Oops. I'm in a different time zone today so my video is a bit late...or at least to the east coast. I know we all have issues with blocks being a little or a lot out of square. I have dealt with them many different ways over the years. Here are my top 5. And remember...so much is forgiven once you get the binding on. Enjoy. Sleep cool and comfortable this summer on your Birch! Visit birchliving.com/quilts to get $400 off your mattress, plus two free pillows. #BirchLiving
I love how affirming your videos are! In a world that keeps screaming at us to be just a bit more perfect in everything we do, you give us permission to "just get it done" and enjoy the learning process. What a breath of fresh air! Thanks so much for the informative and encouraging videos!
At 68 I’m a relatively new quilter. I began thinking about taking the plunge in 2020 so I’m a Pandemic quilter. I’m obsessed. I’ve always loved fabrics, having started to sew way back in middle school. This is a great video. I’m still worrying about seams and points. But I’m working through that and improving my skills. Love your easygoing way but with attention to detail. Thanks, Karen.
I’m pretty new to quilting, and I made a quilt earlier this year using jelly roll strips to make a “braid”. I didn’t know all of the blocks needed to be the same size, lol. It was a logistical nightmare! I finally made it in rows, taking the largest block in that row and added two inches of background fabric to it…top and bottom. Then I added background fabric to each of the other blocks in that row to make them the same heighth as the biggest block. Then I spread them out on the floor and placed them in the most pleasing to my eye order. I cut background fabric to go in between them to complete the row. I did each row that way, sewed them together, and added more background fabric to the outsides edges much like a border. Amazingly, it came out square and just looking at the finished product, you really cannot tell it wasn’t planned this way. 😅🤣😂🤣
Things that make me go Grrrr. When I was a kid, I was tasked with cutting old clothes into squares using scissors and a CARDBOARD template. Needless to say, the squares at the end of the task were muuuuuccch smaller than the squares from the beginning.
Thank you so much for this! I have just finished making 48 nine patch squares that should all be 8" but many are not! You have reminded me that when the quilt is finished many imperfections will "disappear" in the loveliness of the entire quilt. cheers
I am just getting started in quilting, and watching as many videos as possible to learn all I can to avoid as many mistakes as possible. This video has helped me with the fear factor of getting started. If no when I make a mistake, all is not lost. Thank you!
I have made charity quilts using differently sized orphan blocks. I used coping strips to make them all one size. The strips are the same color, to compensate for the scrappy colors of the blocks.
My coworker friend is a quilter and told me, a beginner, to do rectangles off set like a brick pattern. I'm a perfectionist so it worked out great that I didn't have to obsess over lined up corners
Perfect timing. I have blocks made by another quilter that I'm to make a quilt top from. There are 2 different sizes of blocks...about a quarter inch difference. It's for charity, and the finished size of the quilt matters. Thank you for your help, Karen!
Thank you so much for your videos! You truly take a LOT of stress out of quilting! We need to remember that it's not perfect, it's homemade. And that, makes it better!
It was great that you showed the strips in contrasting colors so we could see what you were discussing. But you never mentioned that if you used the same fabrics as your block, the "addition" is barely noticeable. ... I picked up an old favorite the other day and was reminded that I had added strips the same as the background and had forgotten all about it. 💖🌞🌵😷
I just love this channel - advice, pointers, encouragement, and it's absolutely true: if you stick with Karen you will, indeed, see how it's done! Thanks Karen, you're transforming my quilting results and you're a joy to watch. ❤
I love the quilting tips you provide. It has improved my quilting. I've even gone beyond putting charm packs together! Now I've gotten in to actual piecing. Though my favorite it still lawless quilting. I do it with my kids now to use up my scraps. My littlest loves making it a competition to see who comes up with the largest scrap block! (I never tell him I cut it down later)
I wish I had had this video a few months ago but was relieved to know one of your first tips was to not worry about missing points because that was my worry but since it was just a quarter inch on each side of just three blocks out of 12, I trimmed them all the same size, sewed together and let sit for a few weeks. and now, if I look, I can find the missing points but in general. I'm okay with it. For the first time, ever, piecing, I'm mostly pleased! Now to stop worrying about what others (the quilting police - those doing the quilting) might think and send it off to be quilted.!!
