Thanks Kristen . I've done this row by row with my scrapy quilt hugs. I've then tried on my domestic when the whole quilt is basted.... I seem to have mire trouble. I vowed next one will be row by row. Thanks and hugs
I did mine in columns then you are only pushing through, if any the column to the right of the foot in the throat space. In my case it was about 24 inches at a crack, so really no biggie.
Fab! I did a queen size in columns once - not this same method but similar and it did make a lot of sense to do it that way instead of in rows for that size!
This is by far the BEST ever quilt as you go method, i cant believe no one else seems to use this method! It mimics a traditionally pieced and quilted blanket the most and manageable on a domestic! Thank you for sharing this!!
Great! I used this technique when I did potholders, but was unsure how it would work for a quilt. I’m doing my Granddaughters Grad quilts (2) this year, so I’ll give this a try. Thanks again. Your directions a simple and clear! 💖
Kristen,I want you to know that of all the quilt content creators here on YT,you are my absolute favorite!! Your presentations and instruction are top notch! You speak my quilt language. Thank you dear💙💙
Oh My Goodness Kristen, I Love The Way You Have Made This Job Simple! I am thanking God that I found your channel. I have been doing everything the long hard way and I’ve never done quilt as you go. After seeing your simplicity, this is my new way! Thank You So Much 👏👏👏 (you will probably get sick of me saying that 🤣🤣🤣). Have a Great Week, 🥰👍👏 Chris
Aw thanks so much! So glad it’s been helpful for you! It’s pretty easy to get sucked into thinking everything has to be complicated but this is meant to be a fun hobby so sometimes simple is the way to go! Thanks for watching!
Kristen- thank you so much for all your videos. I think since you started quilting some what recently you know all the right videos and all the details to help beginners. Most videos assume viewers know so much already or just blaze through the info. Keep up all the details and great work and commitment to helping your viewers!!! 💙
This is so clever. It seems much clearer to me now. Love your mini blocks. I don't think the seam looks bumpy. I really like this and will try it on a row quilt I have in progress.
Years ago I used this same method to expand a quilt that was too small for my bed. I removed the binding and added a 10" border on all sides using these same steps as your row-by-row. It worked like a charm and you'd never know I added to the quilt after it was finished. Very cool! Thanks for this great video.
Thanks so much for clarifying this meathod. I have been struggling so much and was discouraged frankly.Trying to quilt on my machine was like wrestling an alligator!! Now I am going to give this method a try. Fingers crossed!
I am glad I came across your channel. My biggest problem with sewing is I get stuck in the details and end up with a lot of unfinished projects. Thank you for doing all the work for finding simpler ways to do complicated stuff!
I did this with a queen size quilt in which I quilted four long columns first, then joined them together. I did hand stitch the backing though. It worked great for me and it looked great!! Love your videos, especially since we are both about at the same level. Great job!
We definitely are at the same level - I did a queen almost exactly the same way except I found a way to machine stitch the back without it looking odd on the front 😂. If I can skip hand stitching I always will!
@@ScrapFabricLove I could have stitched in the ditch and used some washout seam tape, but decided against that. I joined the batting using a zig zag stitch so it wouldn’t be quite so bulky. But that is the beauty of quilting, there is always more that one way to do it and no way is right or wrong. Unless you are going to enter into a quilt competition, which I am not.
I can’t wait to try this qayg method. Sending prayers for everyone in the UK over the loss of your Queen. As I watched all the activity and services in Edinburgh, I thought of you, wondering if you were in the crowd.
Thanks! No - I don’t fancy a big crowd like that and I was picking my son up from school the same time the procession was going on! Saw some of it on tv though and have been hearing loads of helicopters overhead last 24 hours - I’m assuming it is increased security for the King and all the events.
Too funny to see this! That's the way I did my first machine quilting 30 years ago. Also used it more recently to help a couple of my students enlarge existing quilts by adding another border.
I just want to say you are an unsung hero in the quilt as you go world! I have looked for easy explanations and methods, and I keep coming back to you. I made the queen size quilt as you go based off of your video. I can’t tell you how many times I played that.! Now I have something you to try. keep up the good work Kristin! Quilty love from Chicago land💜🌈
Aw thanks so much! Think we are probably coming from the same place with QAYG - I watched those other methods and they seemed even harder than pushing a big quilt through a tiny throat space 😂
I have watched this video quite a few times and purchased a quilting grid to try the free motion templates using the quilting grid. I was thinking that if I used option 2 I could do the free motion quilting with the quilting grid. Thank you so much for all the research and I loved this video! This would allow me to test out the free motion templates and this would also quilt the back after I was done each row.
Thanks for sharing. This is the way I do my QAYG. There is no frustration in doing it this way. I don't have a surger and I am ok with the seam being a little thick.
