I just have to say that from someone who has quilted since 1982, I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this video!! I laughed out loud several times at how spot on you were in your description of the process and I hope you do many more! DO KEEP IN MIND that anyone who will tell you thar your points do not match or that something is not square is NOT your friend 😂. NO quilt police allowed!! 🎉❤
I love it when my favorite UA-cam creatives get out of their comfort zones and wander into another of my favorite crafts. So much fun to see your process!! I love the way you used the reflected pieces to make a pattern that’s all your own. Sure, I appreciate precision, but quilting to me is all about using what you have. Taking that a step further to incorporate all the blocks as they are instead of obsessing about making every single block identical is really what my favorite sewing projects are all about. Finding something whole along the way instead of trying to force it. Well done!! In terms of actually making the quilt, I enjoy putting two quilt tops together with an old sheet or blanket in between instead of buying yet more fabric and a special filling. It satisfies my preference to use up as much of my fabric stash as possible. At the end of each project I take all the weirdly shaped and randomly sized bits of scrap and make even more randomly pieced blocks. Each one is a memento of the quilt tops I have made, with that specific group of fabrics together in a block. I like that because I have given away the actual quilts. Guess if I were more organized I would make a journal page detailing each quilt, but so far that’s never worked out. In terms of non-Craftsy sources for instruction, Donna Jordan at Jordan Fabrics and Karen Brown of Just get it done quilts her on UA-cam are my favorite teachers. They have great tutorials about non-longarm quilting. What else can you do with the scraps?? Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville can teach a lot about that rabbit hole, lol!!
Lovely! I’ve dabbled with the idea of quilting. Someday I will! Right now I have to figure out how to layer the quilt as I have a top I inherited that I would like to put together for her daughter. Fortunately she loves me so I don’t have to worry too much about perfection. Any time you feel the need to quilt I’m game to watch!
I’ve been quilting for 20 years and I think you did a fantastic job! There are so many “rules” at first but then you learn to break them. I started out trying to be a perfectionist and now I don’t worry at all how perfect my quilts are. It makes them seem more like a human has made them instead of a machine. Something else quilters say is something like, if someone on a galloping horse can’t see your mistake then it doesn’t matter. Hope you try your hand at another one!
From a non-quilter who has been repairing a 1940's make do and mend quilt: ripping strips is waaayyy faster than cutting, and it gives you strips that are absolutely on grain.
Oh my dear, you are truly down the rabbit hole of quilting. Quilting is like a book that each chapter leads you on to read the next chapter. You just can't stop. Ask me how I know. Keep those scraps organized someway right from the start so you don't have to spend hours of your life sorting out colors to make a scrappy quilt in the future
I like to make 'quilted' pillowcases with the small leftovers, then they match and your couch linens appear to be a 'set'! Also, it's a lot faster to make pillowcases as opposed to full size blankets.
From a sewist who went the other way (quilter to garments), well done, that’s a lovely first quilt top! When you’re considering quilting it, keep in mind that most domestic machines with a reasonably sized throat will do straight line - with a walking foot - or free motion, whether you can drop your feed dogs or not. Stipple quilting is an absolute delight, you just kind of wander around until it’s filled (a bit more than that, but that’s the essential). If you want to tackle it by hand, traditional quilting is not the only option; there’s also tying, and big-stitch quilting. Most of all, have fun, and if it’s not working for you, stop and try a different method 😊
Ah yes the "oh no I picked up a new craft to use my excessive stash of supplies and now I have EVEN MORE BITS" dilemma. I do love the zigzag motif you did on it, it turned out really nice!
If you ever do a log cabin quilt again, may I suggest the chaos method. It's my personal favorite: Make strips of fabric any length and width (uniform width is probably helpful) Start with your center block, take a strip sew it on a side, trim. Turn block, select another strip, sew that on, trim. So on so forth until the block is the size you want. Remember. Quilting like all other things, the rules are made up, do what you like.
I have hand quilted a couple of (UK) double bed sized English paper pieced patchwork quilts. It takes a geological age (a few months, on and off), but it is possible. Work on the floor, keep all the layers as flat as you can while you baste, baste, baste and then use the biggest embroidery hoop or frame that you have. Start in the middle and work outwards so that you don't end up with any edges where the batting or underlayer is too small or wrinkles cannot be smoothed away. Don't give up!
