How To Make A "Trip Around The World" Quilt the EASY WAY! 

Only 2/3 yard for each print! After making the video I re-calculated and it didn't take as much fabric as I thought 😁

My grandmother made one of these when I was a child. I am in my late 70s now. Her finished squares were 1" and construction done on the diagonal. Grandma only finished 4th grade. She made many many quilts. They were all beautiful and true treasures. I'm so grateful to you for being on RU-vid. Love you tutorials and all your handy tips.

I'm so impressed how you don't get confused w the order of colors/prints/shapes, etc. No.matter how i organize and plan I still get things mixed up and turned around. You make the prettiest quilts of everyone. Watching your vids is like walking through the Louvre as opposed to the Walmart.🤗

Thanks for the 2 tutorials! I was delighted to see the tying tutorial last week! When I was teaching kindergarten, I read several quilt centered books to the children, had them bring in a shirt they had outgrown, and cut the shirts into squares. The children then hand sewed the squares together (eye/hand coordination, tying knots on both end of the thread, etc.) At the end of the quilt making, I took the quilt top home, machine sewed EXACTLY where the children sewed to secure the squares while retaining their stitching. I added batting and a backing and turned the quilt inside out. The class then took turns hand tying with yarn...4 children at a time so they could talk. What a great quilting bee we had! When the quilt was completed, we had a celebration breakfast, inviting the parents AND the head of the Battered Women's Shelter. We presented the quilt to the Shelter. What a great learning experience and my first step into the world of quilting. Just wish I had heard of applying fray check.

I love the way you made the trip around the world. Amazing work.

This is one of the prettiest quilts I've seen you make....and I've seen pretty much alllll of your videos. (Why binge watch Netflix when you can binge watch Donna Jordan at Jordan Fabrics?!?) Matt chose some gorgeous prints! This seems bigger than I need so I'm thinking of cutting only 3" squares. I presume the pattern works the same. I just bought a bunch of Christmas fabric; I hope my design eye works as well as Matt's. And, oh, how I wish I had that size table to lay my quilts out on.

Donna and Matt, this is my favorite video you have ever made besides the frog you made Donna. It's not even my favorite quilt pattern but I love seeing you guys working together. I love how you flipped the quilt and hand tied instead of binding. I have watched this video like 10 times lol you're such an inspiration for me.

I have never seen a trip around the world done your way before! Its fabulous; I'm always up for a new technique, thank you Donna :)

We all have Christmas fabric and don't know what to do with them so they stay in our stash. This pattern showcases the fabric and lowers the stash. Thank you I'm started my Christmas quilts in January to get them done by December.

Just when you thought it was safe to watch one more Donna video with out getting out your sewing machine and materials. She does it again 😂. Once again Donna and co, brilliant video and clear easy to follow instructions. Big thank you from UK 😘🥰

Wow!! Now i know how to make it.♡♡♡ thank you Donna and Matt💙💙💙 love from Japan..

Absolutely amazing! I love how Matt has the eye for the right fabrics and I love how you explain in such detail. I must mention how we viewers don't miss a thing with the expert person behind the camera. Thank you Jordan family. Thank you!!

I just finished this quilt for my 2nd oldest granddaughter. At first, I was quite intimated and began it in fear, (self-taught quilter) but thus went together very easily. Thanks for the easy layout instructions, Donna. It turned out BEAUTIFULLY.

I never even LIKED the "Trip Around the World" pattern until I saw your tutorial. You and Matt are both stars in the quilting world. The way you organized the squares before sewing and explained the sewing order....makes me feel like anyone can make this quilt...why not? It only took you guys 10 MINUTES!

Thank you Donna for a great tutorial. I took your 80"x80" quilt and shrank it to a 16-1/4" x 16-1/4". It turned out great. Of course going that small precluded using lots of fabric colors but the 7 that I did use turned out great and the squares went from 4" to 2". I really like your method of putting it together. Once I got it figured out it went really fast. On one block I have roosters marching around the square. Took a little planning but it turned out cute. For anyone making a road trip Jordan Fabrics is definitely worth it. I live in California and just discovered the shop this last summer while visiting my daughter. Now I have two reasons for going to Oregon. I am so blessed.

