Scrappy Christmas Quilt - Hills and Valleys Free Tutorial
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Today I am using up my Christmas fabrics to make the first of two scrappy Christmas quilts. This one is based off the Lake View Terrace Pattern from Missouri Star Quilts ( • Make a "Lakeview Terra... ). The Dimond Terrace pattern can be found here: • Make a "Diamond Terrac... .
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Beautiful quit thanks for all the great tips 🤗
What a lovely quilt. My wheels are already turning. Thanks so much.
Hi Delia - glad you enjoyed the video. It is a great pattern. I've also made it in just random scraps - you can see a photo in my Trunk Show of Scrappy Quilts, pt 2. Thanks for watching!
What a great (and easy) pattern. Fast construction but looks more complicated than a typical one block quilt.
It is a bit magical, isn't it? I love the way the pattern emerges across two rows but you have to trust when you put a single row together and it doesn't look right!
Love this! great way to use leftover Christmas scraps (I had almost given up on finding a home for them). great for all types of scraps. Thanks!
Hi Kathy - thanks for watching. It is a great way to use them up and I think it will make a great gift for someone who loves Christmas. Best wishes!
I am new to your channel and like what I see. You have a soothing voice and clear directions. Will certainly be back.
Thanks so much Jane! Welcome and I hope you find other interesting videos.
I agree
Thanks Margaret! Thanks for watching.
Thank you the lovely design and wonderful tips for pressing.
Hi Gerri - thanks for watching. I hope you will download this pattern and give it a try. It looks great in lots of different colour combinations.
I just love this quilt, the colors are gorgeous. ❣
Thanks Angie - it's a fun and easy design that has loads of impact. There is another example in my first scrappy trunk show - different fabrics, same design. Thanks for watching!
I will be sure to catch up on all of them. I have to finish my husband's Mr Rogers quilt then I will be onto my scrappy one like yours. Thank you. @@bitspiecesquilting
so happy i discovered your channel today.
Thanks Patricia! I hope you find some fun inspiration and don't forget to get the patterns from my website at www.bitsandpiecesquilting.com.
Just recently discovered your videos & channel. I like the way you think about quilting & I love the way you present your process.. Your channel is now 1 of my top five that I will go to on a regular basis for training, inspiration, and tips. Hope you have a Merry Christmas!
Hi Marley - thanks so much for your kind words! I'm glad my videos and style appeal to you. Please let me know if there is anything in particular you would like to see and I'll see what I can do. Best wishes for a very Merry Christmas.
That is really pretty and cool looking. Thank you for sharing this with us
Hi Sonja - I'm glad you liked it and hope you will give it a try. It is a great pattern and really easy to do.
New to your channel. Your quilt lured me into your channel. I love this quilt.
Hi Rhonda and welcome! I hope you find some other interesting projects and videos. And give this one a try - it is beginner friendly but fun for more experienced quilters too.
Very fun. I immediately of strip piecing fat eights that have been cut half to 4.5" with the background strips sewn on then subcut to 2.5". Thanks for reminding me of this pattern xxx
Hi Alexandra - double check the video for the dimensions - the printed fabric is 2.5x4 inches (the background pieces are 2.5x4.5 and 2.5 inch squares). You won't get the same effect if you cut the background rectangles to 2.5x4.5. But who knows, it might look even better!!
It’s a lovely quilt Michelle. It would have sent you mad to try to get them all in the same direction. Of course you could do it but not with speed piecing! It’s a scrap quilt after all. Good job.
Thanks Patricia! You should have heard the groan when I realized what I had done with the directions..... I was so certain I had it right! 🙄 Oh well - now it's "right side up" no matter which way you look at it. Hope you are well.
Great tutorial. Tks!
Hi Diane - thanks for watching - glad you liked the video.
Great hint about the pressing!
Thanks Sandy! I love when pattern designers include pressing instructions and it's something I'm still learning as I design. I've made enough wonky blocks to know that a pressing strategy is important! Thanks for watching.
Love this!
Thanks Shelly - it's a great pattern and really versatile for just about any design style. Thanks for watching.
I love this! Will definitely have to give it a go!