I am also a garment sewer that has found that quilting is a whole new world. I've made a couple super super simple quilts as wedding gifts, and it just isn't really for me. But I really enjoyed your video!!! And the quilt top you made turned out great.
Well done. The quit is lovely; love the diagonals. My Mum was a quilter. For the last twenty or so years of her life, there was no functional dining table, lol. I also have about 4 or 5 cubic feet of quilts sitting in my closet. My only suggestion for the unusable scraps is a yoga poof (I found a pattern for it somewhere on the interwebs). They will eat so many scraps. And then you end the year with a small stack of cushions to give to friends. - Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Hey Cathy. Great idea. Someone else made footstools, big round bags, to hold fabric out of the way…. Of course I can’t remember who that was but it would be similar. How’s everything going up in the nation’s capital? People here are freaking out it was -10 with a wind chill to -16C. Teacher made grandson put on his coat lol poor baby someone trying to keep him warm safe and dry!
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 Hey Robin! The nation's capital is Cold. The Rideau Canal might actually be solid enough to skate on this year. Honestly, the temps are a little colder than they are suppose to be. We've just spent so much time in warm spells it feels like a shock to achieve the average temp for January. So grandson has reached the age where winter coats are optional... lol. Guess that means that Teenagehood is on the horizon line...
@ lol average temperatures! It’s a sunny day what more can you want for winter! People are so forgetful it’s winter except cold Yeah he’s getting there much faster than I would like! I really found that transition time very annoying! Oh well I know this too will pass. Hopefully quickly lol. Much to his shock and annoyance he will still have snow pants cause we do go north and -40 isn’t a valid excuse to stay in!
I first tried both patchworking and garment sewing at around the same time, and I must say I found garment sewing easier, but log cabins are definitely one of the less intimidating patchwork styles. I like the diagonal design you ended up with! Do you think you might try making pincushions or stuffed animals? I use my tiny scraps as stuffing for those. Sometimes at the end of a project, I make a pincushion just so I have somewhere to contain the tiny scraps. Of course, you could also save them to use as quilt batting once you have enough. Or stuff them into your hexie-puffs! One of my sisters was into quilting and she said she actually liked the quilting process better than the patchworking process. She often paired up with someone else to make things; they'd collaborate on the designs, make two quilts, and each would get to focus on the part they enjoyed. A technique I tried while making Christmas gifts is called "tufted quilting". Instead of stitching lines, you make a grid (or other pattern) of knots. That style appears on upholstery - where there's an indent on a mattress or a couch back with a button in it, that's tufted quilting. On actual quilts, it can be done with yarn, leaving the tails out, which I think is where the 'tufted' name comes from. I did it in thread and buried the tails between layers. Since I was holding two layers of fleece in place without any padding between them, it was nearly invisible. (I've got a video about it in-progress, it'll air in a couple of days.)
If in the future you fancy outsourcing the quilting part, my MIL is a longarmer in Scotland. She takes quilt tops by post or you can hire time on the longarm and learn how to do it. Using the longarm is so much fun! Much easier than trying to wrangle a larger quilt through the throat space of a domestic machine.
Oh my dear, welcome to the dark side. I started quilting 4 years ago, trying to use up my scraps. It has become a compulsion, and now people give me their stash of unused material & scraps so my storage problem has escalated. Those impossible little scraps can be used as stuffing (so long as you don't have a dog *oops) For your next quilt, check out quilt as you go tutorials. Reduces the bulk as you do the fancy stitching and then you just sew them together and voila, all finished (sort of). I love your arrangement of blocks. Very effective. All good wishes for the new year.
