#8 mystery quilt train ride - it's scrap-alicious!
#1251
Debbie: So sorry to hear. You and your family will certainly be in my thoughts.
Jabba: As usual, your color sense is amazing, do you ever turn out any but gorgeous quilts?
M-fay: Your strips are really working as a backing. I only piece all backs now, only amazing part is my scraps never seem to diminish.
Dody: That different outer border really adds so much to the quilt. Wished I'd thought of that. No not going to add another border, mine is already an elephant.
Jabba: As usual, your color sense is amazing, do you ever turn out any but gorgeous quilts?
M-fay: Your strips are really working as a backing. I only piece all backs now, only amazing part is my scraps never seem to diminish.
Dody: That different outer border really adds so much to the quilt. Wished I'd thought of that. No not going to add another border, mine is already an elephant.
#1252
Super Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 2,122
Beautiful quilts, ladies!! Love them all!!
I have a question about your pieced backings. How do you make sure they are straight when you make your quilt sandwich? I made a pieced backing for my DGD's quilt. It was just 2 1/2" strips sewn together. I could not get them to line up straight with the quilt for the life of me. I pretend that the wonky strips are a design feature but I really wanted it to be straight.
I have a question about your pieced backings. How do you make sure they are straight when you make your quilt sandwich? I made a pieced backing for my DGD's quilt. It was just 2 1/2" strips sewn together. I could not get them to line up straight with the quilt for the life of me. I pretend that the wonky strips are a design feature but I really wanted it to be straight.
#1253
Pam: Not perfect but this is how I do it. I measure both top and back so I know what the total overlap should be, then as I sandwich it, I maker sure that stays constant down the length of the sandwich.
#1254
m-fay, Wow. Now that is a true scrappy....with as much thread as fabric, I'll bet. I'm going to try that sometime.
Vicki, I'm with you, wondering why it's taking me so long to do the sashing. I'll finish the main part today then the border tomorrow.
Beachbound, Beautiful. Your stars really sparkle with those two-toned yellows.
Dear1953, Thinking of you.
Vicki, I'm with you, wondering why it's taking me so long to do the sashing. I'll finish the main part today then the border tomorrow.
Beachbound, Beautiful. Your stars really sparkle with those two-toned yellows.
Dear1953, Thinking of you.
#1255
Loving all the pretties!
I'm definitely learning things with doing mine QAYG. Have all the individual blocks quilted and now adding sashing between blocks.
It would have been better if I had cut my fleece at 16"-17" square for the outer edge squares instead of 15" square, which is fine for inside blocks but there are only 2 of them. So now I'm having to add a narrow strip to accommodate the sashing all around.
Or else I should have added the sashing to two or three sides of the blocks (depending on position in quilt) to start with. Think I will do it that way next time.
One thing for sure, this is ultimately easier than trying to quilt the whole thing at once. Wish I had done this with all my tops that are currently UFOs!
I'm definitely learning things with doing mine QAYG. Have all the individual blocks quilted and now adding sashing between blocks.
It would have been better if I had cut my fleece at 16"-17" square for the outer edge squares instead of 15" square, which is fine for inside blocks but there are only 2 of them. So now I'm having to add a narrow strip to accommodate the sashing all around.
Or else I should have added the sashing to two or three sides of the blocks (depending on position in quilt) to start with. Think I will do it that way next time.
One thing for sure, this is ultimately easier than trying to quilt the whole thing at once. Wish I had done this with all my tops that are currently UFOs!
#1256
now I know exactly what I am going to learn/do with the other 6 blocks...Judy, this actually makes sense to me... more so than the quilting each block which feels like making potholders to me......silly, right, I have heard that civil war era quilts were sometimes joined potholders! Also it will be scrappy because I have batting scraps just about the correct size!
#1258
My block for Jo. Hope to send tomorrow or Monday. The colors are not as washed out as it looks in this picture. I went with the turquoise/green theme as most of the others did. Hope you like it. The flying geese has sewing themed items on it. mary
#1260
Senior Member
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: South of Chicago, IL
Posts: 322
I couldn't get on this train, but have been watching goings on. Beautiful quilts have been made with this pattern. I may be able to do this one at later time. Hopefully I will be able to catch the next train.
Judy, that is how I did my last two QAYG quilts. The first one I did 12" blocks 5 wide into a panel and 6 rows, adding each panel to the previous one. I didn't do free motion quilting. I stitched around my blocks pattern and left about two inches unquilted then picked up the stitching with the next panel and finished it in the same fashion. I added 3 borders in the same way. Onced the borders were on, the quilt was finished except for binding. For me, it is much easier to do it this way rather than trying to wrestle with it on my DSM. I also cuts the expense of sending it out to a longarmer; and since I am on fixed income, I then have the money to start another quilt.
Judy, that is how I did my last two QAYG quilts. The first one I did 12" blocks 5 wide into a panel and 6 rows, adding each panel to the previous one. I didn't do free motion quilting. I stitched around my blocks pattern and left about two inches unquilted then picked up the stitching with the next panel and finished it in the same fashion. I added 3 borders in the same way. Onced the borders were on, the quilt was finished except for binding. For me, it is much easier to do it this way rather than trying to wrestle with it on my DSM. I also cuts the expense of sending it out to a longarmer; and since I am on fixed income, I then have the money to start another quilt.
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