Quilt as you go: why Sash in a Dash is the WRONG product! 

I LOVE USING THIS.... BUT FIRST OF MY BLOCKS IS 12X12 SIZE AND YOU NEED TO HAVE AT LEAST AN INCH AWAY FROM YOUR SEAMES SO WHEN YOU ADD THE SASHING YOU WONT BE CLOSE TO YOUR BLOCK DESIGNS. I HAVE BEEN MAKING QUILTS GOT OVER 20 YEARS. OTHER VIDEOS ON HERE SHOWS YOU HOW TO PROPERLY USE IT. I MAKE A LOT OF CRUMB QUILTS AND JELLY ROLL QUILTS AND CRAZY QUILTS WHERE IT DOES NOT MATTER ABOUT THE EDGES OF THE BLOCKS.

I love Leah Day's QAYG joining method-it is almost flawless!

Tammi, thank you for pointing this out. That would be heartbreaking to make a bunch of blocks and use this method. I would have had steam coming out of my ears…haha. I do have a way I have made 2 string block quilts and it was over 12 years ago I made them and they are still going strong all these years with no problems. I went to the window or glass store and had a square 12” plexiglass square cut and a 13 or 14” plexiglass square cut. They were cheaper than buying new rulers template grids. I didn’t need the ruler markings anyway. My blocks were string quilt blocks. After piecing the block, cut batting to fit I then cut my 13 or 14 inch block and centered the block inside, folded over the outer edges inward then folded over the remaining over the top, pinned and sewed a stitch along the edge all the way around the block. I would then free motion quilt my design on each square. Then after all squares were quilted I would take 2 squares and lay them side by side touching and zig zag down each seam and I may have even done it twice for each seam. I had myself 2 quilts in no time. And yes I know that is not how a real quilt is made but it was the way for me to get my quilts made on my domestic machine. 😆. The point of the plexiglass plates were so I could lay them on my fabric and cut quickly with my rotary cutter without measuring each block. I don’t follow rules in my hobbies…..😂. I got it done and it worked for me. Tonight I have been sewing up 6x14 inch rectangles to make a friend of my daughter rice ice packs for her hot flashes in the middle of the night. Whew, so glad I don’t have to deal with that anymore. Okay I’m off to add rice to more bags. Have a great evening! 🥰

Thank you for this...I have not found a good way to put together QAYG blocks. Was about to try this and after watching your video it helped me decide not too.

I’ve wondered about this product - and thanks for trying it out! I think it,would,work,for,so,e,blocks,but,obviously,not for many others. Maybe if using a block like the one you made, perhaps adding “sashing” type strips all around enlarging the block and not losing the points. Then use this product. But honestly I think I’d rather use one of the methods for QAYG that may take longer to finish but give a much better result! I have a few books I’ve had for a few years on QAYG and there are several ways to join blocks and end up with a beautiful quilt! I appreciate you showing us that this particular product might not work well with regular pieced blocks!

Thanks for bringing this to our attention. The product still works but you need a bigger block.

Thanks for sharing the example! Good to know! 😀

Thank you for sharing. I've never used the quilt as you go method, but it appears to have merit. Too bad this product didn't work out very well.

I really love the pinwheel one! I was thinking what if, you get 1/4th inch double bias tape two of them and sew open it up and sew down the center. Wonder how that would work out? I was thinking of doing the same thing on my next project now not so sure. Thank you for the video and subscribing to your channel!

I would think you would need to increase the size of your finished block larger to compensate for the width of the stash in the dash product in order not to lose your points.

Thank you!

Thank you 🙏🏾 for sharing. God bless you and your family have a blessed day. New to your channel.

Watch Pattern Poole for excellent QAYG quilting😊

What embroidery machine do you use?