After you have layed out our blocks number them. I use painters tape, low sticky. Small pieces with the row number and block number. Or pieces pinned on. More “mistakes”. More lessons learned. Keep going . I do patchwork because cause, it is problem solving, color play and project completion. Very satisfying to have some control . Check out Kate at the last homely house. She does hand quilting with big stitches. Very pretty.❤
For the really little scrappy bits, many quilters save them for stuffing pillows etc, so if you make some patchwork throw pillows (even as gifts) those could be used there 😊
Nice work! And yeah on the "can you count/can you sew straight lines" bit. Good luck on the quilting journey. The waste off cuts (the tiny wee little pieces) can be used to stuff things like small stuffed animals or pincushions, when mixed with a bit of traditional pincushion stuffing.
ahhhh quilts! this was a pleasant surprise to see from your channel. i've only ever sent one quilt out to be quilted, i can't justify the cost for something i could do myself in a weekend. the larger scraps can be sewn into wonky log cabin, those sewn into a strip, then that inserted into the backing, so it gets out of your stash (you will have probably seen this tip if you watch karen brown). the tiny cabbage bits will multiple in the dark. i have a friend who has pet rats and i offload my cabbage to her for her rats bedding (i make sure this bag doesn't have any poly thread in it, as well, since i'm both a quilter and garment sewist).
You did a great job on your first quilt! I like to quilt my own quilts. It's fun and you can get so creative with it. I can't wait to see what you do with yours. Thank you for sharing.
That is absolutely smashing for a first patchwork quilt top, go you! I’d suggest doing bigger projects for a while and collecting your leftover strips together, then make a scrappy String Quilt - it can use all different widths and lengths of strips, and actually looks better the scrappier it is.
Yet another activity on my to do list. I've been gifted a large (outfacing!) bin bag FULL of quilting squares. I've washed them but the ironing is taking forever
In nearly every video my eyes get drawn to the bright orange yarn next to you and my brain goes:" Jumper? Pumpkin?? PUMMPKIN JUMMMPER!!" Nice Patchwork, can´t wait to see how you are quilting it.
Really great quilt top! Not just for a first time 😊 and also the most accurate explanation of the hobby that I have seen on YT. I have quilted my own quilts using "straight line quilting" (or just embracing the chaos and doing randomly spaced waves) and in my opinion the actual quilting is not the most fun part of making quilts 😅 I much prefer to hand quilt or to tie them than using the sewing machine. I sure hope to see more of this content from you🙏
I was so cocky going from garment and home dec sewing to quilt making! So foolish:) My first also was a log cabin. It all became a rewarding chapter of constant making for years. It’s been at least five since I last pieced. Maybe I’ll pull out some stash before winter’s end. Thanks for the fun episode!
Ash, that’s AMAZING! Well done! My first quilt was for my friend’s baby and it’s not that great, but he loved it and it’s one thing that he would sleep with. Also did one for my niece, whch was professionally quilted and my sister still has. I have one on my bed that’s the second I did - it’s not brilliant, but I use it a lot. Needs a bit of repair at the moment. There’s also a quilt top for my niece that I’ve not had properly quilted up yet: I’ve still got to find wide fleece to make a simpler quilt I can do by hand myself.
I have a huge trunk of quilting supplies and loads of quilting books that my mum left behind. Apart from finishing the couple of projects that she didn't, I haven't done much more than make quilt-as-you-go table placemats (which are a great way to use up patchwork scraps btw). I also feel that using a quilter isn't quite in the spirit of a hobby that's supposed to be a way of using up materials created by other hobbies. That alone has deterred me from making full-sized quilts. Maybe one day I could justify it, but not at the moment.
As a quilter who just spent 6 weeks organizing my scraps, could I suggest you quickly investigate some of the ways scraps are processed? It's fascinating to see the myriad of systems. I now have several trays of pre cut blocks, sorted by color family in sizes that I most often use. It's glorious!!! looking forward to your next steps!
Currently working on my first patchwork project (seduced by all the English Paper Piecing hexagons I've seen online) and looking at my options for the finishing. Eventually decided to use cotton flannel as the batting/wadding (I also wanted to double down on the needlework and try hand-quilting the layers together). It will definitely be cheaper. I like your quilt top 👍🏻You're almost there! Thanks for the video.
You can either quilt it with your machine (it's easier if you have a walking foot) or by hand. I have done both and it really depends how much time and effort you want to spend on your quilt. There are some great tutorials about hand quilting on YT - Stitch with Rachel, Emma Jones Vintage Sewing box , The Last Homely House, Bonnie K Hunter. Good luck and hope you share your finished quilt with us 😊
It's beautiful and you did a wonderful job! I'm excited to see how you decide to quilt it - straight line or meander or something else. I love doing wavy line quilting on mine. Have fun!