A few years ago I participated in a quilt block exchange. It was fun, but the blocks I received definitely weren't all the 9 1/2" squares they were supposed to be! I used the coping strips method to make them all the same size. I picked a different fabric for the coping strips for each block, to coordinate with the fabrics in the block. My husband told me I was having too much fun. Yes, it was a bit of a pain to do this and then cut them all to the same size, but it was also a lot of fun.
I haven't come across solution no. 3 anywhere else and this one seems like it will work the best for me! Thanks for the great tips and the positive attitude!
By some miracle my first patchwork fabric came out exactly right. I just used scissors and marking pens to make my squares as I didn't know about rulers and rotary cutters. It was used for many years as a doona (continental quilt) cover. Twenty years later I just turned the patchwork front into a summer weight quilt that looks old and stunning. I had to add some to the edges as I went from a double bed size to a king size, but it worked well. I still had some bits of the fabric from the original project to use. I'm currently making pillow cases and hanging hand towels using jellyroll strips to "make" the fabric I want.
I love your tips for enlarging and/or squaring blocks. They all make total sense! I guess when we're trying to be perfect, even when we're learning, that's all we can think about, having imperfect blocks. Thanks for easing our worry and giving us some simple remedies!
I have been quilting for over thirty years and have accumulated lots of spare blocks. I want to make my own version of Jen Kingwells Long Time Gone quilt . Your tips on using off size blocks will come in very handy when piecing it together, thank you !!
I knew I would learn something new, as I always do with your videos, Karen. I'm surprised at how many ways there are to fix this problem. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom with the quilting community. ♥️
I just finished a QAL and noticed that the more intricately the block was pieced the smaller it got. You gave me a few more options to put into my arsenal for making my blocks equal each other in size. Thanks!
I love your tips and the links you provide. I bought a box at an auction. The quilt top was just squares, but most of the squares were not square or they were sewn on rather poorly. I tooj the quilt apart, squared up the blocks and found I had two sizes of blocks. I made one quilt with the larger blocks on the outside and the smaller ones on the inside. hmmm, what to do about where they came together.... perfect spot for a "border" of prairie points around the center blocks. The prairie points hid the awkwardness of the mismatch of the blocks.
Thank you Karen for you awesome channel! I have found my sewing improve as a result of the tips and tricks you share, and my sewing space is much more effective as well. Your friendly, forgiving and accepting style is why I really come back to your videos time and again. Much gratitude for your efforts 🙏
great tip about marking the sew line. I have done this a time or two. I have even had to do when I was just that short on a piece of fabric. Once I have adjusted for it in my seam allowance all is good again.
Sometimes there's a seam allowance that was too big, and by resewing it you can get that 8th or 16th you need. Ditto for a block that is slightly too big, but you don't want to lose a point, you can resew a seam a bit wider. I use this technique for pieced borders that are never exactly the right length! I agree with you, striving too hard for perfection makes what should be a pleasant activity stressful. Relax and do as well as you can, and you'll get better with experience. I enjoy your videos a lot!
Wow, where was this video 5 months ago when I had made a piles of blocks that were every size but the right one? I am fortunate to have a great LQS, Barn Door Quilts, that helped me figure something out to make them work. While the blocks aren't perfect, I finished it and am proud of it. Thanks for the great ideas. I am sure some of my future blocks will need this help.
Love the cant see it on a galloping horse….. my new way of not getting over critical and just enjoying my quilting.. no one has ever given me one back because my blocks weren’t perfect 😂😂😂✂️✂️✂️. Cheers from Australia 🌅❣️
Karen, THANK YOU for those encouraging words. I am glad to know I am not the only one who has issues with these parts of piecing. Such good advice. I do look at less than perfect results as I have learned something with each project. Yes, once the binding is on...what a difference:)
Thank you so much for this video!! My first quilt and some of the blocks weren't the right size. To cut them all to match would lose some of the design. I was going to use sashing anyway, so this can make my design work!! I have been looking for a video from you on squaring up your blocks and this popped up!!
I'm about to donate a quilt to an Alaska quilt drive. It's my 4th ever quilt, and as with my previous quilts - it was full of learning opportunities and growth. Your video today is timely as one of my blocks came out smaller and I didn't want to cut down all the other blocks. Solution - upsize my little block. And soon, off it will go to Alaska! Thanks for educating and entertaining us. I sure do enjoy your content.