Hi Stephanie - it is a great beginner project and really satisfying for an experienced quilter because it goes together so quickly. Thanks for watching.
This will be terrific for all my bits and pieces I need to use up! Thanks for a wonderful tutorial😊
Hi Beth. Glad you like it. It's a quick and easy pattern. Thanks for watching!
Fabulous scrap buster! Really pretty!
Thanks Anne! I hope you give this a try. I think it has a lot of potential - imagine a dark background, or even a two colour quilt! Thanks for watching.
you are wonderful! Your tutorial popped up and I was intrigued. I loved your quilt and the explanation, instructions and pressing tips! I was inspired, thank you!!
Hi Dee - thanks for your lovely comments and welcome. I hope you find more interesting videos on my channel and there are free patterns for download on my website at www.bitsandpiecesquilting.com.
Beautiful!
Thanks Elizabeth. Thanks for watching.
Beautiful quilt 🥰
Thanks Vanessa. I hope to get some photos of the final quilted quilt on my Instagram later today. Thanks for watching.
A very useful pressing tip Thank you for a good video.
Hi Maureen - happy to share my tips and tricks with others. I've learned so much from other quilters that it's only fair to pass on the knowledge. Best wishes!
Great job!
Thanks Vera - hope you are well.
Exquisite. Love the lime and yellow tossed in. By not watching the direction of the prints, maybe you have a more random amount in another direction to look intentional? If you had to consciously decide to balance both directions: AHHHH, too much for my brain to consider. Also, from the aerial view on your floor, we just see the well balanced colors. Beautiful.
Hi Carol - I had a good laugh because I was trying to be organized and planned and intentional, and it all turned to chaos all on its own! 🤣 Ah well, lesson learned for next time - don't overthink it! Thanks for watching.
I’m nearly finished with my first Lakeview Terrace quilt top- I wish I would have seen your video and pressing guide first!!
Hi Heather - I'm sure it looks great! It is amazingly satisfying when the pressing strategy works out the way it should, but trust me, that doesn't always happen! Thanks for watching.
Hi Michelle! I love this pattern. In one of your trunk shows, you showed this quilt done with scraps and it inspired me, so one of my ongoing projects is curtains for my sewing room, made from this pattern. And I love the way you explained your process for creating these blocks. Great video!
Thanks Beth! Good to hear from you. I hope the curtains are going well. Do you think you will back them with a fabric or just leave them as a pieced panel? Thanks for watching and hope you are well.
@@bitspiecesquilting I haven't decided about the backing yet. I live in the Southwest U.S. where we get a lot of sun, and to add to that, my sewing room window faces west, so I wanted something to diffuse the intense light. I have blinds up there now. I do think backing will be helpful, so I was considering just a plain muslin backing. I stilll have some work to do on them, so more time to decide!
Another great design 🤩 Hopefully, I thought, you should get it finished so you can snuggle up under it at Christmas, but then I’m sure that you are in Australia so you might not want to snuggle 🤷♀️🤣🤣 Thanks for sharing this design 👍 I’m sure it’s going to help lots of people reduce their scrap pile a bit 👏👏🇬🇧
Hi Glynis - it is finished now (I try to record a couple of weeks in advance), but I didn't have time to get some good photos of the final finished quilt. I'll try to get some photos done in a few days and post them on my Instagram (or maybe I'll do a video on everything I finished in 2023 - it will be in there, for sure). We're headed to Perth tomorrow for a mini vacation and it is about 35 degrees Celsius right now..... no quilts needed!!! 😜 But I know someone who loves the Christmas holidays, so this will likely be gifted to her. Hope you are well.
You'll be seeing the quilt from both directions anyway so no worries about the directional prints. Thanks for the idea😊
Hi Lynn - exactly - that's the plus side of over thinking this - there is no right side up! Which is a much better outcome in the long run. I just felt silly for giving too much thought and still being wrong!
Very perfect to me , will try for sure , always look forward to your fantastic ideas, thank you dear girl x Merry Christmas to you & your family too
Hi Patricia - thank you so much for your kind words! I'm glad you like this idea and hope you will give it a try. Happy Thanksgiving to all our American friends and all the best for the holiday season. Merry Christmas!
