Hi Angie. I just came across this wonderful video, and I really enjoyed you explaining all the steps. I too back stitch at the beginning and ending of each seam. I did not until a seam in the middle of a log cabin quilt I was making came apart. It was so difficult to get to, I had to hand sew the section that came apart. When that happened, I decided right then that I would never sew a seam without back stitching first. You now have a new viewer. Can't wait to view your other videos.
Thank you for sharing that with me!! I have so many people tell me not to back stitch but like you I had a quilt that had a hole right in the middle. I had a friend fix it for me since I had no clue where to start. Thanks for watching!!
Angie, Love your tutorials! You are so real. Watching and listening to your lessons feels as if I'm sitting beside a good friend who is teaching me to quilt. Thank you.
I’m an experienced quilter. I would like you to know you don’t need to backstitch. The end of each seam is covered by the next seam. So no backstitching at all when piecing a quilt. The side that stretches is called ‘crosswise grain’. It goes from selvedge to selvedge. The side that doesn’t stretch is called the ‘lengthwise’ grain. You can use these interchangeably. The one that has a LOT of stretch is called the ‘bias’. It goes from one corner to the other. You only need to worry about it if you cut your squares or rectangles corner to corner. As in making triangles. You are a good teacher. You go slowly and explain each step well. You have chosen a good pattern for a beginner. Keep up the good work!
I had watched this quite a long time ago but rewatched it today and I enjoyed it as much this time as I did before. I even learned something that I had missed before. Thanks.
Hello. I’ve been watching the brick quilt pattern videos and just finished one. You kept checking for the popping sound with your fabrics. Maybe in the future for those of us watching, you may suggest placing pins periodically through the packs to indicate which side isn’t the side cut on the bias. Thanks and God bless you to keeps the videos coming. Have an awesome night everyone.
I was hoping to see you do the binding and show how to hand quilt this. I don't have a long-arm quilter. :( I started a quilt similar to this about 15 years ago, and am trying to figure out how to finish it.
You might want to look into big stitch quilting, or hidden stitch quilting. I'm on my second quilt, using only hand stitching. I really love the way both the methods I mentioned look. There are lots of videos on RU-vid, even one for hidden stitch. Best of luck to you!
I get what your saying about the “ Poppy side”, I kinda had a hard time with that bias side too. So..I checked threw it. Stretchy side versus the strong side. So..thank you for pointing this out.
Don’t tug so much when pressing. You will avoid warping. When weaving, the threads on the loom that are parallel to the selvages are called the warp threads-they provide structure to the fabric. They are stretched tight on the loom and relax when the fabric is released from the loom. The threads that are woven between the selvages are called weft threads. They do not have as much tension put on them during weaving which is what they are stretcher. However, like others have said, please be careful when working on the bias (diagonal) to prevent distortion.
No disrespect but you are making yourself crazy with your cutting. Ie. stretching….snapping. Not enjoyable. Get ur quilt together and cut a small border for it Then cut side to side not selvage to selvage. The only time to make sure of stretching is when you cut on the bias.
Omg you need to watch some experienced sewers....chain piecing is not done that way or worrying about your charm packs "pop"....I would never get done. And you DONT backstitch..and that has nothing to do with the type of machine you have. It's just not needed as that stitching will be crossed by another line of stitching..... Keep practicing.