I found Karen in 2019 when my first quilt was off by so much I had to put a pocket on one corner! (Baby Quilt). I found Karen's tips on consistent sewing and pressing (as well as her encouragement). There are no shortcuts to avoid putting in the seat time to make cutting, sewing, pressing, material handling second nature. Also, I recommend making a test block on each new project--and before you cut everything out. The test block is your mini Quilt Lab. You will be able to evaluate how your thread, fabric, pressing choice and seam confluence can influence how your overall block finishes even if each patch is perfectly executed. Plus, you will also confirm that you read the cutting directions correctly before you've cut everything out!
Great idea! I was following a pattern in a book for a quilt many years ago and the center block size listed in the book was wrong! I had already cut all the block pieces out before I had started and went to sew the first pieces together and couldn’t get them to work, they needed to be 1/2” larger than what was listed! Thankfully I had extra fabric to cut from to make the quilt!
Well, these are some very good tips. And I’m usually very good with math and spatial relations. But man, my head was spinning by the end; especially for that last one: setting the blocks with wonky strips.😵💫 I must be getting old, lol! 😂
you have explained this in an excellent manner! The tilting one, I've done in the past, but with guidance..nt confident yet t do it alone, but this helps. Thanks so much from brisbane Australia!
You’re THE BEST! I am in the middle of cutting up over 25 dress shirts that belonged to my son. I want to make a quilt out of them for his children for Christmas. I haven’t decided if I’m going to make houses out of them, as I think his children would like it a little more (you know, more relatable to them than a pieced quilt). I’m not a great sewer….but your videos sure help me! I don’t think I’ve ever watched one of your videos where I didn’t learn something or have an AHA Moment….thank you, I can’t imagine the time it takes to actually make one of these videos. Sending a hug🥀
Love this. The first block I did was a log cabin and I ended up with 3 different sizes. I have a bunch of little blocks this will work with. Thanks for the tips.
Oh I remember my first couple quilts, I thought that pressing was optional. Lol quarter inch seam really for me that is hard as stitch in the ditch. I have come a long way through videos as yours and just a couple more. I have gave my sister all of my knowledge lol and she has made several as well. Thank you again for sharing your knowlegde.
My first baby quilt was so sad...I think my cuts were fine, but my sewing and pressing...not so much. I found Karen's channel back in 2019 when I was searching for some help. She equipped me with many of the skills I needed to make quilting both enjoyable and successful.
Timely, thank you. I bit off a quilt pattern of my own desing that was far beyond my ability. I have so many slightly off blocks. I know I want to use for the back, but hadn't figured out how to do it. Looks like a lot of coping ahead for me.
Well this is #5. Orange peel that my family and I thought would look great with diagonal corner blocks (stitch and flip?) to connect them all. Oye. Nothing lined up. I'm calling falling short. And I LOVE after quilts, so your coping demo will put it all to good use!
Where can I go to see your last year’s 100 day quilt? I noticed a couple of the blocks in this video were the same fabrics you used. I love that color scheme. Navy and lime ❤❤❤❤
I cut a bunch of 2.5 inch squares out of several different charm packs for a project. Some were straight cut. Some were pinked measured to the peak and some to the valley. I have only made a few of these little four patches made of a half square triangles in opposite corners to solid pieces of fabric in the others. They are not all coming out right. I think not using fabric that is all cut the same way from the manufacturer and mixing them was not a great idea. I just stopped the whole project in frustration. I just got a new clear 1/4 inch foot hoping it will help.
Hi there Karen how you all doing hope you are all keeping great. 💕💕💕💕 I'm still trying to sort out My 2 rooms 1 for Sewing & 1 for other crafts ie card making crochet iris folding etc. Can't wait until it's all finished and I can get started craftting again Yippee Yippee Yippee 😃😃😃😃😃💐💐💐💐💐💐. Just love watching all of your incredible inspirational tutorials Hugssssss xxxxxxxx
I know this is completely off topic but I lOVE the color of the wall behind you. What is the color called? I also absolutely love your videos, so helpful!
Thank you so much. I love ALLL your videos! SPecifically thank you for this one because I feel like such a failure when my blocks are wonky. You make me feel its OK. XOXO
Question: What can I do? I made 20 or so blocks ALL different patterns (from a book that told me they would all be the same size when finished). I ended up making them all 1 size by adding a strip to the 2 adjacent sides only(the strips make a corner). I made the strips white like the background in the squares. They are supposed to have lattice strips around each which I did not do yet. SO, let me try to answer my question: Fix them next by adding: 2 more strips to the other 2 sides so they all have a white edge? The strips do not have to be of equal sizes?