I just quilted ( like you did). And I had different sizes of scrap/ crumb blocks. I put all of the different blocks, with different backs and different quilting- all together like a puzzle. It is heavy! It is warm!! I keep adding crumb blocks(4 crumb block make a quadrant) I sew rectangle and squares- then put them together. Seams are on the back and I just cover them with different cloth (binding). Or self bind-🥳🥰🥳🤯all crazy! But functional!
I hope things are okay in your world...I just love your chatty videos. I love hearing the thought process...I was just watching an older video where you had used orphan blocks you had made from prompts...and you combined them with old jean material.
After watching your first QAYG video, I watched Kaye Wood's QAYG recording using a serger/overlocker. The joining is similar to yours, but she does no extra quilting I guess since her strips were all 6"wide and worked like a log cabin-so outer strips up to the length of the quilt. Her plan was a quick way to make quilts for donation in 6 hours for about a twin size. Either way, it seems to be faster than the traditional quilting except there is a lot more time cutting the batting and backing. Thanks for the inspiration!
I too just looked up Kaye Wood 6 hour quilt. I made one like that regular size about 25 years ago as a wedding gift. I was told it was used and washed many times. At the time I did not have a serger and was having a hard time with my presser foot getting caught in the batting. I purchased a foot with a little roller on the front and it worked great. I have been wondering if I could use this same method with quilted blocks, it’s so great to see someone shoe how
i just finished a quilt using the quilt by row method. I really like the way it came out and learned some things to do differently if I used this method again. Thank you for sharing and this was a learning quilt for me. I am trying out motion quilting using templates and also did my border using 4 patches. This quilt was fun to make and I will definitely be using this technique again
thank you for this great video. I just finished a quilt using the second method in the video - sewing quilted blocks in rows, then adding widths of backing row by row. It came out FAB! I ended up stitching in the ditch between my blocks so the back is quilted more than just between the rows. I also did machine binding sewn onto the front, folded to the back and stitched in the ditch on the front catching the edge on the back.
Fab! I’d love to see a photo! You could emaiI me at hello@scrapfabriclove.com. Whether you do that or not I love hearing that you made something on the back of the video - makes me very happy! Thanks for letting me know!
Ur channel is my favorite for learning to quilt my quilt came out good but I sewed it wrong on the the second row lol so had to use a satin stitch lol it’s ok I also did a reversible quilt so yeah lol I’m new to this it can be confusing if u haven’t done it before lol
Thank you again for another great tutorial!! Love your improv patterns!!! About the bump where you join your blocks to together. Have you used a “clapper’? Basically it is a heavy piece of wood that has a handle on it. You iron your seam then place the “clapper” on while hot. Let it sit for a few seconds till cool. It is supposed to flatten seam beautifully! I’ve never done this my self as the bump doesn’t really bother me!😆😆😆
I’ve heard of those but I don’t have one. The bump doesn’t really bother me either I only mention it as I assume it is what puts other folk off of QAYG!
Wow Kristen, You are so talented. These pieces are colorful and unique. How you put them together just strikes me, I love them. It just amazes me! Happy to follow you. I am still making blocks for your sew along and I am thinking of playing with the quilting today (?). Tom’s way. I do plan on using this technique to put my quilts together, they will be a first for me. I usually quilt a whole quilt on my domestic machine, so I am looking forward to not struggle with a whole quilt. I’m not really into fb, so I’m not sure how to get you a picture of my scrap quilts. Have a good day and week! 🥰 Chris Littebrant - Raleigh NC P.S. I am breaking in a new iPad & I see an unusual username rather than my name.. 😬 I’m not a hand sewer either.
Interesting that you quilted the first row allowing for more ease, I guess.... Thank you! I like the 2nd one, very artful! On the back you could quilt it before adding right? I love the 2nd one! great job!
I want to know where you find such vibrant colors such as your scrap burst quilt block? That is a beautiful block. I have also seen other very pretty colors from other projects you have done. By the way I love your quad method it is wonderful. Thank You Barb😊♥
I buy a lot of other people’s scraps on eBay or sometimes bolt ends from quilt shops. I think I am just attracted to brighter colours so I buy them more often. I am terrible for remembering exactly what fabric is what though and if I bought it as scraps I often don’t know the fabric line at all. Sorry that isn’t very helpful!
I’ve done my quilts like this since I’ve been quilting. I don’t sew the batting in. After the front and back are sewn I bring them together and butt up my batting to the seam. It’s less bulky. First row is quilted before adding. The quilt the next section and that is all that’s under your machine. I’ve done queen sized this way and the whole thing is quilted. Add borders the same way.
I'm SO grateful! I am making my first queen size quilt and only started quilting last year though I've sewed for years. My machine is just so small. So thank you! This was a lifesaver this christmas! This may be a silly question, but I was planning on quilting straight stitch in the ditch. So if I did a zig zag stitch for joining, it won't be seen on the backing, right??
