QAYG Isn't Hard!
10-19-2017, 05:42 AM
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QAYG Isn't Hard!
I just finished the last class of my Westalee Rulers series last night and it was putting together all your sampler pieces. I was worried because I'd never done QAYG. In fact, I had avoided it as it looked difficult.
It wasn't hard at all!
I'll be using this technique more from now on!
Watson
It wasn't hard at all!
I'll be using this technique more from now on!
Watson
10-19-2017, 06:27 AM
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It's hard for me to handle large quilts anymore. In fact, I may have made my last one, I use QAYG a lot. They really turn out nice, don't they? Please share your Westalee Ruler Quilt with us, in progress, may help others see how it goes together.
10-19-2017, 08:00 AM
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That is one of many, many QAYG techniques. If you don't like that one (which I do not) choose another technique.
Originally Posted by Tartan
QAYG is fun until it's time to sew the strips to cover the back seams. If you don't mind that part, then go for it.
10-19-2017, 09:42 AM
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This method had strips to cover the back seams as well. You could hand sew them or you could machine sew them. I chose to machine sew, as I am just doing this as a dog bed, and it turned out quite well. If I were doing an actual quilt I'd have to hand sew it.
I'd be interested in how you do it without having to sew the back.
The class was 7 weeks, each class was about 3 hours long and there was homework.
You take a memory stick with you that the instructor puts all the videos on so you can view them at home while you do the homework.
Watson
I'd be interested in how you do it without having to sew the back.
The class was 7 weeks, each class was about 3 hours long and there was homework.
You take a memory stick with you that the instructor puts all the videos on so you can view them at home while you do the homework.
Watson
10-19-2017, 11:14 AM
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It's been a long time, but the method I used was done by cutting the backing larger than the front. Quilt all three layers except a narrow strip on the edges. Sew just the front and batting together using the unquilted edges, one row at a time - leave the backing free from this stitching. Now fold the extra on the back to the seam line and hand sew it. I think I trimmed one edge to reduce bulk. Finish all the rows, the sew them together in the same way. The only long seams hand sewn are these last ones - the first are only the length of the block, so it's not too cumbersome and you only have one edge to hand sew, not both like adding a separate strip. I did a log cabin this way.
10-19-2017, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Irishrose2
It's been a long time, but the method I used was done by cutting the backing larger than the front. Quilt all three layers except a narrow strip on the edges. Sew just the front and batting together using the unquilted edges, one row at a time - leave the backing free from this stitching. Now fold the extra on the back to the seam line and hand sew it. I think I trimmed one edge to reduce bulk. Finish all the rows, the sew them together in the same way. The only long seams hand sewn are these last ones - the first are only the length of the block, so it's not too cumbersome and you only have one edge to hand sew, not both like adding a separate strip. I did a log cabin this way.
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