You all are so generous with your talents. That's one of the reasons we love you all. thank you for sharing.

Thank you Donna! Your tutorial is so easy to follow and your quilt is absolutely gorgeous !!

I’ve made a trip around the world Quilt before but this method is so much easier. Thank you for all your videos, tips and for the quilt giveaways. Very kind and generous of y’all.

I love this quilt! Matt picked the perfect fabric, at first I was worried the fabric was too similar but was I EVER wrong. I'm definitely going to make this quilt, thank you for showing your version of assembling a Trip Around the World!! ❤️💚❤️💚❤️

Draga Dona, ja sam iz Srbije, redovno vas pratim, ovo ću sada po drugi put raditi, i još mnogo toga sam uradila zahvaljujući vašim tutorijalima! Hvala Dona❤

Donna, you and Matt are real treasures. I wish I lived close to your shop. This quilt has always intimidated me, so I never tried doing one. Thank you from the bottom of my heart for showing us how to make the trip around the world much easier.

I’ve been thinking about making this pattern, but until now thought that I had to make it via of sew and rip which seemed like a lot of extra time and effort. Now, with your tutorial, I feel confident I can achieve this pattern with less effort and a good result. Thank you, Donna and Matt.

Donna is an excellent teacher. After listening to on one of her videos I feel I could actually make one of these fabulous quilts.

This quilt is so beautiful. Matt chose great colors/fabrics. I have learned so much from your videos. Glad you're here Jordan! Thank you.

Love the way you show how to pick up and sew, I would have NEVER have been able to work that out. I just love your videos x

You make it look so easy. I love to watch you and Matt work together....wonderful teamwork.

I am so thrilled you did this pattern the way you did!!! With squares not strips. Only because if we have precut sqaures now we know what to do!!!! This is one of my favorite things to do!!!! Great colors too!!!!!! One of your best quilts!!!!!

OMG. I’ve been watching other videos for this pattern and OMG..... You did this in a way I understand!!!! Donna, You’re Amazing!!!!! I want to hug you!!! Now I know I can make this quilt! Thank you thank you 🙏 Thank you!

I've made this quilt once for my daughter, but your method is so very easy and logical. Again, thank you and your family so much for making these tutorials.

Beautiful. My first quilt was "A Trip Around the World". Made it a king size using 2 1/2 inch squares ... all on my Singer sewing machine ... then hand quilted it ... swore I would never make another one ... but, you have changed my mind. :) Thank-you so much.

I have been watching various trip around the world tutorials, but like yours the best. I especially like the flip and hand tie for the finish. I have been collecting fabrics for an unknown projects, I have 11 already. Two more from Jordan Fabrics waiting at the post office today! I will have leftovers, Golly Gee darn...