If you are following this method you will be folding open the backing after joining and your zigzag stitch should be enclosed inside. You would then stitch in the ditch on top of that makes sense.
Hi Kristen. I’m new at this so I have a question. Will this method…which I love!…work on blocks that you would add a 1-2 inch smashing around? I’m thinking I would need to add the sashing to the quilt block first, then follow these steps to QAYG. Your thoughts. Thanks!
If you treat the sashing as part of the block it should work but I haven’t tried it myself. If you like sashing there are lots of quilt as you go methods that use the sashing for the joining that you might like too.
This makes sense. I have been trying to join a second row one block at a time and just staring at the one side that is not connected. I literally could not comprehend it. Now I will put the whole row together and then join.
Would I be able to do this with fleece as the backing and no batting? New to quilting and I wasn’t aware how hard fleece is to work with until I bought it
I don’t see why you couldn’t. I have another video about using fleece as backing fabric but not QAYG style. Maybe give it a try on a small test piece first?
I've watched this video dozens of times in preparation for making my first quilt--a lap quilt. My 120 6-in. blocks are ready. I've used dryer sheets as a foundation, and I don't plan on using batting. From your video, I believe I can 1) sew a row of blocks together; 2) join a row and its backing to the previous (quilted) row; 3) quilt the new row to its batting; 4) repeat. Is that correct? Before I start joining rows and quilting them, I wanted to check with you to verify that this remains your favorite QAYG method. If so, what have you learned since making the video that you think would help me now?
That sounds right. The one thing I have learnt since making this video is not to heavily quilt the rows especially if there are lots of points to match up as obviously when you join the second row to the first it isn’t quilted yet and quilting can ‘shrink’ the blocks a tiny bit so the heavier you quilt the more likely you will have issues where the rows don’t match up. Does that make sense? If not feel free to email me hello@scrapfabriclove.com
I have a lot of orphan blocks that I could join with this method. I have a friend who used little back and forth stitches to join her backing to the front. Didn't show a lot and was easy. Might work good on the block to block idea.
Could you please show us how you made the blocks on the picture of this video they look like they are appliquéd? I am going to try quilt as you go on my next quilt thanks a lot great video and great information.
Is it the fashion now to quilt so close that there is no puff in the quilt? Are flat quilts as warm as puffy quilts? or are they intended for warm climates or summers? Machine top quilting is so dense that the overall effect looks like a printed sheet rather than warm blanket. I'm from deep snow country so I need to ask.
Not sure what the fashion is - I think there are loads of different styles but I guess for folk who want to do it block by block part of the appeal is they can practice lots of quilting without dragging a whole quilt through 🤷♀️. You don’t need to worry about what the fashion is you just make the quilts you like!
This video is referring to a specific method and some questions I got about it. There are lots of different ways to do QAYG including a block at a time but it wouldn’t work with this method because of including the backing. You’d be fine for a row doing it a block at a time but once you went to include the second row you’d have raw edges that would need covered somehow. If you want to do a block at a time there are lots of methods with sashing strips or my favourite is the ‘false back’ method I used on my denim and scraps quilt.
I'm not sure I understand why you use a zigzag (I don't have a server anyway), instead if a regular straight seam? And set the batting to the top block's edge, it would be thinner st the seam?
I used a straight stitch in this one and it worked fine you are right. I was using the zig zag and overcast stitches before because my understanding is that an actual serger stitch kind of compresses the layers a bit so I thought maybe a zig zag or overcast would do that a bit maybe as an alternative to an actual serger. Hope that makes sense!
I liked this video, the joining method is much easier when it comes to joining squares, or strips together. The one thing I did find that might be helpful for you to add in your video. And maybe I missed it? But if not, would be to say joining quilt top sides together when doing that. And also joining the backside of the quilt pieces together. Before joining the strips, while watching the video I managed to figure out what you were doing. But it would have been much easier and less confusing if you would have mentioned joining the pieces top and bottom together before joining the pieces together. Hopefully my trying to describe this wasn't too confusing? And if so I'm sorry this is the first time I've seen this method done. I will go back and watch the video a few more times before attempting to do quilt as you go method this way. Thank you for the video.
I think I understand the question but not 100% sure but I’ll try to answer. Basically you can do this a few ways. Option A: join all the blocks for each row. Then cut batting and backing the size of the rows and layer and join as the video shows quilting each row after it’s been joined. Option B: quilt each block with batting cut the same size as the block (but not backing fabric); join the quilted blocks to each other and then cut backing fabric the size of the row. When you join to the next row for this option the only ‘quilting’ on the back side would be your joining seam. Does that make sense? If not feel free to email me at hello@scrapfabriclove.com
I’ve never used wool batting full stop so I can’t say much about it. I’ve used this technique with 80/20 and 100% poly batting. That doesn’t mean other types wouldn’t work - I just haven’t done it myself!
