Your tutorial rocks! I've been hunting for an easy to follow, and straight to the point video that would show me how to connect QAYG blocks, and a lot of the video tutorials out there were so sluggish and dragged on and on...I nearly fell asleep on them. But your video tutorial is exactly what I was looking for. So easy to follow, and painless to watch. Thank you for your help!
Thank you, thank you, thank you. I carried 15 lap quilted squares around for about 25 years because I never knew how I was going to put them all together. When I saw your tutorial, the light bulb turned on and I successfully put together enough sampler quilt squares to make a quilt that graces the bottom of my guest bed...and it is something I'm proud of even though I was just learning. Is it perfect? Of course not...but it's a finished project and I'm proud to say it's mine and I have come so far since then. Again, I want to thank you for giving me the courage to put it all together. My husband always asked me why I continued to tote around a big bag full of quilt blocks...I always knew when the time was right, I'd know what to do. You provided that time! :)
LOL I almost have you beat I have been working on one for 30 years. I have the store receipt from when I bought the floss for the cross stitching part. Now hubby is gone I have so much time on my hands Was a joy to finish the stitching along with reliving the wonderful memories we had. Hoping it does not take me another 30 years now to finish the rest. I am using some of his shirts as the backing pieces.
Hola! Yo no he hecho mis bloques aún pero siempre me preguntaba ¿cómo unirlos? y eso me había detenido. Ahora sé como lo puedo hacer y al igual que usted estoy feliz!!!☺☺☺
Mil gracias!!! Una de mis dudas era como unir los bloques y gracias a usted ya puedo empezar mi colcha!!!👏👏👏👏💕💕💕 Excelente trabajo y me gusta la forma en que explica! Gracias por compartirlo.
@@shadesofidaho Only 30 years... I got 37 years - jeans and denim skirts I have been saving since the early 1980s to make a quilt, but how was I ever going to quilt the thing on my little, old 1970s Elna? I am now working my way through the stash and have quilted each piece to within a half-inch of its life and are used a red strip to bind it together and it looks amazing. This is a game changing, stash busting, frugal way to quilt! I am hooked. Oh, and the tutorial was really easy to follow! Thank you.
I can’t believe I found your video again after 7 years! I made one of these for my granddaughter and 7 years later I was beyond excited when I was visiting her to find that she still has it ❤️. I’m in the middle of a sewing funk and I’m going to dig out some Christmas fabric and make another one 😊
My dear teacher, you are one of the people who make the world a better place! Thank you for sharing your wisdom in such a sweet kind manner. In every quilt I make I use some of your techniques. God bless!
I have been sewing for over 55 years but I am now in the process of making my first big embroidery quilt. I could not have assembled the blocks ever without watching this video. And to be honest I had to watch it several times because the process seemed so complicated. Thank you very much for sharing your video and for your patient instructions. Now it seems like such a logical process. Many, many thanks!
I'm so glad I found you! As an 'older' quilter, who's fingers don't quite work like they used to, your tips and tricks have allowed me to keep going with my hobby! Thank you for all of your video's!
I know that you have adoring fans world-wide. Now you have one more. I have been sewing all my life but am bran new to quilting. My first quilting attempt produced loads of mistakes and buckets of tears. Then I found you. Your videos have served both as information and inspiration. You are absolutely amazing! Your ability to teach, explain, show, and tell all at the same time is nothing short of awesome. Best of all, your real love for the art shows through in every frame. Thank you for your core mission of sharing the craft with those of us who need it most.
Thanks, from where I sit, a stash is a good thing! It doesn't go off, contains no sugar, fat or cholesterol and is full of fibre, it is positively good for you to have a stash!
Oh my goodness. I almost gave up on quilting as i dont have a specific quilting machine and i found working with very large items and trying to free motion any whole quilts impossible. NEVER AGAIN. QAYG just made sense. This method is a game changer for me so thank you so much.
I'm another newbe who wondered how she was going to assemble a largish quilt. Thank you very much for clear and concise instructions, I am absolutely delighted that I can now finish my first quilt, thank you once more.
Thank you so much for this post. This is a genius way to join the blocks together. I used to get on the floor to put the layers of my quilt together but am no longer able to get back up. It has been so long since I have made anything. Now my thoughts are racing at with possibilities. Again, thank you!
I watched your video twice, sat down and put it together without ever needing to look back...this is the simplest way to handle large-small quilts! Thank you so much for the video.
I want to thank you how detailed and accurately you explained in detail how to put my quilted squares together. I looked and looked and couldn’t find a video that gave me the confidence to actually put the squares together. It’s been months and now I have done it with your excellent tutorial. Thank you for taking the time to show me and all the quilters out there. Janet from Oregon, USA
I have looked and looked and watched and watched but have done nothing but get more and more confused, UNTIL I found this video!! I knew there had to be an easier way than the overly complicated tutorials I was finding. This is THE way to join your blocks. You are the best Susan!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us, it is very much appreciated. Your tutorials are so very well done and you explain things in a way that is simple to understand and straight forward.