Hi just finished my first quilt a disappearing nine patch squares. Supposed to be 12 Inches but several are small by maybe 1/4 inch so I have to square them all/I did a cut across my nine patch then swapped my upper left and lower right creating a cornerstone. If I cut around I will have to cut into the corner stone. I have spent so long will i get rectangular cornerstones?
Love your videos. I have been looking for freezer paper and having problems finding it in a less expensive form. The ones listed for Reynolds and other ones in the kitchen section say they have plastic on one side, are those ones we use, or just keep looking for freezer paper with wax.
I love the quilt on your birch mattress is it possible to tell what the pattern is?I wish I had seen this tutorial before I trimmed 2 of my blocks 🙁so I will have to figure out what to do now as they are to small. Thank for your time and your wealth of information.
Like someone said , quilts are home/hand made. And besides only God does perfect! I just found some different size blocks and know what to do with them! Thank you.
Over 25 years of quilting, and this the first exposure to coping strips. Wish I had known this when I put my “100 days” quilt together. I’ll need to watch the wonky technique a dozen times more to “get “ it, but cool. Thanks again.
I love marking the sew line! I always say oh, I can catch that in tye seam allowance, but really if you have a little of that here and there it is easy to lose sight of who is shy and who is fat! I'm taking that one for sure! It seems so obvious sitting there with your ruler on top where it peels in, but under the foot it is easy to get lost!
Oops. I'm in a different time zone today so my video is a bit late...or at least to the east coast. I know we all have issues with blocks being a little or a lot out of square. I have dealt with them many different ways over the years. Here are my top 5. And remember...so much is forgiven once you get the binding on. Enjoy.
Sleep cool and comfortable this summer on your Birch! Visit birchliving.com/quilts to get $400 off your mattress, plus two free pillows. #BirchLiving
Thanks so much!
I love how affirming your videos are! In a world that keeps screaming at us to be just a bit more perfect in everything we do, you give us permission to "just get it done" and enjoy the learning process. What a breath of fresh air! Thanks so much for the informative and encouraging videos!
At 68 I’m a relatively new quilter. I began thinking about taking the plunge in 2020 so I’m a Pandemic quilter. I’m obsessed. I’ve always loved fabrics, having started to sew way back in middle school. This is a great video. I’m still worrying about seams and points. But I’m working through that and improving my skills. Love your easygoing way but with attention to detail. Thanks, Karen.
I’m pretty new to quilting, and I made a quilt earlier this year using jelly roll strips to make a “braid”. I didn’t know all of the blocks needed to be the same size, lol. It was a logistical nightmare! I finally made it in rows, taking the largest block in that row and added two inches of background fabric to it…top and bottom. Then I added background fabric to each of the other blocks in that row to make them the same heighth as the biggest block. Then I spread them out on the floor and placed them in the most pleasing to my eye order. I cut background fabric to go in between them to complete the row. I did each row that way, sewed them together, and added more background fabric to the outsides edges much like a border. Amazingly, it came out square and just looking at the finished product, you really cannot tell it wasn’t planned this way. 😅🤣😂🤣
Things that make me go Grrrr. When I was a kid, I was tasked with cutting old clothes into squares using scissors and a CARDBOARD template. Needless to say, the squares at the end of the task were muuuuuccch smaller than the squares from the beginning.
LOL…and I’m sure that your hands were sore
That's how I started quilting with cardboard and scissors, but I drew the shapes on the back of the fabric!
@@margaretlowans8429 Ha! That's a MUCH better idea!
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Yes, yes they were, and I got a couple of blisters from it.
@@margaretlowans8429 me too!! 😊 I had absolutely no idea what I was doing and was fearless hehehe 😂
Thank you so much for this! I have just finished making 48 nine patch squares that should all be 8" but many are not! You have reminded me that when the quilt is finished many imperfections will "disappear" in the loveliness of the entire quilt. cheers
I am just getting started in quilting, and watching as many videos as possible to learn all I can to avoid as many mistakes as possible. This video has helped me with the fear factor of getting started. If no when I make a mistake, all is not lost. Thank you!
I have made charity quilts using differently sized orphan blocks. I used coping strips to make them all one size. The strips are the same color, to compensate for the scrappy colors of the blocks.