I've loved this quilt & saved the video ever since it was 1st posted. It wasn't until day 15 of quarantine that I decided to make it. However, since we are on quarantine I'm unable to go buy 13 different fabrics, as Donna recommends in the video. Even if we were not in the middle of a WW pandemic, I live in a fairly rural area & buying fabric means I'd be all day driving to the city. I often buy fabrics on-line & didn't want to wait until a June shipping date. So off to dig into my stash. Ha ha ha... I only wish I had a stash like Donna's. I come up w/ 3 different shades of blue, 3 different shades of white (all 2 yards each) & a small half yard piece of another shade of blue. I decide I want to make it for a twin-sized bed, even though Donna's pattern is a little larger than queen sized. I'm not new to sewing, but fairly new to quilting. I was an English major & math is NOT my strong suit. I wonder how I can possibly make it work; should I cut the blocks to 2 or 3 inches instead of the 4 inch size? I nearly give up UNTIL I notice Jordan Fabric's phone number is listed in the info below the video. I figure, 'What the heck have I to loose?' and I make the call. A delightful lady named, Roxanne, picks up. I tell her my dilemma & she immediately, without hesitation, graciously goes to work calculating the math; reworking the quilt's size for me, counting out how many blocks down, how many blocks across, & tells me the exact amount of fabric I'll need since it's impossible for me to get more during this WW pandemic. I, of course, profusely thanked her for her help. I'm posting here because I believe everyone should hear it. In the midst of a WW pandemic when the Fake News shows us nothing but hours upon hours of Fear Porn; people are scared, dying, terrified, violent, bankrupt, & some even fist-fighting over toilet paper... Roxanne proved to me that the entire world is not lost after all. The smallest act of kindness, the tiniest extra bit of effort can give peace to so many. I know it's just a quilt, but it's more than that... she could have blown me off, told me to get a calculator, etc... but she didn't. She showed sincere kindness & humanity. I can never express my gratitude to Roxanne for her over-the-top & above-the-board help she freely gave to me, but I do promise to pass it on & pay it forward. ThanQ, Roxanne & God bless you! I've never ordered from Jordan Fabric's, but from now on, whenever I need fabrics or any sewing goods, I'll be looking to them 1st!

Thanks for your tutorial. At first I thought it was just one of those videos you find on RU-vid until I came back to watch it, and boy oh boy! Thanks so much Jordan. I want to see more of it please. And lest I forget, I cherish your team. Thanks

I love it when Matt makes an appearance!

One time when I was little I was napping under one of Grandma's quilt and I picked out the ties. Naturally grandma was upset. But kept her cool. She lived to 106

I love to watch you make quilts they are so beautiful because I m a begginer in quilting

Once again... You & Matt is Awesome!!! .. I love that tie quilt. You both do a great job!! Love you!

I made a Trip Around The World Quilt in the 1980's. Your process makes more sense and I Love the choice of fabrics. I'm going to make a Christmas Quilt!

I am a sucker for traditional Christmas print, what a truly gorgeous quilt, my goodness, wouldn’t you just love to receive that as a gift, I think it’s wonderful, Matt, you are a genius in your buying choices.💖💖💖

Beautiful choice of fabrics, Matt. That is beautiful!

Great quilt...I can't believe that someone figures out these quilt patterns, I guess trial and error is the best teacher!

WOW I wish my stash was like MAT'S STASH LOL - Love the quilt and would definitely love to give it a go, it's beautiful. Like Jody I also binge watch Donna Jordan and shall be this evening whilst my husband is watching the football ha ha. Thanks for another GREAT video.

Thank you Donna and Matt. This is another awesome tutorial.

I love how you have your fabrics sorted and easy to keep in order. Thank you for your easy tips!

Thank you so much Donna and Matt for this genius and generous tutorial ❤️❤️❤️ May God always bless you and your family 🙏🙏🙏

I love that it's tied. I used to live near a store that taught you how to use a longarm and then you could rent time on the machine to quilt. That was so much fun! I've moved back home now and there is no one here who does that. I can free motion on my little domestic, but I'm doing a large quilt and it's hard so I usually stick to smaller quilts. Just too much fabric to handle well. I've tried tying before but didn't really know how. Now that I do know, I'm going to make the bigger quilts and start tying them. Can't wait to visit you in the Spring. I'm excited already!

best version & explanation. looks so beautiful. thank you!

The first time I ever saw this pattern was a hand stitched vintage quilt that was incredible. The quilt was very large and the squares were very small...I’m guessing 2” or smaller finished size. The work that went into that was amazing. Have always wanted to make once since I saw that. Thanks if breaking it down and making it not such a daunting task.

This just amazes me how quick that was, I know it isn't that fast in reality, but how it is done has been laid out so well. Thank you!

My mind was just completely blown as to how easy you made this!!!!! 🤯

WOW!!!! I just love it!!!! Nice idea of knotting them together....BRAVO!!!!!

I love your videos and the fact you and Matt work together!