Absolutely agree. I had given up hope after watching other tutes which were far from easily understood. Now that I have found this lady I can’t wait to see her other posts. But first; back to the Dresden Plates.
Thanks for the clear and concise instructions. Also, I love the vibrant and playful colors, as well as the originality you show in quilting the individual squares. Inspirational.
The joining of the QAYG blocks is brilliant! It is by far the best QAYG tutorial I have seen. Most other QAYG only quilt the top with the batting/wadding. This is definitely the way to go if you are making a Queen size or larger quilt.
Hey Susan! Just wanted you to know how helpful your method of joining quilted squares together was for me. I made a Christmas quilt with 12 squares that were 14.5" finished. The blocks are hand applique with lots going on. I needed to quilt them individually and then the quilt was already large for any of my walls. This method allowed me to show separation of my blocks without adding size. Thanks for sharing.
Thank goodness this is still up after nine years! Excellent tutorial. Thanks so much for the clear explanation. I was struggling with QAYG until I stumbled upon this.
You have given the best demonstration of joining quilt as you go blocks I have ever seen! I have seen plenty of videos demonstrating this, and have just never got it until now. Thank you, thank you, thank you. I usually hand sew and quilt which takes a very long time and I do enjoy it, but I thought it could be fun to get a quilt done quickly using this method. I've been trying to learn from videos and I've finally found the right one, THANKS AGAIN!!!
You are such a great teacher. I’m designing a Christmas Dresden Plate lap quilt for my daughter and just connected the first two squares. Perfect. So much better than wrestling a big bulky quilt under my little sewing machine. Win-win: The contrasting connecting stripe adds a lot to the design. Can’t thank you enough.
A huge THANK YOU Susan Claire, have just finished a quilt using your method of quilt as you go. This is an amazing way to put together a quilt particularly when there is limited work space. Thank you, Sue 💕
Thank you so very much for this tutorial!!!!!! I am a beginner and I want to make my grands ( 4 weeks old and 1 due in June) each a quilt. This tutorial helps so much!!!!!!!!!!
I am so excited by your video! I inherited about 20 gorgeous hand embroidered and quilted blocks a while back and had no idea what to do with them. The lady who made them is gone now but would be so happy to know that all of her hard work is indeed, going to result in a beautiful quilt, thanks to your video. Thank you so much.
back again, for a refresher to YOUR method. So many ideas from many quilters. I've used this technique for MANY QAYG string quilts. You do a GREAT job in your presentation. Thank you again, over the years, for clear demo.
This is brilliant. I'm on my sixth or seventh quilt using your method. You can use the same fabric on the back and the joining pieces almost disappear or have contrasting joining pieces. It's really just open to how you want it to be. Thank you for the information. I come back and review your information whenever I start a new quilt
I was recently inspired by a reversible stained glass denim quilt that the only notes say was done quilt as you go. Now I can make one thanks to this outstanding video.
WOW! This is great! A friend asked me to enlarge a crib blanket to a twin size and I've been wondering how to put the pieces together. THis will work! THanks so much for taking the time to create this video and your willingness to teach others. Much appreciated!
Love this!! So easy and easy to understand!! I especially loved when she said if it were going to be hand quilting it would never get finished. HAND is a 4-letter word after all.
OMG I absolutely love this technique and your fabric choices. I have been addicted to your channel ever since I discovered you. Your accent is very soothing as you sound just like me mum who passed away this summer. Thank you for all you do and for making these wonderful quilting videos.
Thank you! I am new to quilting and just finished a quilt-as-you-go baby blanket that turned out way too small. Your video was the best I could find on how to add panels to my project to make it larger. Appreciate you SO much!
Many thx. I love the way you demonstrated quilt as you go with strips. You made it look so uncomplicated. I tried it on a baby quilt about a year ago..was so proud of myself.. so thx to you again.. So talented. God Bless .
I've watched several videos using the same technique, but for some reason, yours is the one that clicked for me. It just made sense. Thank you for posting it.
A 10-year-old from my Sunday school class asked me to teach her some quilting methods. You inspire me to teach this method that you use. Thank you from Minnesota.
Thank you so much, I know this video is old but I keep watching it to remind me on how to join mym blocks, for me it does not get old, it's the best tutorial Iv'e seen.
I quit quilting a few years ago because it was to hard to finish my quilts thanks for giving me an alternative. Now I just need to get back to it!!! TFS
Thank you so very much!!! I have tried different ways of doing quilt as you go, but your way is the best!!! I just tried it today for the first time and will only do it your way from now on. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for this great tutorial. Very well done. Starting my first "quilt as you go" and I'm now confident that I'll be able to join my blocks in a professional looking manner.
Thankyou for this excellent video. I had made the squares and had no idea how I was going to join them. And so nice to hear an English voice rather than American for a change!