My coworker friend is a quilter and told me, a beginner, to do rectangles off set like a brick pattern. I'm a perfectionist so it worked out great that I didn't have to obsess over lined up corners
Perfect timing. I have blocks made by another quilter that I'm to make a quilt top from. There are 2 different sizes of blocks...about a quarter inch difference. It's for charity, and the finished size of the quilt matters. Thank you for your help, Karen!
Thank you so much for your videos! You truly take a LOT of stress out of quilting! We need to remember that it's not perfect, it's homemade. And that, makes it better!
I'm so glad you showed the pinwheel block. Sashing great idea. You are so one the best quilting sites. Love your dog
It was great that you showed the strips in contrasting colors so we could see what you were discussing. But you never mentioned that if you used the same fabrics as your block, the "addition" is barely noticeable. ... I picked up an old favorite the other day and was reminded that I had added strips the same as the background and had forgotten all about it. 💖🌞🌵😷
I just love this channel - advice, pointers, encouragement, and it's absolutely true: if you stick with Karen you will, indeed, see how it's done! Thanks Karen, you're transforming my quilting results and you're a joy to watch. ❤
Thank you 🤗
I have started using starch on my fabric before cutting it has helped a lot. Especially if using smaller sizes
I love the quilting tips you provide. It has improved my quilting. I've even gone beyond putting charm packs together! Now I've gotten in to actual piecing. Though my favorite it still lawless quilting. I do it with my kids now to use up my scraps. My littlest loves making it a competition to see who comes up with the largest scrap block! (I never tell him I cut it down later)
❤️❤️❤️ great idea
Love the “lawless quilting”
I wish I had had this video a few months ago but was relieved to know one of your first tips was to not worry about missing points because that was my worry but since it was just a quarter inch on each side of just three blocks out of 12, I trimmed them all the same size, sewed together and let sit for a few weeks. and now, if I look, I can find the missing points but in general. I'm okay with it. For the first time, ever, piecing, I'm mostly pleased! Now to stop worrying about what others (the quilting police - those doing the quilting) might think and send it off to be quilted.!!
Well done 👍
A few years ago I participated in a quilt block exchange. It was fun, but the blocks I received definitely weren't all the 9 1/2" squares they were supposed to be! I used the coping strips method to make them all the same size. I picked a different fabric for the coping strips for each block, to coordinate with the fabrics in the block. My husband told me I was having too much fun. Yes, it was a bit of a pain to do this and then cut them all to the same size, but it was also a lot of fun.
Nice.thanks for sharing
I haven't come across solution no. 3 anywhere else and this one seems like it will work the best for me! Thanks for the great tips and the positive attitude!
By some miracle my first patchwork fabric came out exactly right. I just used scissors and marking pens to make my squares as I didn't know about rulers and rotary cutters. It was used for many years as a doona (continental quilt) cover. Twenty years later I just turned the patchwork front into a summer weight quilt that looks old and stunning. I had to add some to the edges as I went from a double bed size to a king size, but it worked well. I still had some bits of the fabric from the original project to use. I'm currently making pillow cases and hanging hand towels using jellyroll strips to "make" the fabric I want.
I love your tips for enlarging and/or squaring blocks. They all make total sense! I guess when we're trying to be perfect, even when we're learning, that's all we can think about, having imperfect blocks. Thanks for easing our worry and giving us some simple remedies!
I have been quilting for over thirty years and have accumulated lots of spare blocks. I want to make my own version of Jen Kingwells Long Time Gone quilt . Your tips on using off size blocks will come in very handy when piecing it together, thank you !!
I have 123 blocks for a sampler quilt. They are NOT all the same aize. Thanks for your ideas on how to manage them
I knew I would learn something new, as I always do with your videos, Karen. I'm surprised at how many ways there are to fix this problem. Thanks so much for sharing your wisdom with the quilting community. ♥️
I just finished a QAL and noticed that the more intricately the block was pieced the smaller it got. You gave me a few more options to put into my arsenal for making my blocks equal each other in size. Thanks!