You’ve made it look so simple but I only have a £60 brother machine. Think I’ll give this method a go. Thanks for sharing Those little shape blocks are lovely, are they appliqué? X
Yes others mentioned they’ve done that and it works. The bulk is okay for me and I think I prefer not having things shift around on me but there are always a million ways you can make a technique your own so you should try it the way that makes sense to you!
Yes it definitely depends what is most important to you. This is more of a solution for folk who want to make a large quilt on a smaller domestic machine and just can’t wrestle the whole thing through. If you want to see the quilting on the back and still do QAYG some of the methods with joining strips might work better for you. They are two fiddly for me but many folk swear by them!
you need to keep the finished end off to the left of your machine (on another table to hold the weight) and always start on the same edge (you rotated yours after the first seam), so if anything shifts, and it does, it all shifts in the same direction.
I would not add the bulk of sewing the batting in the seam. Much less bulky to sew it with a zigzag, or similar stitch, to the seam after sewing front and backing only to the other block. Simple.
Fair enough- there will be tons of ways to make this technique work for you. For me zigzagging the batting is an extra step I would rather skip 😂 but I can totally see why you would prefer it.
Try the third method in this update video: Quilt-As-You-Go Joining Method: JOIN & FLIP! th-cam.com/video/uUj2uuft8bk/w-d-xo.html. Same basic method but the batting isn’t in the seams.
Guess this isn’t the channel for you as my videos are all pretty chatty. More like a sewing circle than pure informational video. There are plenty of other channels out there that you might like better. All the best.
Would you use this method for block based quilts or do you have another favorite that works for blocks?
Thanks Kristen . I've done this row by row with my scrapy quilt hugs. I've then tried on my domestic when the whole quilt is basted.... I seem to have mire trouble. I vowed next one will be row by row. Thanks and hugs
A whole quilt on a domestic is definitely a struggle sometimes!
I did mine in columns then you are only pushing through, if any the column to the right of the foot in the throat space. In my case it was about 24 inches at a crack, so really no biggie.
Fab! I did a queen size in columns once - not this same method but similar and it did make a lot of sense to do it that way instead of in rows for that size!
This is by far the BEST ever quilt as you go method, i cant believe no one else seems to use this method! It mimics a traditionally pieced and quilted blanket the most and manageable on a domestic! Thank you for sharing this!!
Glad it was useful for you!
Thanks for the interesting method! Warm greetings from Bulgaria!
Thanks!
Great! I used this technique when I did potholders, but was unsure how it would work for a quilt. I’m doing my Granddaughters Grad quilts (2) this year, so I’ll give this a try. Thanks again. Your directions a simple and clear! 💖
Good luck with your quilts! Hope this works for them!
Kristen,I want you to know that of all the quilt content creators here on YT,you are my absolute favorite!! Your presentations and instruction are top notch! You speak my quilt language. Thank you dear💙💙
Thank you so much - what a lovely thing for you to say! Thanks very much for the encouragement! 💕
@@ScrapFabricLove You're so welcome from my heart 💙💙😊
Oh My Goodness Kristen, I Love The Way You Have Made This Job Simple! I am thanking God that I found your channel. I have been doing everything the long hard way and I’ve never done quilt as you go. After seeing your simplicity, this is my new way! Thank You So Much 👏👏👏
(you will probably get sick of me saying that 🤣🤣🤣). Have a Great Week, 🥰👍👏 Chris
Aw thanks so much! So glad it’s been helpful for you! It’s pretty easy to get sucked into thinking everything has to be complicated but this is meant to be a fun hobby so sometimes simple is the way to go! Thanks for watching!
This is liberating. I trimmed the batting as close as I could after sewing a row. Works beautifully. Thanks.
Fab! Glad it worked for you!
Kristen- thank you so much for all your videos. I think since you started quilting some what recently you know all the right videos and all the details to help beginners. Most videos assume viewers know so much already or just blaze through the info. Keep up all the details and great work and commitment to helping your viewers!!! 💙
Aw thanks so much! So glad we are speaking the same language 😉
This video was very helpful, gave me some new ideas on joining my quilt blocks easily. Thank you.
Glad it helped you!
This is so clever. It seems much clearer to me now. Love your mini blocks. I don't think the seam looks bumpy. I really like this and will try it on a row quilt I have in progress.
Glad it makes sense!
Thank you so very much. I am a visual learner and this tutorial is AWESOME!!!
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you Kristin for another very helpful video. I love QAYG and self binding quilts. Keep them coming.
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
The best and easiest I’ve seen!! Thanks again!
Hope it works for you!
Love the video. You do a great job of teaching
Thanks so much that means a lot!
Years ago I used this same method to expand a quilt that was too small for my bed. I removed the binding and added a 10" border on all sides using these same steps as your row-by-row. It worked like a charm and you'd never know I added to the quilt after it was finished. Very cool! Thanks for this great video.
Brilliant! Great way to use this technique.