Great tutorial.
Thanks Sarah! Thanks for watching.
But the cool thing is that the quilt has no top or bottom - its perfect any way you turn it! Fun tutorial!
Hi Debra - I can't really claim that I planned it that way, can I!?!!? Just a happy accident in the end. I did feel rather silly having taken great pains to make sure the relevant pieces were facing the right way! Ah well, if we can't laugh at ourselves, we're in a bit of trouble, I think.
That just makes the quilt no top or bottom which is, in my opinion, the best way to go!
Hi Ruth - that's the bright side of my flawed thinking!
I will try it!
Go for it Peggy! It's a beginner friendly project and looks great when finished. Thanks for watching!
It’s delightful; thanks for sharing. I prefer scrappy quilts to be non directional, otherwise I feel they look too contrived. 🌲🌲🌲
Hi Jo! Thanks for watching. I agree - scrappy quilts are my favourite!
Thanks for sharing
Hi Cynthia - thanks for watching. It was a fun project to make.
I like the chevron look to it.
It's a bit magical how the pattern appears over two row rather than just one. Thanks for watching!
Thanks for this great tutorial! Making scrappy quilts for our Guild to donate. I’ve subscribed. 👏👏🧵
What a great contribution to the community! Thanks for watching Michele and happy quilting! P.S. - don't forget to go to my website for the free patterns - www.bitsandpiecesquilting.com.
Great scrap buster!
Hi Kathleen. Thanks for watching. It is a great scrap buster, suitable for beginners, but also fun for more experienced quilters. I love seeing the final pattern emerge across two row - it's a bit magical.
LOVE this pattern…..I think I’m kind of OCD, so when it comes to directional fabric, I USUALLY purposely put blocks every which way because I want the quilt to not have a “right side
up”……☮️ 🌲 🧑🎄
Hi Jane - I was so certain I knew what I was doing! What a laugh when I realized what happened. But it truly is for the best so there isn't a right way up! Thanks for watching.
This is nice. I like this. Good job!
Thanks Gletha! Thanks for watching.
upside down patches are seen by those being covered by your quilt as the correct alignment .... they are only upside down when you make the bed ....
Hi Anna - I realized that after..... after spending a lot of time trying to make sure all the little trees and details were "right side up"..... but there was no right side!!!! 🤣 But as you say, now at least something is right side up no matter how you look at the quilt.
What did the quilt end up finishing at. It is gorgeous! Have a very Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year, if I don’t end up talking to you again before the holidays.
Hi Marion - I used a 7 x 11 block setting so the final size should be 70 x 82.5. Each finished block is 10.5 x 8 (but then you have to account for seam allowance to sew the blocks together). But you can make it any size you like. Thanks for watching and all the best for a wonderful holiday season! 🎄
Love this quilt but will be doing this in Halloween fabrics. Just subscribed! I've been looking through your videos for the quilt that is your backdrop at the beginning of this video. What is it called and do you have a video for this?
Hi Brenda. Thanks for watching and subscribing! Halloween would be amazing - maybe a black or dark blue background with lots of oranges, purples and greens. I can see it and it would be amazing!!! The backdrop quilt is an original design using left over bits and pieces (totally on theme!!) and I'll write up the pattern and make a video soon.
Fun I’d like to do I’m random
Random is fun! Thanks for watching Sylvia.
Which way did you iron the seams? 😊
Hi Bobbie - I would have to double check, but I think I pressed half the blocks in one direction and half in the other. Because the blocks in each column are the same (either a hill or a valley), you want to make sure those seams nest (so you need the seams to go in opposite directions). There are no issues across the rows because there is nothing that needs to line up. Hope this makes sense.
Get a better mix o can't hear you and warn I can't turn my volume any more and I still can't hear you I won't be back. To bad I just can't waste my time when you don't consider your viewers time.
Had no problem with sound. No one seems to either. Check your phone or device, before you post nasty comments
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Thanks Marie. I'm still new to UA-cam and have lots to learn. I appreciate your support.
@@bitspiecesquilting I really like this quilt. No problem with sound for me and I usually listen to everyone's videos at highest volume.
Thanks Carol!