I love your tips and the links you provide. I bought a box at an auction. The quilt top was just squares, but most of the squares were not square or they were sewn on rather poorly. I tooj the quilt apart, squared up the blocks and found I had two sizes of blocks. I made one quilt with the larger blocks on the outside and the smaller ones on the inside. hmmm, what to do about where they came together.... perfect spot for a "border" of prairie points around the center blocks. The prairie points hid the awkwardness of the mismatch of the blocks.
clever 👏👏👏
Thank you Karen for you awesome channel! I have found my sewing improve as a result of the tips and tricks you share, and my sewing space is much more effective as well. Your friendly, forgiving and accepting style is why I really come back to your videos time and again. Much gratitude for your efforts 🙏
Oh this is a keeper. I've saved it in my patchwork file. Thanks Karen. A gem, as always.
great tip about marking the sew line. I have done this a time or two. I have even had to do when I was just that short on a piece of fabric. Once I have adjusted for it in my seam allowance all is good again.
Sometimes there's a seam allowance that was too big, and by resewing it you can get that 8th or 16th you need. Ditto for a block that is slightly too big, but you don't want to lose a point, you can resew a seam a bit wider. I use this technique for pieced borders that are never exactly the right length! I agree with you, striving too hard for perfection makes what should be a pleasant activity stressful. Relax and do as well as you can, and you'll get better with experience.
I enjoy your videos a lot!
Thank you. Good strategies. Thanks for sharing
Amen to all of the above!
Wow, where was this video 5 months ago when I had made a piles of blocks that were every size but the right one? I am fortunate to have a great LQS, Barn Door Quilts, that helped me figure something out to make them work. While the blocks aren't perfect, I finished it and am proud of it.
Thanks for the great ideas. I am sure some of my future blocks will need this help.
Love the cant see it on a galloping horse….. my new way of not getting over critical and just enjoying my quilting.. no one has ever given me one back because my blocks weren’t perfect 😂😂😂✂️✂️✂️. Cheers from Australia 🌅❣️
I love the coping stripes idea, brilliant. Thank you.
Karen, THANK YOU for those encouraging words. I am glad to know I am not the only one who has issues with these parts of piecing. Such good advice. I do look at less than perfect results as I have learned something with each project. Yes, once the binding is on...what a difference:)
Thank you so much for this video!! My first quilt and some of the blocks weren't the right size. To cut them all to match would lose some of the design. I was going to use sashing anyway, so this can make my design work!! I have been looking for a video from you on squaring up your blocks and this popped up!!
The "Birch Luxe" spot was worth the watch, just to see you with your beloved dog!!!! So sweet!
'though, I'm going to look into the mattress!
I'm about to donate a quilt to an Alaska quilt drive. It's my 4th ever quilt, and as with my previous quilts - it was full of learning opportunities and growth. Your video today is timely as one of my blocks came out smaller and I didn't want to cut down all the other blocks. Solution - upsize my little block. And soon, off it will go to Alaska! Thanks for educating and entertaining us. I sure do enjoy your content.
Glad it helped 😁
Another valuable lesson! I really need this. Thanks Karen!
I found Karen in 2019 when my first quilt was off by so much I had to put a pocket on one corner! (Baby Quilt). I found Karen's tips on consistent sewing and pressing (as well as her encouragement). There are no shortcuts to avoid putting in the seat time to make cutting, sewing, pressing, material handling second nature. Also, I recommend making a test block on each new project--and before you cut everything out. The test block is your mini Quilt Lab. You will be able to evaluate how your thread, fabric, pressing choice and seam confluence can influence how your overall block finishes even if each patch is perfectly executed. Plus, you will also confirm that you read the cutting directions correctly before you've cut everything out!
Great idea! I was following a pattern in a book for a quilt many years ago and the center block size listed in the book was wrong! I had already cut all the block pieces out before I had started and went to sew the first pieces together and couldn’t get them to work, they needed to be 1/2” larger than what was listed! Thankfully I had extra fabric to cut from to make the quilt!
Well, these are some very good tips. And I’m usually very good with math and spatial relations. But man, my head was spinning by the end; especially for that last one: setting the blocks with wonky strips.😵💫 I must be getting old, lol! 😂
I'm having trouble getting my head around that one, too. Maybe I'll have to try watching it again in a day or two. I do like wonky blocks.
LOve your wonky blocks.... Going to try your technique! Thanks so much for sharing this valuable info with us!
you have explained this in an excellent manner! The tilting one, I've done in the past, but with guidance..nt confident yet t do it alone, but this helps. Thanks so much from brisbane Australia!