Thanks so much for clarifying this meathod. I have been struggling so much and was discouraged frankly.Trying to quilt on my machine was like wrestling an alligator!! Now I am going to give this method a try.
Fingers crossed!
Glad it makes sense! Good luck with your quilt! You can do it!
Thank you! You are amazing. Love to learn from you. I don't think most people realize how many steps you save us.
Aw thanks so much!
Thank you Kristen. Love your cute minis and your way of putting them all together! Another learning curve to put on my how-to list.
Thanks so much glad you liked it!
I am glad I came across your channel. My biggest problem with sewing is I get stuck in the details and end up with a lot of unfinished projects. Thank you for doing all the work for finding simpler ways to do complicated stuff!
Definitely best to keep it simple! It’s supposed to be fun after all! Thanks for watching!
Excellent tutorial. I am going to give this a try
So glad it made sense! Thanks!
I did this with a queen size quilt in which I quilted four long columns first, then joined them together. I did hand stitch the backing though. It worked great for me and it looked great!! Love your videos, especially since we are both about at the same level. Great job!
We definitely are at the same level -
I did a queen almost exactly the same way except I found a way to machine stitch the back without it looking odd on the front 😂. If I can skip hand stitching I always will!
@@ScrapFabricLove I could have stitched in the ditch and used some washout seam tape, but decided against that. I joined the batting using a zig zag stitch so it wouldn’t be quite so bulky. But that is the beauty of quilting, there is always more that one way to do it and no way is right or wrong. Unless you are going to enter into a quilt competition, which I am not.
Me neither!
I can’t wait to try this qayg method.
Sending prayers for everyone in the UK over the loss of your Queen. As I watched all the activity and services in Edinburgh, I thought of you, wondering if you were in the crowd.
Thanks! No - I don’t fancy a big crowd like that and I was picking my son up from school the same time the procession was going on! Saw some of it on tv though and have been hearing loads of helicopters overhead last 24 hours - I’m assuming it is increased security for the King and all the events.
Oh my! I finally found a way to be excited about starting a Quilt and learning how to do it in steps that I can manage. Thanks a bunch♡♡
Fab!
These methods opened up a lot of options for me, thank you!
Fab! Glad it was useful.
Thank you for this tutorial! I am saving this and using it today :)
Fab! Good luck with your quilt!
Great pattern! Love the video and your channel!!! ❤️💛💙💜
Thanks so much!
Too funny to see this! That's the way I did my first machine quilting 30 years ago. Also used it more recently to help a couple of my students enlarge existing quilts by adding another border.
Glad I could take you back on memory lane 😀
Thank you for sharing this method. I learned so much and now I think I’ll give it a try. I appreciate your time in making videos for us.
No problem- glad it was useful for you! Thanks for watching!
Thanks for showing so many options! Great job!
Thanks!
I am always amazed at how quilting evolves over time. Good method! 🙏
Glad you liked it!
I just want to say you are an unsung hero in the quilt as you go world! I have looked for easy explanations and methods, and I keep coming back to you. I made the queen size quilt as you go based off of your video. I can’t tell you how many times I played that.! Now I have something you to try. keep up the good work Kristin! Quilty love from Chicago land💜🌈
Aw thanks so much! Think we are probably coming from the same place with QAYG - I watched those other methods and they seemed even harder than pushing a big quilt through a tiny throat space 😂
I have watched this video quite a few times and purchased a quilting grid to try the free motion templates using the quilting grid. I was thinking that if I used option 2 I could do the free motion quilting with the quilting grid. Thank you so much for all the research and I loved this video! This would allow me to test out the free motion templates and this would also quilt the back after I was done each row.
“just to be inconsistent” 😂😂😂 thanks, about to do row by row on my scrapfabriclove sew along!
Yeah! Glad it made sense for you!! Good luck!
Thanks for sharing. This is the way I do my QAYG. There is no frustration in doing it this way. I don't have a surger and I am ok with the seam being a little thick.
Fab! I don’t mind the thicker seams either- makes a nice snuggly quilt!
Very nice! I’m working on one like this ( it is an extra large throw size right now) it’ll be great- you are doing a great job!!
I just quilted ( like you did). And I had different sizes of scrap/ crumb blocks. I put all of the different blocks, with different backs and different quilting- all together like a puzzle. It is heavy! It is warm!! I keep adding crumb blocks(4 crumb block make a quadrant) I sew rectangle and squares- then put them together. Seams are on the back and I just cover them with different cloth (binding). Or self bind-🥳🥰🥳🤯all crazy! But functional!
I love a heavy quilt!
I love the quilt designs… pieces of fabric art.
Thanks!
I hope things are okay in your world...I just love your chatty videos. I love hearing the thought process...I was just watching an older video where you had used orphan blocks you had made from prompts...and you combined them with old jean material.
