Kitsie

does not mean Rest In Piece!! It means sharpen your ripper!

All the stuff about my Jane Stickle quilt and I now realize I am OK with QAYG for the center blocks, but the triangle borders must be done by joining all the blocks and layering as a strip, quilting as a strip. then joining to the center. *sigh*

Thanks everyone for pointing me in the right direction! Maybe I'll take a couple of weeks off from it and do something else (quilt-wise).

Jingle

Try to get a copy of "Machine Quilting In Sections" by Marti Mitchell. She goes into detail how to add borders after the center is quilted. I have done it before and am going to do the quilt I'm working on now. By chance I did it right, decided to look it up in the book.

Kitsie

Thanks, Phyllis! My library is pretty good for books like that - I sure will look.

dunster

I also recommend Marti Michell's book. She explains several different methods and tells you how to select the right one for your quilt.

LadyElisabeth

You can always say, "I PLANNED it that way"

Kitsie

And you'd be right!

Wanabee Quiltin

I had a long talk with Marti Mitchel this past spring in Paducah. I asked her if she ever gave retreats or anything about QAYG. She gave us a small demonstration and said there were some changes from that book about machine quilting in sections. She said that when you add your batting, to cut it kind of curvy like and then use the tape that you iron on to join it to the other sections. I ended up buying two packages of the tape, I think they are one and two inches wide. So far, I have not used the tape. I do hope I recounted it correctly what she said to us.

Kitsie

Thanks for letting me know! The method I use forjoining the small blocks doesn't seem to require joining the batting. The sashing butts it up and holds it together well. But I will use the tape, (readily available here, too) when I put the border on!

Reb

I'm dense on what to do. Cut the batt curvy and overlap it a bit? Or cut it curvy and match up curve to curve so the tape works better? I just got the book after becoming so frustrated trying to 'puddle' quilt. But I haven't gotten a chance to read it yet. If she shared any other changes, or if these changes are available somewhere, please advise. Thank you!

DOTTYMO

I make most quilts using my way for quilt as you go. This may help,
Lay the 2 sections to be joined on a large flat surface. Join the top pieces as you would if separate. Put a very very very thin line of glue on the edge of line up to hold together. Check seams match etc on the front when glue dry. Now sew a normal 1/4" seam.press.
Lay top on table so that the back is up wards. You can see where the batting is over lapping. Time to line up down centre and I hand stitch together I find it is easier and neater.
Place one back piece flat under the other. The top one requires folding under. Little glue to hold flat. I hate seeing a sewing line so I hand stitch down and then finish the quilting.

I love doing it this way as it doesn't look like QAYG. A large quilt do in sections it gives more room for quilting.