Janice McC

I'm Using the QAYG method for the first time. I've only joined the first row of three blocks but other than it being the tiniest bit fidgety, I'm already loving it. It might be a little harder to work with the longer lengths of rows, but I'm already thinking this method is a winner. . Hope to get the time to join two rows later today.

sewbizgirl

Isn't it fun? The quilting is like play.... The long joins really aren't any harder than the short ones, just be sure to use enough pins. I don't even pin the short joins, but for the long joins you have to... to make sure the sashings are in line and don't 'jog'.

sewbizgirl

Progress pics... here are the first 6 blocks quilted with my puffy batting.

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Seasaw's pattern-
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The dark pink strip at the top of some of the photos will be the front's sashing.

sewbizgirl

If anyone would like Seasaw's paper pieced heart pattern, pm me your email address and I will send it. I know she would be happy if we shared it. She was kind enough to draw it out for me when she was feeling better, in the last boom we did. <3<3

terriamn

Jaba, they are all sitting patiently in plastic container. When I go by them they scream pick me, pick me. I am on a real roll but don't have much time till I will be staying at lake. I only bring my small sewing machine out there. Great for piecing blocks but not for big projects. Next is granddaughters quilt which isn't from a boom.

terriamn

Sewbiz your blocks look great. Definitely going to try this on one of my next quilts.

Janice McC

I'd love it actually. Thank you. [email protected].

sewbizgirl

Well, here's my first of the two lap quilts... Strawberry Lemonaid! Your blocks are amazing. One of Terri's blocks gets to have the whole back to itself! If you don't see your block here, it will be in the next lap quilt. I have 12 blocks left to make one more.

I LOVE this quilt! It's going to be very, very hard to give away.

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KASS, those octagon blocks of yours would make amazing quilted pillows!

Kassaundra

Great job w/ the quilt. Pillow would be the way to go b/c it is definately a special occasion block, not one a person would want to repeat 20 times! lol

mollymunchkin

I have quilted four sets of boom blocks into two quilts, have one other flimsy made from two groups of blocks waiting for a trip to the LA, and just over the weekend put my space blocks for my nephew that are from the last boom together in a flimsy. I just need to find a cool border fabric for it. I think boom 15 blocks are the only other ones I haven't touched. i am currently working on a bookshelf quilt, so boom blocks will have to wait.

Speaking of a bookshelf quilt, I am thinking of QAYGing it in strips and having the shelf be the sashing. Any reason why that won't work? Any suggestions? I want to quilt around the books and I don't think I can do that on a LA.

And, Libster, I took your advice and took the teal ruffles off the crib skirt for my niece, replaced it with a blue box pleat, used the same blue with the purple in the baby quilt to tie it all together and she loved it.

Y'all are so awesome!