Thanks Rose! I’m fine but I needed to hear that this week. Thanks so much for watching and for all your lovely comments. Very much appreciated! 💕
After watching your first QAYG video, I watched Kaye Wood's QAYG recording using a serger/overlocker. The joining is similar to yours, but she does no extra quilting I guess since her strips were all 6"wide and worked like a log cabin-so outer strips up to the length of the quilt. Her plan was a quick way to make quilts for donation in 6 hours for about a twin size. Either way, it seems to be faster than the traditional quilting except there is a lot more time cutting the batting and backing. Thanks for the inspiration!
A few other folk mentioned her too and I went and had a look - it is very similar but yes as you say I guess she was thinking of a different use case.
I too just looked up Kaye Wood 6 hour quilt. I made one like that regular size about 25 years ago as a wedding gift. I was told it was used and washed many times. At the time I did not have a serger and was having a hard time with my presser foot getting caught in the batting. I purchased a foot with a little roller on the front and it worked great. I have been wondering if I could use this same method with quilted blocks, it’s so great to see someone shoe how
Glad it was useful! Maybe machines can handle more bulk these days as I didn’t have any problems with the layers. 🤷♀️
i just finished a quilt using the quilt by row method. I really like the way it came out and learned some things to do differently if I used this method again. Thank you for sharing and this was a learning quilt for me. I am trying out motion quilting using templates and also did my border using 4 patches. This quilt was fun to make and I will definitely be using this technique again
Every quilt is a learning quilt for me! Glad you liked this and you were able to adapt it for yourself.
I love these scrap blocks ❤️thanks for a second lesson on this method it was good to see the different methods/ benefits
Thanks! Glad you liked it!
I just subscribed to ur channel I enjoy watching ur program learning new ideas for my quilts
Thanks so much! Welcome!
thank you for this great video. I just finished a quilt using the second method in the video - sewing quilted blocks in rows, then adding widths of backing row by row. It came out FAB! I ended up stitching in the ditch between my blocks so the back is quilted more than just between the rows. I also did machine binding sewn onto the front, folded to the back and stitched in the ditch on the front catching the edge on the back.
Fab! I’d love to see a photo! You could
emaiI me at hello@scrapfabriclove.com. Whether you do that or not I love hearing that you made something on the back of the video - makes me very happy! Thanks for letting me know!
thanks😊 just emailed you pics of my bright circle quilt
Just saw them! And snap on my comment asking to see a photo 😂!
❤ Thanks for your videos ❣️
Thanks for watching!
Ur channel is my favorite for learning to quilt my quilt came out good but I sewed it wrong on the the second row lol so had to use a satin stitch lol it’s ok I also did a reversible quilt so yeah lol I’m new to this it can be confusing if u haven’t done it before lol
There is always a way to fix it or style it out! We learn by making mistakes. Thanks so much for your comment!
I have Kaye Woods 6 hr quilt book. I made a couple of quilts back then (time flies)! I like it because the quilts were reversible.
❤ I like this method as well 😊
I usually comment while the video is playing and it is surprising how often you address the issue before the video is over.
😂 maybe I need to be clearer in the beginning!
Now thus one I may need to try!
Glad you liked it!
Thanks!! Wonderful!
Thanks!
Thank you again for another great tutorial!!
Love your improv patterns!!!
About the bump where you join your blocks to together.
Have you used a “clapper’? Basically it is a heavy piece of wood that has a handle on it. You iron your seam then place the “clapper” on while hot. Let it sit for a few seconds till cool. It is supposed to flatten seam beautifully!
I’ve never done this my self as the bump doesn’t really bother me!😆😆😆
I’ve heard of those but I don’t have one. The bump doesn’t really bother me either I only
mention it as I assume it is what puts other folk off of QAYG!
Wow Kristen, You are so talented. These pieces are colorful and unique. How you put them together just strikes me, I love them. It just amazes me! Happy to follow you.
I am still making blocks for your sew along and I am thinking of playing with the quilting today (?). Tom’s way. I do plan on using this technique to put my quilts together, they will be a first for me. I usually quilt a whole quilt on my domestic machine, so I am looking forward to not struggle with a whole quilt. I’m not really into fb, so I’m not sure how to get you a picture of my scrap quilts. Have a good day and week! 🥰 Chris Littebrant - Raleigh NC P.S. I am breaking in a new iPad & I see an unusual username rather than my name.. 😬 I’m not a hand sewer either.
P.S.S. I Love the fabrics you used! Thanks again, Chris
Thanks so much! You can always email me a photo at hello@scrapfabriclove.com. I’d love to see your quilts!
Thank-you, Thank-you
Interesting that you quilted the first row allowing for more ease, I guess.... Thank you! I like the 2nd one, very artful! On the back you could quilt it before adding right? I love the 2nd one! great job!
Thanks glad you liked it! I’m sure there are tons of ways you could vary this method!