It looks pretty good! Sewing a straight line is something I cannot do and I need to buy those little sticky feet for my ruler so I can cut a straight line, too. Standard quilt sizes in the US don't make any sense to us, either. A queen size quilt on a double bed is either too short or too narrow depending on how you orient it. The little scraps make great filling for pattern weights and pet beds.
Great video. Very fun. I made a patchwork while at uni before I made clothes, and I made up my process, and there was a lot of blocks- not- being-accurste sizes, this trimming method makes so much sense. I'd never thought to learn about it first, i just did it. I finally finished it this last few months, but by making it into a duvet cover after it sitting around for 10 years, it's got to the quilting stage and it seemed huge, and I wouldn't use a quilt anyway.
The first quilt I ever did was a t-shirt-quilt (not recommended), the second one is crazy patchwork, the third one is EPP and the forth is FPP. The only quilt I ever did with "traditional" blocks was a baby quilt for my niece my sister then gave away!
Great job on your first quilt top! I have made a few quilts. I find the quilting is the worst part of the quilt job. That is why I have quite a few quilt tops not yet made into quilts. I have sent a few quilts out to be finished. The price of 500$ each holds me back. That is for a queen size. I have used many different methods to quilt my quilts. I have not found one I love yet. Best of luck with the quilting. Your quilts small size will make it easier.
i use the itty bitty offcuts as stuffing / wadding / fiberfill. but if you don't crochet small things needing stuffing, and don't make small pillows, i can see it being useless. Consider - tote bags with a padded shoulder strap. pin cushions. padding a tailored jacket to fill out the lines. shoulder pads...
Well done. I completely get what you're saying about the cost of quilting. I haven't ever sent a quilt I've made to the long armer. Have always, however imperfectly quilted them by domestic machine (Walkingfoot can be helpful) my 1st I did 3/4 by hand, but it takes ages and I lost patience and finished by machine. 😂 loved your video.
Another comment from the non-quilter: you don't HAVE to do stitched quilting if you don't care to. Quilts can be tied (cord or yard). The WWII era one I'm working on was originally tied. You don't need a longarm or to cram the quilt through the harp space.
I absolutely accept that you don't want to use your "completely useless waste". I'm not sure if you have considered other options for it. Such as: Stuffing a child's or cat"s toy (a double handful, with some fantastically crinkly plastic would make a phenomenal pret species for the cat, if they're ever in a mood for such things) It also can be composted (even though it's not organic, it will still contribute to nourishing non food outdoor plants, or, even lawns) It can be used to stuff anything else, for example, padding out a dress. I don't encourage you to do stuff you don't want to do, but, perhaps someone in your neighborhood, or nearvy, might want it for something.
For firstly, that's a gorgeous quilt. For secondly, I spy hexipuffs! For thirdly, pieced patchwork is just fabric. If you make it big enough, you can just lay your garment pattern pieces on it and use it like you would any other (heavy) fabric.
Really enjoyed your video. ❤ For your consideration: I follow Just get it done quilts on UA-cam and she has done quilt backs using the leftovers from making the top. You might find that of interest. Also K3n has a series of wonky log cabin patchwork videos which explore different ways of putting together the strips together.
You could use your cabbage from the quilt top to stuff a pillow/needle cushion, and you could use the cuts to make a little bag, or a cup cozy/saucer. at least you can stuff it all in a ziplock bag and tuck it under the rest of your fabric monsters. Stash, I meant fabric stash.
If you want it machine quilted, you probably want it done on a long arm machine. Of course if you want hand quilting you can do it yourself. Kate at The Last Homely House on YT does tons of hand quilting, but sometimes takes hers to a long arm.
I have to admit, quiltmaking was quite intimidating. But as I went along the journey, though it was complicated, IMO, it was also quite freeing as there aren't really any 'rules' to follow as long as in the end you like what you end up with. I made 3 quilts last year...and as far as I can see, 3 is enough! LOL
straight line quilting a small quilt on a home machine is fine. when you get up in size, a home machine can physically limit your quilting ability by how much of the quilt can fit in the harp. one can either use a quilt as you go method (i like the stich and flip) where you're only ever quilting a smaller, outer portion of the quilt, or you can tie quilts, or hand quilt them (long stitch or traditional tiny stitch variations) , or wrestle them through the darn home machine and hope (i have done this on a queen, it's even harder to sew straight). you may have a local quilt shop that has a long arm that you can rent use of in a back room, by the hour, or that may be a very American thing. I have been quilting at a rate of 2 quilts a year for 30 years, and never sent a quilt out to a longarmer. I have, however, had to open up, take the batting out, refill with batting, and re-tie a quilt that had gotten just a bit lumpier every wash, which wouldn't happen on a well quilted all over quilt.
