lscho4jm

I’m trying to find a video on a Quilt As You Go that is so easy to understand a first grader could do it. I’ve watched Jenny Doan and could not figure it out.
TIA

Linda

sewbizgirl

If you can follow pictures as well as a video, I have made two tutorials and posted here on the board. One is for the narrow joining method, and the other is for a wider sashing join, with batting inserted. They are here:

narrow joining strips:
https://www.quiltingboard.com/vbulle...l-t283918.html

wide sashing strips with batting inserted:
https://www.quiltingboard.com/vbulle...o-t304427.html

Good luck finding a video if that's what you still want.

LAF2019

ScrapFabricLove has a youtube channel that has the best understandable QAYG information. See if that helps you.

Onebyone

Pauline's World has excellent videos. I would do a search on Youtube. There are many tutorials. Georgia Bonesteel was the original Quilt as You Go quilter that brought the technique to everyone.

aashley333

I like this one.

KalamaQuilts

paulines world, step by step with various options of sashing, no sashing etc.
You could also just make your block layers up and rag quilt them, easy peasy, you don't even need any quilting if you don't want.

quiltingcotton

I found that I really like doing quilt as you go, but I like the front of the quilt without sashing, to look like you just sewed the blocks together before doing the sandwich or quilting.

So, this is how I do it.
I make the blocks, then I sandwich them, only I cut the batting 1/2" smaller than the finished block. (a 12' finished block - make the batting 11.5". I center the batting with the block then lay it on the backing fabric. (I cut the backing fabric an inch bigger than the unfinished block. Pin it together, or use your method. Then I quilt each block and with the quilting, I can go clear to the edge of the block, no need to leave any unquilted.

Then, after quilting all the blocks, I assemble the blocks into their rows by using 3/8" seam to connect the blocks (right sides together so the seam is on the back of the quilt). Once each row is done, I iron open the seam, and (I have already prepared the connecting strips/sashing for the back, by cutting a strip of fabric 3" wide and a little longer than the length of the seam. Then for each of the 3" pieced, I make them into 1.5" bias strips) I lay the bias strip on the seam and sew it down 1/8" from the edge on each side of the bias strip. I make sure I pin at every matching seam and both edges so that the blocks match up completely, including points etc.

Once I have all the separate rows, I then connect the rows, using the same method that I used to connect the blocks together. Again, I make sure I pin at every matching seam and both edges so that the blocks match up completely, including points etc.

Once all the rows are connected, I ready for the binding. I cut my binding 4" wide, and fold it in half lengthwise. I sew it down onto the back, raw edge of the binding to the raw edge of the quilt, with a 1/2" seam. then I iron it out from the quilt and then fold it over to the front and sew it down 1/8" from the edge.

******* I myself, use heat 'n bond hem tape to hold down the strips between the blocks and the rows (laying it down on the open seam and placing the bias strip centered on top of it -- (Plus I mark where the edges of the bias strip goes so that all of them are in the same placement on all the seams), this way I don't have to pin and distort the bias strip. I also use heat 'n bond on the binding, only I use the feather weight heat 'n bond with the paper on one side of it, putting it on in two steps, Iron it down to the inside of the binding, fold it over to the top of the quilt and then remove the paper and Iron it down to the front.

I watched this video The easiest way to join Quilt As You Go Blocks video for the basic idea to keep the seams from being bumpy and then made my own adjustments to how I wanted my own quilt to be put together. Note: you can do the sashing/connecting strips on either the front or the back depending on how you want your quilt to look.

quiltingcotton

Note: I left out that after I quilt each block, I then trim down the block to the finished size.

Onebyone

Here is a little time saver: when I want borders on a quilt as you go quilt I make blocks of the border fabric and add to the end of the rows and along the top and bottom rows.