Oh my gosh....this is the most beautiful quilt I have ever seen...it is "timeless". I am new to sewing and quilting but I really want to try this. After 32 years of teaching and now retired I wanted to do something I've always wanted to do....quilt:) I so enjoy watching your videos...I only wish I could personally visit your store. Thanks for sharing all your expertise! God Bless

Thank you, Donna! Once again you have un-daunt-ed a quilt pattern, and I do believe I'll give it a try!

This is by far the easiest way i have seen to make this quilt! Thank you for sharing your love of quilting.

THANKS! Donna and Matt for this excellent youtube tutorial and your generousity in providing a free pattern for this quilt. Seeing Donna's method for making this quilt has helped me find my quilt making mojo.

Just found this particular video and I love how Matt introduces his fabric selection process: "I was looking in my stash..." Oh to have a huge fabric store as my stash!

Donna , that is so smart and organized. I love your way of cutting and piecing quilt blocks. I love this pattern and I am adding it to quilts that I want to make. You and Matt are an amazing couple and team. I am so happy that I found your site. Thank you!

Love this quilt thank you Donna and Matt

This is my next project. I love that you can use as little or as many fabrics. You make everything looks so easy and fun to make.

I love this quilt and the hand tied finish is beautiful. When a quilt is hand tied, you know for sure it was handmade.

I like this method, Donna, for 'Trip Around the World 'without a jelly roll! Also, I like Matt's suggestion of using a dozen or more fabrics. *Also,* I like the nearly *fussy cuts* of orniments that punctuate the quilt (and, I see from below, this is *NOT* the first time I've viewed or been impressed with this tutorial)!

Love your quilts and the trip around the world. BTW Loving Matt's new hair cut.

Omg! Unbelievable! I could be done with this one already doing it this way! You are amazing!

I just love the way you're so precise in your explanations... Still, didn't follow all that. I'll get back to it, so glad to know where I can find you. So pretty. I have an 'around the world' quilt that has been falling apart for some time... patched, and glued together, it won't last long. Thanks for showing us how to do this. I love your videos. Lynn

I love watching your videos. You make it look easy and I feel inspired everytime I watch!

Thanks so much for the video and FREE pattern on the Trip Around the World Quilt. I have recently been obsessed with this pattern. I made one with 2 and 1/2 strips in blues and whites..each block is 12 inches...your method looks a lot easier than what I did! Can't wait ti get started!!

Thank you for showing how to assemble this design in a organized manner.....it kept everything in its place and you explained it so clearly as usual. Since watching your videos every morning I find myself encouraged to whip out some quilts. I’ve been making charity quilts with your tie off method which has been the answer to quilting easier for such a project. I can’t watch your videos at night anymore...lol....I wake up at 2 am wanting to go to the machine and sew.....my mind won’t let my body rest it’s the call of the singerchew......

brilliant and so very generous of you to have this class for us for free!

thank you both,,and matt,i hope you make more quilt block kits available,,i love them

**laughing at Matt saying** .. "I've been looking around my stash" .... I mean ... STASH? He has literally a warehouse! *lol*

I love watching your tutorials. You make everything seem so easy.

First quilt I ever made was back in the 80’s...Eleanor Burns...Trip Around the World...using the strip method. Been hooked on quilting ever since. Thanks for evoking a great memory. Love your tutorials. ♥️

Another great video Donna and Matt Thank you both

Years ago I attempted to make this quilt. Did more ripping than sewing! Love your method for keeping everything organized and on the machine. Thank you so much for another great video! Time to give this pattern a "go" again.

This one is gorgeous.

Thank you Donna for this beautiful " Trip Around the World "quilt. I've wanted to make this quilt for a long time but was afraid to tackle it. You made it look do able and easy to do. Also I like the look of tieing this quilt. Thank you again Donna and Matt for all your videos.

Best presentation yet! Thought you could not beat the quilt tying tute but the simplicity and complexity of this Around the World quilt was amazing. Wish I had your tables.

