing the "Georgia Bonesteel" method. ALso checking others out which basically are the same.

sewingsuz

It has been so lone since I did one. It seams I quilted my last QYG by rows but I don't remember how I put them together.

DresiArnaz

I'm doing a Dresden Plate that way. I don't realy have a method. I watched avideo or two and started winging it.

The most critical thing is to leave enough unquilted area at the edge to work with.

Mine is 12 1/2 blocks(was 13 but lost some when I quilted)7 rows of 5 blocks.

I took two blocks to start with, put them right sides together, pulled the back out of the way and pinned the fronts together and used 1/4 sema allowance sewing all the way across.

Then I pressed seam open(some had to be finger pressed)trimmed batting to meet evenly and put the backing together by pressing one side under the other and folding 1/4 inch over, ironing and pinning into place and sewing on the back very close to the fold.

When the back is done 1/4 inch or so on ends that must be joined to another row needs to be left unsewn so you have roomto maneuver.

I'm not very good at it so it's a good thing both the top and back of my quilt are white.

Pennyhal

I have Georgia Bonesteel's books and do it her way.

lynnie

I machine sew 2 rows together at a time and then hand quilt it. when it's done. I will machine it to the nezt 2 rows that have been quilted

schoolteacher

Please give a brief summary of the Georgia Bonsteels method.

Weezy Rider

Since I've done quilting in the hoop, I prefer The Queen of Stitching's methods.

molly oldham

It depends on if you want sashing or not, hand sewing or not . Imo The Quilters Edge has the best method for the sashing method imo. CandiedFabrics has a no-sashing no hand sewing method. I tried that one but was not very successful but plan to try it again. I've done several from Marti Michel's book Sewing in Sections but there is hand sewing involved. I have arthritis in my hands, wrists shoulders so I do all quilts QAG and always looking for a new and improved method

Homespun

Or you might use this method-- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ji8B...=TLE-w6rZP01Jk
I just copied this from a later post; sorry not hypertext, but this is a good way.