❤ this! As always great information. I needed this about two quilts ago 😆. Thank you
You will look back fondly on those quilts…one day
You’re THE BEST! I am in the middle of cutting up over 25 dress shirts that belonged to my son. I want to make a quilt out of them for his children for Christmas. I haven’t decided if I’m going to make houses out of them, as I think his children would like it a little more (you know, more relatable to them than a pieced quilt). I’m not a great sewer….but your videos sure help me! I don’t think I’ve ever watched one of your videos where I didn’t learn something or have an AHA Moment….thank you, I can’t imagine the time it takes to actually make one of these videos. Sending a hug🥀
I often make rectangles from old shirts, like 3 x 6 and make a subway pattern. You can make the blocks line up or not.
I'm excited to be joining in with the Gnome Angel sew along for the first time!! Thanks for the tips on dealing with small blocks!
Love this. The first block I did was a log cabin and I ended up with 3 different sizes. I have a bunch of little blocks this will work with. Thanks for the tips.
Excellent
The no waste wonky coping strip method is fantastic! Definitely something I will use in the future 😉. 💕
I use starch too. It helps alot. I love your tutorials. Thanks!
Very useful information! Particularly on keeping coping strips on the straight of grain.
Thank you
As usual, a great video! I've learned so much from your videos. Your calm peaceful manner has been the most effective tool for me. Thank you!
Oh I remember my first couple quilts, I thought that pressing was optional. Lol quarter inch seam really for me that is hard as stitch in the ditch. I have come a long way through videos as yours and just a couple more. I have gave my sister all of my knowledge lol and she has made several as well. Thank you again for sharing your knowlegde.
My first baby quilt was so sad...I think my cuts were fine, but my sewing and pressing...not so much. I found Karen's channel back in 2019 when I was searching for some help. She equipped me with many of the skills I needed to make quilting both enjoyable and successful.
Timely, thank you. I bit off a quilt pattern of my own desing that was far beyond my ability. I have so many slightly off blocks. I know I want to use for the back, but hadn't figured out how to do it. Looks like a lot of coping ahead for me.
It's a challenge figuring out the math for the first quilts. Just push on and learn for the next try.
Well this is #5. Orange peel that my family and I thought would look great with diagonal corner blocks (stitch and flip?) to connect them all. Oye. Nothing lined up. I'm calling falling short. And I LOVE after quilts, so your coping demo will put it all to good use!
Where can I go to see your last year’s 100 day quilt? I noticed a couple of the blocks in this video were the same fabrics you used. I love that color scheme. Navy and lime ❤❤❤❤
Just finishing it off now. Stay tuned for videos in the next couple of weeks
Thank you for for continuing to remind us "there are no rules".
Another great video Karen. Thank you for the tips. I always learn something new from your videos. Have an amazing week.
Really enjoy your video's i don't do a lot of quilting, but have a baby quilt to make for my son's friends.. any suggestion on where to start please?
The angled coping strip was new to me. Thank you!
I cut a bunch of 2.5 inch squares out of several different charm packs for a project. Some were straight cut. Some were pinked measured to the peak and some to the valley. I have only made a few of these little four patches made of a half square triangles in opposite corners to solid pieces of fabric in the others. They are not all coming out right. I think not using fabric that is all cut the same way from the manufacturer and mixing them was not a great idea. I just stopped the whole project in frustration. I just got a new clear 1/4 inch foot hoping it will help.
Precuts always look like a good idea…but they can be so frustrating. Let it be or cut them down.
Great ideas and strategies, Karen. I especially appreciate the one for reducing waste on wonky strips!
I just gulp when I see that kind of wasteage
Hi there Karen how you all doing hope you are all keeping great. 💕💕💕💕 I'm still trying to sort out My 2 rooms 1 for Sewing & 1 for other crafts ie card making crochet iris folding etc. Can't wait until it's all finished and I can get started craftting again Yippee Yippee Yippee 😃😃😃😃😃💐💐💐💐💐💐. Just love watching all of your incredible inspirational tutorials Hugssssss xxxxxxxx
Clear out a corner so you can start sewing today.
If you are starching your fabric, do it before you cut it. You can always cut them down then add sashing to make them the correct size.
I know this is completely off topic but I lOVE the color of the wall behind you. What is the color called? I also absolutely love your videos, so helpful!
Great video, as always! As a bonus, I love watching the Hexie jar fill and empty
Thank you so much. I love ALLL your videos! SPecifically thank you for this one because I feel like such a failure when my blocks are wonky. You make me feel its OK. XOXO
When mistakes are made, My friend says, don’t worry about it! That’s what gives it character!