I really enjoyed your description of joining the blocks together. I have seen other people but you made it mor e interesting and simplified the process
Thank you for sharing, I was afraid to join my squares but now I can tackle my project; I also recommended this video to my co worker, he also sews / quilts 🙏🏼 we are both novice quilters and enjoying the journey!
I just discovered this video, and it's makes quilting now look so easy. Thank you for sharing! I was a little intimidated before, but quilting as you go by block and seeing the end result like this has inspired me. Thank you for sharing!
I finished that baby quilt to a twin sized quilt! You're techniques worked well! I just changed the back stripe to 1.25" and the top to 2.25 to go with my walking foot better. I first preshrunk all the material and I choose a poly batting. I Had to redo the first piece because it was thinner than the original... The clerk at the fabric store thought she reccommended the right batting... Oh well. I was able to fix it with another bag of batting and two more layers. I just used my walking foot to quilt the sections in a gentle wave pattern. Looks beautiful! Thanks so much for creating this video!
Wow!! Your video was concise and easy to follow. I have watched a number of them and there are different ways but this one was wonderful!! Thank you so much for explaining this in a no-nonsense way. I have 4 quilt tops I made YEARS ago and wanted to quilt them on my embroidery machine. It isn't big enough but I can quilt my blocks that I have made for a snowman quilt this way and I am thrilled that I can save this and watch it. Kudos!!!
Wish I had seen this video before I started to put my quilt as you go quilt together and have struggled to make it look half way decent. Now I know what to do I will make another. By the way I love you quilt it is so colouful and cheery.
Wow. I had this in segments mentally but could not think of how the whole thing came together. Thank you so much and yes the web is a grand informational place to have at our fingertips.
I've wanted to try quilt-as-you-go for years, but the joining-up videos I've seen go out of their way to make the process SOOOOO complicated! HOWEVER, your wonderful video demonstrates a no-nonsense/no-fuss process that is easy to understand, and hopefully easy to emulate! 😊 At long last, I may be able to try my hand at free-motion quilting on a small scale to get good practice, and still have a useable larger quilt to enjoy when all is said and done! Thank you so much, from Virginia USA! And oh, your quilt looks fabulous!!! 🇺🇸😺💕🐾
Thanks a million. I’ve got a vintage sewing machine that does not drop feeddogs or have a walking foot. That’s really vintage. So with the right tools QAG is doable 🌻
Thank you, thank you, thank you!!! I've been searching for just the right method to join the blocks that I've made and you have provided it! Bless you!
All I can say is Thank God for your tutorial! I needed this in the worst way! I am making just a WOF QAYG for my great niece and when I trimmed it up, it want wide enough for my liking. Now I have a great way to add some width. Thank you!
I have watched many MANY QAYG tutorials....I have to say that yours is the very best....the easiest to understand and to follow!! Thank you for being so precise and not rushing.....this is perfect!
I think this is a very clever technique for joining QAYG blocks, I've always wondered how to get it to lay flat. I adore the brightly coloured fabrics you use in all of your tutorials Susan, they just add to the inspiration of it all. Thank you for all of your extra explanations, such as reversing the method of attaching the 'sashing' strips on top and bottom if you wish to finish the folded 'sash' by hand, to do it on the back of the quilt. Those extra tidbits show what an expert you truly are!
This is what I’ve been looking for, you explain clearly and simply. As I work on a vintage Singer, I wanted a method to break a quilt down to quilt at home. Thanks.
Thank you for a wonderful tutorial. It was so easy to understand and follow your instructions! I just finished a king-size tee shirt quilt using your method. I had been putting it off for many years because I wasn’t sure how I could machine quilt it as a whole. This way I quilted each square and then joined them together.
One very useful tutorial for joining pieces. Could apply the technique when making a table cloth from large scraps,but without the batting, of course.. Thanks for sharing your tips and suggestions for sewing lovers.. God bless and much love from Malaysia..
That was very good, clear and I formative. I am an experienced quilter but not experienced with quilt as you go! I found this perfect and so good it was Australian too!! I feel confident to carry on. Keep up the u tubes.
Just watched , so organised and clear , ( unlike some tutors who start filming with wrong glasses and needles) you have inspired me to start quilting again , many thanks , christine England , xxxx
That is a beautiful quilt! Enjoyed watching you explain how to sew the blocks together. Will make quilting each individual block much easier than wrestling with the whole quilt. Thank you "sew" much. :) Your a great easy to understand instructor/ teacher!!👍😀
Thank you for your clear and thorough description and demo of how to construct a QAYG quilt. I don't have a lot of space to sew, so creating a double or queen size quilt was prohibitive. Now I can imagine how it may be doable. Yay! So happy I found your video.
You saved me today!!! I was going to use a different method and got to cutting and cut the wrong thing and thought I had messed everything up... thank you so much for this alternative method!!