It's looking fantastic! The thing I've found with quilts is that you need a lot of space. Something which I lack, living in a small UK sized flat. I have a reasonably good effort at a quilt, double bed size. Just nowhere to lay it out to pin or baste it together. It's been stuck in a box in the wardrobe for about 5 years! Maybe time to bite the bullet and send it off to a professional.
A couple comments above you someone mentioned, that her aunt is offering a service like that in Scotland. Maybe this is the universe telling you something 😉
I am a self confesed 'lazy' quilter who enjoys making the quilt tops, but then uses teddy bear blankets to back them, and fold over the edges to the front to create a binding (not sure if I have explained that very well, but hopefully you know what I mean). Purists would be horrified, but I don't care. I then free motion quilt them on my machine that I got when I was a teenager back in the late eighties, which takes a bit of wrestling but is do-able. Interestingly creating quilts made me brave enough to attempt garments, although I make far more for children than I do adults!
Hear me out, what if you dispersed the scrappy bits between the batting and the top or bottom layer. I saw someone made a puff quilt that used scraps as stuffing. And i saw another one that used old stockings as stuffing!
Having just finished my second ever quilt I can see why people send them off to be quilted, it's such a faff shoving it all through a normal sewing machine. Luckily for my budget there are no long arm quilters in my area but if I make another one I may consider travelling to avoid that step.
Can you cut a straight line? No. Can you sew in a straight line? No. Which is why I have never quilted. This was nicely done. As to the mistakes, I've heard quilters purposefully made mistakes because "only God is perfect".
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I just have to say that from someone who has quilted since 1982, I thoroughly enjoyed every second of this video!! I laughed out loud several times at how spot on you were in your description of the process and I hope you do many more! DO KEEP IN MIND that anyone who will tell you thar your points do not match or that something is not square is NOT your friend 😂. NO quilt police allowed!! 🎉❤
ACAB including the quilting police!
I love it when my favorite UA-cam creatives get out of their comfort zones and wander into another of my favorite crafts. So much fun to see your process!! I love the way you used the reflected pieces to make a pattern that’s all your own. Sure, I appreciate precision, but quilting to me is all about using what you have. Taking that a step further to incorporate all the blocks as they are instead of obsessing about making every single block identical is really what my favorite sewing projects are all about. Finding something whole along the way instead of trying to force it. Well done!! In terms of actually making the quilt, I enjoy putting two quilt tops together with an old sheet or blanket in between instead of buying yet more fabric and a special filling. It satisfies my preference to use up as much of my fabric stash as possible. At the end of each project I take all the weirdly shaped and randomly sized bits of scrap and make even more randomly pieced blocks. Each one is a memento of the quilt tops I have made, with that specific group of fabrics together in a block. I like that because I have given away the actual quilts. Guess if I were more organized I would make a journal page detailing each quilt, but so far that’s never worked out.
In terms of non-Craftsy sources for instruction, Donna Jordan at Jordan Fabrics and Karen Brown of Just get it done quilts her on UA-cam are my favorite teachers. They have great tutorials about non-longarm quilting. What else can you do with the scraps?? Bonnie Hunter at Quiltville can teach a lot about that rabbit hole, lol!!
Lovely! I’ve dabbled with the idea of quilting. Someday I will! Right now I have to figure out how to layer the quilt as I have a top I inherited that I would like to put together for her daughter. Fortunately she loves me so I don’t have to worry too much about perfection.
Any time you feel the need to quilt I’m game to watch!
As another theoretical quilter who has watched a lot of tutorials, I'm loving your summary and explainers of the let concepts and processes
don't you just love it when your new hobby comes with side-hobbies?