Question: What can I do? I made 20 or so blocks ALL different patterns (from a book that told me they would all be the same size when finished). I ended up making them all 1 size by adding a strip to the 2 adjacent sides only(the strips make a corner). I made the strips white like the background in the squares. They are supposed to have lattice strips around each which I did not do yet. SO, let me try to answer my question: Fix them next by adding: 2 more strips to the other 2 sides so they all have a white edge? The strips do not have to be of equal sizes?
Just be sure to center them before you trim them down
Approximately how many quilts do you make on a year??? Have seen all your videos!!! Very helpful!! Thank you!!
Depends normally about 5 bigger ones and many baby quilts…but it changes year to year
Hi just finished my first quilt a disappearing nine patch squares. Supposed to be 12 Inches but several are small by maybe 1/4 inch so I have to square them all/I did a cut across my nine patch then swapped my upper left and lower right creating a cornerstone. If I cut around I will have to cut into the corner stone. I have spent so long will i get rectangular cornerstones?
Wow, thanks for the Birch info! Sounds wonderful!
I really enjoy your teaching thank you
Thank you for all of your videos. Helped me correct some issues I’ve had
Hello, Karen! I learn so much from you in your videos. Can you tell me what you use to creat your quilt graphics for your videos?
I would like to create an online class for teaching fractions using quilt block instead of pizzas or pies. I would love to know what program you use.
Love your videos. I have been looking for freezer paper and having problems finding it in a less expensive form. The ones listed for Reynolds and other ones in the kitchen section say they have plastic on one side, are those ones we use, or just keep looking for freezer paper with wax.
Enjoyed this video, you are so positive and inspiring; thank you. ❤️🥰🇦🇺
Great information! Wonderful trick for Wonky Coping Strips. I'll have to try *Wonky*. ThAnKS from kj in Okoboji IA.
Oh, lol, thanks for the quilting info too🤗 great info!
Love these tips especially the coping strips
Hi love your videos thank you for making them. What is the name of the quilt pattern on your bed 😂? It's beautiful 😍
I have two. If you are referring to the bright batik one with bright bursts, it’s based on the 4th of July by Quiltworx
Brilliant, thank you.
Hi my wife and I enjoy your channel. Do you have a pattern for the red half square wall hanging behind your older studio? Thanks
Not a patter so much as guidance. See ‘stash management’ and I have a colouring page at prequit.com
Thanks
I'm jumping on the 100 block challenge! I ordered it and it will be here in time for my quilt retreat. Yay! Thanks for the info.
It’s going to be fun
I really love your hair now
Thanks so much for the much needed info!
I love the quilt on your birch mattress is it possible to tell what the pattern is?I wish I had seen this tutorial before I trimmed 2 of my blocks 🙁so I will have to figure out what to do now as they are to small. Thank for your time and your wealth of information.
4th of July by Quiltworx
@@JustGetitDoneQuilts Thank you🇨🇦
Great information! Thank you Karen
Another great bunch of tips. Love it. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕
@Craig Donavant Doing great, thanks. Yourself?
@Craig Donavant Washington state
How encouraging
Thank you for the great information.
Thanks
I needed this reminder on a child quilt that i am not thrilled with yet
Like someone said , quilts are home/hand made. And besides only God does perfect! I just found some different size blocks and know what to do with them! Thank you.
@Craig Donavant Hot but great, in Minnesota and its a little warm, around 90. Cooler weather will be sewing time. You doing ok?
LOL I was just dealing with too-small blocks two hours ago. As always you share perfect guidance! Thank you for this gem of a channel 💎
Glad I could help.
Wonky coping strips might be the solution for an alphabet block quilt I put away 7 years ago. I feel my mojo coming back! Thanks.
Excellent
Wow did I learn a lot!! Thank you!!!
Wow Karen. Such wonderful ideas!, thank you for all of your ideas!
Thank you
Thank you for another great and creative video.
Over 25 years of quilting, and this the first exposure to coping strips. Wish I had known this when I put my “100 days” quilt together. I’ll need to watch the wonky technique a dozen times more to “get “ it, but cool. Thanks again.
You always have the best tips
I love marking the sew line! I always say oh, I can catch that in tye seam allowance, but really if you have a little of that here and there it is easy to lose sight of who is shy and who is fat! I'm taking that one for sure! It seems so obvious sitting there with your ruler on top where it peels in, but under the foot it is easy to get lost!
Thank you
Thank you for all of the wonderful tips!