I want to know where you find such vibrant colors such as your scrap burst quilt block? That is a beautiful block. I have also seen other very pretty colors from other projects you have done. By the way I love your quad method it is wonderful. Thank You Barb😊♥
I buy a lot of other people’s scraps on eBay or sometimes bolt ends from quilt shops. I think I am just attracted to brighter colours so I buy them more often. I am terrible for remembering exactly what fabric is what though and if I bought it as scraps I often don’t know the fabric line at all. Sorry that isn’t very helpful!
Thank you!!
I’ve done my quilts like this since I’ve been quilting. I don’t sew the batting in. After the front and back are sewn I bring them together and butt up my batting to the seam. It’s less bulky. First row is quilted before adding. The quilt the next section and that is all that’s under your machine. I’ve done queen sized this way and the whole thing is quilted. Add borders the same way.
I'm SO grateful! I am making my first queen size quilt and only started quilting last year though I've sewed for years. My machine is just so small. So thank you! This was a lifesaver this christmas! This may be a silly question, but I was planning on quilting straight stitch in the ditch. So if I did a zig zag stitch for joining, it won't be seen on the backing, right??
If you are following this method you will be folding open the backing after joining and your zigzag stitch should be enclosed inside. You would then stitch in the ditch on top of that makes sense.
Hi Kristen. I’m new at this so I have a question. Will this method…which I love!…work on blocks that you would add a 1-2 inch smashing around? I’m thinking I would need to add the sashing to the quilt block first, then follow these steps to QAYG. Your thoughts.
Thanks!
If you treat the sashing as part of the block it should work but I haven’t tried it myself. If you like sashing there are lots of quilt as you go methods that use the sashing for the joining that you might like too.
@@ScrapFabricLove thanks for your feedback! Really appreciate it!
No worries! I have a super long older video where I tried 8 different QAYG methods. If you can face a long one it might help narrow down your options!
@@ScrapFabricLove I’m going to look for it! Again, thanks!
This makes sense. I have been trying to join a second row one block at a time and just staring at the one side that is not connected. I literally could not comprehend it. Now I will put the whole row together and then join.
Fab! Glad it helped!
Would I be able to do this with fleece as the backing and no batting?
New to quilting and I wasn’t aware how hard fleece is to work with until I bought it
I don’t see why you couldn’t. I have another video about using fleece as backing fabric but not QAYG style. Maybe give it a try on a small test piece first?
I've watched this video dozens of times in preparation for making my first quilt--a lap quilt. My 120 6-in. blocks are ready. I've used dryer sheets as a foundation, and I don't plan on using batting. From your video, I believe I can 1) sew a row of blocks together; 2) join a row and its backing to the previous (quilted) row; 3) quilt the new row to its batting; 4) repeat. Is that correct? Before I start joining rows and quilting them, I wanted to check with you to verify that this remains your favorite QAYG method. If so, what have you learned since making the video that you think would help me now?
That sounds right. The one thing I have learnt since making this video is not to heavily quilt the rows especially if there are lots of points to match up as obviously when you join the second row to the first it isn’t quilted yet and quilting can ‘shrink’ the blocks a tiny bit so the heavier you quilt the more likely you will have issues where the rows don’t match up. Does that make sense? If not feel free to email me hello@scrapfabriclove.com
I have a lot of orphan blocks that I could join with this method. I have a friend who used little back and forth stitches to join her backing to the front. Didn't show a lot and was easy. Might work good on the block to block idea.
Wish I could see a photo cause I don’t totally understand what you mean but good that you have a few method options.
Could you please show us how you made the blocks on the picture of this video they look like they are appliquéd? I am going to try quilt as you go on my next quilt thanks a lot great video and great information.
Yes they are appliqué. I was just playing around with those but I’ll put it on the list for a possible tutorial. Thanks for the suggestion!
Thank you
Thanks for watching!
Is it the fashion now to quilt so close that there is no puff in the quilt? Are flat quilts as warm as puffy quilts? or are they intended for warm climates or summers? Machine top quilting is so dense that the overall effect looks like a printed sheet rather than warm blanket. I'm from deep snow country so I need to ask.
Not sure what the fashion is - I think there are loads of different styles but I guess for folk who want to do it block by block part of the appeal is they can practice lots of quilting without dragging a whole quilt through 🤷♀️. You don’t need to worry about what the fashion is you just make the quilts you like!
Could I not use this method block at a time? The method where there's quilting on both sides?
This video is referring to a specific method and some questions I got about it. There are lots of different ways to do QAYG including a block at a time but it wouldn’t work with this method because of including the backing. You’d be fine for a row doing it a block at a time but once you went to include the second row you’d have raw edges that would need covered somehow. If you want to do a block at a time there are lots of methods with sashing strips or my favourite is the ‘false back’ method I used on my denim and scraps quilt.
I'm not sure I understand why you use a zigzag (I don't have a server anyway), instead if a regular straight seam? And set the batting to the top block's edge, it would be thinner st the seam?