I absolutely love your videos. You’re a wonderful creative teacher who shares her talent. You inspire me to do more than I thought I could. I have wanted to make this pattern for a long time but it just seemed so complicated. I’m going to make one now! Thank you both for all you do

I have always wanted to make this pattern, but felt like it really looked to difficult, once again you have really made it simple and very easy to understand, can't wait to give this one a try. Thank You.

Since I am Angoli challenged this will be fun to see if I can get it together without a mistake but you do make it look a little easier I love this Quilt

Hi from Nevada, love Matt's stash. The weight on the ruler is a great idea. The quilt you're giving away with the panel center is one I've always wanted to try.

Thank you for all the videos that you post. I have learned so much from watching your tutorials and am amazed at how you make it look so simple.

Love the "Around the World" pattern done in Christmas fabrics! 💕 The giveaway quilt is gorgeous! One of my favorites. Thank you for sharing. 😊🌹

I hunted down my hand weights. They are a true helping tool when I cut fabric.

Did you and Matt design this fabric? I see on your website it indicates you did. Its VERY VERY PRETTY. Thank you for all the help you've given me and millions of other people.

Thank you, thank you for demonstrating your chain piecing technique for this quilt. I prefer to chain piece but with the trip around the world I have not found an efficient way to lay the pieces without getting confused. This will be fantastic. Thank you for all your videos, they are a great source of encouragement.

I love this fabric line!

Thanks Donna for showing how to make the quilt around the world and using Christmas fabric that was magical thanks

You make it look so easy to do all of the quilting you do it's amazing I am new at this I hope I can get as good as you one day thank you for your tutorials that you do. Thank you

Just a beautiful quilt. The colour combination is perfect. Thank you for sharing ❤

My mom used the yarn to do her quilts and when I see the free hand motion and other methods to sew the 2 sides together on youtube I’d go into quilting overload. I’ve vowed never to make a quilt because it seemed so daunting but this seems to be the answer to my fears. Thank you for your generosity of sharing your immense knowledge! You truly do inspire this "I haven’t even threaded my machine in a long time" person, lol!

This is a dream quilt. Love from Israel.

WOW!!!!! I absolutely ❤️❤️❤️ this!!! Did I say WOW!!?!?

This is really very pretty. My first time to see quilt like this. Thank you Donna

I have always loved this pattern but never tackled it. You make everything look so achievable. The piecing technique and stitching the batting down inside to avoid binding is absolutely brilliant! This is my next project already revving the "buy fabric" motor. I already have a big stash of 5" squares cut in a box for "later projects" that I can tap into. Also just want you to know I am really glad your import items came from Japan instead of China. After all the textile mills left the USA in the 70's hard to find non-China imports. With all the various items that have been called into question for quality etc from that part of the world in resent years I avoid when I can. Japan has always taken pride in their beautiful fabrics.

Very interesting way of putting this quilt together. I have done quite a few "colourwash heart" quilts in the past and love how the coloured squares form the pattern. Must try this one and tying method.

Donna, idea of the I love your hand weight helping to hold template ruler. You are making it so much easier to put quilts together. Thank you and Matt. for all your helpful ideas.

Oh that Christmas fabric is so beautiful! As I type, we are experiencing a blizzard right now in the Prairies, and that quilt would be so cozy......gorgeous!

I absolutely loved the quilt in the tie video, but I was thinking that working out the patterning was waaaay beyond my brain capacity at the moment (and super glad I'm not the only one in full Christmas craft mode!!). I've never made an actual quilt for myself, just helped my mum and a few friends with a few, and done some mock miniatures for dolls, but I've thinking about how much I'd like to make one for myself, and I am honestly flummoxed at how easy you made this look. This might actually be doable!! Thanks so much to both of you for sharing. I think this is the one channel I don't set the play speed to 1.5- every moment feels relevant and easy to be fully captivated by. Your videos are so clear and straight forward, and you're both enjoyable to watch and listen to. Thanks so much for sharing your skills with others!