Tiggersmom

Muslin would help make a wonderful summer quilt out of this pattern. Great idea Jane.

I found my rex tool but the trirex tool has gone absent with out leave......which is why I've never used it, lol.

joe'smom

Jane, that navy is so dark, I would have taken it for black if you hadn't mentioned it. Your blocks look great!

jclinganrey

Thanks, Joe's mom. I'm really having fun with this block. I'm also using the Tri part of the Tri Recs ruler set. Working well for me.

sJens

I am also going to join in. Loved this quilt as soon as I saw it on the board.

Macybaby

I started working on sewing up my neutrals, and figured I had about half what I needed. So I've been digging out some of my 1.5" strips to use, and also sewing up all the pieces that were too short on their own.

I'm very excited to be using up scraps. That was a main goal for this year.

In the woods

Can anyone think of a way to do this as a "Quilt As You Go" without sashing? Any sashing would get in the way of the visual effect of the boxes. What if I do the piecing on the batting only with the batting 1/4" smaller all the way around? Then put the backing on after. If there a way to do this?

helou

Interesting question! I keep coming back to see the progress of everyone doing this quilt along and I am interested also to know the answer to your question In the woods. I try very hard to not start this quilt as I already have 4 quilts in progress. It's more than enough for me loll

Macybaby

Since this pattern can be assembled in vertical sections that are about 10" wide, would that work for QAYG? So you'd be quilting a 10" by length of quilt strip, then attaching the next 10" wide section and quilt that and work your way across.

Krisb

You certainly can do that, but there will be no stitching on the backing. Another alternative is:

Layer the foundation for your block, your batting (cut 1/4” shorter on all sides),and the backing.
Baste around all edges, doing your best to keep to the edge of the batting. You want that inside the basting.

Add the triangle and strips to the block. Stop stitching and backstitch at the baste line.

To join two blocks together:

Put your blocks together, right sides of the quilt top facing. Keep the backing out of the way. You don’t want it in the seam, Sew the blocks only with a normal 1/4”. You should just catch the ends of the stitching you used to add the strings.

Iron the seam open, being careful not to melt the batting. Yes, I have melted it.

Turn over to the backing side. Iron under 1/4” on one side of the backing. Pin the seam and hand sew it.

I don’t know how to make a video tutorial, but there are many on the net. Just Google “quilt as you go without sashing”.

If you can wait a little to start, I can test this after April 1st—at least make two blocks and join them to see if the theory bears out.

ckcowl

You could do qayg with the sashing strips on the back instead of the top- that would make an interesting back and not change the visual appeal of the front. I think that is a great idea- I might try it out- I have a large bag of batting scraps I could use up....bonus all around.