I used a straight stitch in this one and it worked fine you are right. I was using the zig zag and overcast stitches before because my understanding is that an actual serger stitch kind of compresses the layers a bit so I thought maybe a zig zag or overcast would do that a bit maybe as an alternative to an actual serger. Hope that makes sense!
What model of Pfaff are you using? These blocks are cute and the quilting method is great.
It’s a Pfaff quilt expression 720. Thanks for watching!
Thanks! Mine is an earlier model in the Expression line. I like it for the most part.
I liked this video, the joining method is much easier when it comes to joining squares, or strips together. The one thing I did find that might be helpful for you to add in your video. And maybe I missed it? But if not, would be to say joining quilt top sides together when doing that. And also joining the backside of the quilt pieces together. Before joining the strips, while watching the video I managed to figure out what you were doing. But it would have been much easier and less confusing if you would have mentioned joining the pieces top and bottom together before joining the pieces together. Hopefully my trying to describe this wasn't too confusing? And if so I'm sorry this is the first time I've seen this method done. I will go back and watch the video a few more times before attempting to do quilt as you go method this way. Thank you for the video.
I think I understand the question but not 100% sure but I’ll try to answer. Basically you can do this a few ways. Option A: join all the blocks for each row. Then cut batting and backing the size of the rows and layer and join as the video shows quilting each row after it’s been joined. Option B: quilt each block with batting cut the same size as the block (but not backing fabric); join the quilted blocks to each other and then cut backing fabric the size of the row. When you join to the next row for this option the only ‘quilting’ on the back side would be your joining seam. Does that make sense? If not feel free to email me at hello@scrapfabriclove.com
Yes it does thank you for further instructions.
what was the type of sewing Machine you used
It’s a Pfaff Quilt Expression 720.
Would wool batting work for this? Or what would you suggest?
I’ve never used wool batting full stop so I can’t say much about it. I’ve used this technique with 80/20 and 100% poly batting. That doesn’t mean other types wouldn’t work - I just haven’t done it myself!
You’ve made it look so simple but I only have a £60 brother machine. Think I’ll give this method a go. Thanks for sharing
Those little shape blocks are lovely, are they appliqué? X
Yes I just appliquéd some scraps when I was having a play one day and they’ve been sitting in my orphan block box!
@@ScrapFabricLove ooo I’ll definitely try that , thanks for sharing x
Keep it simple sounds good to me….
In the geometric squares...I thought I pleasantly saw a 🍄 and a ⛵!
I have an idea…what would happen if you don’t sew in the batting just put it in and quilt it, it would prevent from making it as thick?
Yes others mentioned they’ve done that and it works. The bulk is okay for me and I think I prefer not having things shift around on me but there are always a million ways you can make a technique your own so you should try it the way that makes sense to you!
I love the quilting on back of quilts, so quilting without the fabric on the back seems strange to me.
Yes it definitely depends what is most important to you. This is more of a solution for folk who want to make a large quilt on a smaller domestic machine and just can’t wrestle the whole thing through. If you want to see the quilting on the back and still do QAYG some of the methods with joining strips might work better for you. They are two fiddly for me but many folk swear by them!
you need to keep the finished end off to the left of your machine (on another table to hold the weight) and always start on the same edge (you rotated yours after the first seam), so if anything shifts, and it does, it all shifts in the same direction.
I would not add the bulk of sewing the batting in the seam. Much less bulky to sew it with a zigzag, or similar stitch, to the seam after sewing front and backing only to the other block. Simple.
Fair enough- there will be tons of ways to make this technique work for you. For me zigzagging the batting is an extra step I would rather skip 😂 but I can totally see why you would prefer it.
Sticgh in ditch going vertical most down. Filled are done thT way and yours would be tighter
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I just can’t stop thinking that the joining block seams will be too bulky using this method??
Try the third method in this update video: Quilt-As-You-Go Joining Method: JOIN & FLIP!
th-cam.com/video/uUj2uuft8bk/w-d-xo.html. Same basic method but the batting isn’t in the seams.
alll that thickness 2.0 is really short
You can use whatever stitch length you feel comfortable with- that was just what I used.
Never too much information!!!
Thanks!
The only drawback I can see so far is it looks like it would be harder to match seam lines, points, etc.
Yes I get that. Maybe more a method for less intricate patterns.
You should just show how to do it and not talk so much~
Thanks for the feedback. My channel is fairly chatty and I’m not a professional teacher so probably I won’t be your cup of tea.
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Thanks for watching
''WOW''... PEOPLE TALK WAY TOO MUCH.. I MUCH RATHER SEE AND NOT TALK.......LOL.... LOL
Guess this isn’t the channel for you as my videos are all pretty chatty. More like a sewing circle than pure informational video. There are plenty of other channels out there that you might like better. All the best.