declared war on my scrap bag: resulting reversible QAYG quilt
06-21-2012, 08:43 AM
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Originally Posted by calicojoan
OK! I was so inspired yesterday that I decided to start one for myself. I spent the entire day, starching and cutting my scraps. Any great tips you would like to share on making the process easier? This is so darn much fun.
On the string quilt, I found that the last diagonal pieces on the upper & lower corners showed up better if I used larger pieces there so they wouldn't get obscured by the joining seams.
On the Buggy Wheels quilt, I laid out each row before I sewed the pieces together so I could be sure the seams on the HSTs, with the lighter side/darker side, were facing the right way according to the picture.
It was a lot of work but so satisfying to see all those scraps take shape into something usable. Being reversible not only uses up twice as many scraps but also results in "two" different quilts that only take up as much space on the shelf as one quilt.
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06-21-2012, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Sewfine
I was just wondering did you use your Christmas scraps also?
06-21-2012, 09:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Camille
Magnificient use of scraps. And I'm sew impressed with your quilting technique and how it came out perfect on both sides. Scrappy quilts are always my favorite. It shows the designer in all of us. Wonderful Job!
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06-21-2012, 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by calicojoan
On the string quilt side, did you piece it to a foundation piece? You have much larger squares without the binding running thru them. I love the looks of that. I am contemplating using a flannel instead of batting since there are so many seams. It might lighten it up a bit, and with that I am guessing I could just use that as my foundation.
I just sewed the string strips onto flimsy paper, pressed and cut to size with an 8.5" square, then removed the paper. Sewed four of them together, with the light sides joined, ending up with 16.5" final size square.
06-21-2012, 09:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Quilt-Till-U-Wilt
Wonderful. Where did you find the pattern?
The above link is to a posting by Ninnie that got me hooked into trying Buggy Wheels.
Ditter's string quilt
This link is to a posting by Ditter that includes how to join QAYG blocks (about 1/2 way through her excellent tutorial).
06-21-2012, 10:28 AM
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Originally Posted by MimiBug123
I would have a hard time deciding which side to show! Both are gorgeous!! Did you use quilt as you go method or finish both sides, then quilt? I love it.
Thanks for your kind words!
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