This rabbit hole goes so deep I may never crawl back out again
I’ve been quilting for 20 years and I think you did a fantastic job! There are so many “rules” at first but then you learn to break them. I started out trying to be a perfectionist and now I don’t worry at all how perfect my quilts are. It makes them seem more like a human has made them instead of a machine. Something else quilters say is something like, if someone on a galloping horse can’t see your mistake then it doesn’t matter. Hope you try your hand at another one!
From a non-quilter who has been repairing a 1940's make do and mend quilt: ripping strips is waaayyy faster than cutting, and it gives you strips that are absolutely on grain.
Oh my dear, you are truly down the rabbit hole of quilting. Quilting is like a book that each chapter leads you on to read the next chapter. You just can't stop. Ask me how I know. Keep those scraps organized someway right from the start so you don't have to spend hours of your life sorting out colors to make a scrappy quilt in the future
When you lay out the quilt top before assembling take its picture and open on laptop so you have a visual reference. Loved the result.🎉❤
I like to make 'quilted' pillowcases with the small leftovers, then they match and your couch linens appear to be a 'set'! Also, it's a lot faster to make pillowcases as opposed to full size blankets.
From a sewist who went the other way (quilter to garments), well done, that’s a lovely first quilt top! When you’re considering quilting it, keep in mind that most domestic machines with a reasonably sized throat will do straight line - with a walking foot - or free motion, whether you can drop your feed dogs or not. Stipple quilting is an absolute delight, you just kind of wander around until it’s filled (a bit more than that, but that’s the essential). If you want to tackle it by hand, traditional quilting is not the only option; there’s also tying, and big-stitch quilting. Most of all, have fun, and if it’s not working for you, stop and try a different method 😊
Ah yes the "oh no I picked up a new craft to use my excessive stash of supplies and now I have EVEN MORE BITS" dilemma. I do love the zigzag motif you did on it, it turned out really nice!
If you ever do a log cabin quilt again, may I suggest the chaos method. It's my personal favorite:
Make strips of fabric any length and width (uniform width is probably helpful)
Start with your center block, take a strip sew it on a side, trim. Turn block, select another strip, sew that on, trim. So on so forth until the block is the size you want.
Remember. Quilting like all other things, the rules are made up, do what you like.
I have hand quilted a couple of (UK) double bed sized English paper pieced patchwork quilts. It takes a geological age (a few months, on and off), but it is possible. Work on the floor, keep all the layers as flat as you can while you baste, baste, baste and then use the biggest embroidery hoop or frame that you have. Start in the middle and work outwards so that you don't end up with any edges where the batting or underlayer is too small or wrinkles cannot be smoothed away. Don't give up!
I am also a garment sewer that has found that quilting is a whole new world. I've made a couple super super simple quilts as wedding gifts, and it just isn't really for me. But I really enjoyed your video!!! And the quilt top you made turned out great.
Well done. The quit is lovely; love the diagonals.
My Mum was a quilter. For the last twenty or so years of her life, there was no functional dining table, lol. I also have about 4 or 5 cubic feet of quilts sitting in my closet.
My only suggestion for the unusable scraps is a yoga poof (I found a pattern for it somewhere on the interwebs). They will eat so many scraps. And then you end the year with a small stack of cushions to give to friends.
- Cathy (&, accidently, Steve), Ottawa/Bytown/Pimisi
Hey Cathy. Great idea. Someone else made footstools, big round bags, to hold fabric out of the way…. Of course I can’t remember who that was but it would be similar.
How’s everything going up in the nation’s capital? People here are freaking out it was -10 with a wind chill to -16C. Teacher made grandson put on his coat lol poor baby someone trying to keep him warm safe and dry!
@@robintheparttimesewer6798 Hey Robin! The nation's capital is Cold. The Rideau Canal might actually be solid enough to skate on this year. Honestly, the temps are a little colder than they are suppose to be. We've just spent so much time in warm spells it feels like a shock to achieve the average temp for January.
So grandson has reached the age where winter coats are optional... lol. Guess that means that Teenagehood is on the horizon line...
@ lol average temperatures! It’s a sunny day what more can you want for winter! People are so forgetful it’s winter except cold
Yeah he’s getting there much faster than I would like! I really found that transition time very annoying! Oh well I know this too will pass. Hopefully quickly lol. Much to his shock and annoyance he will still have snow pants cause we do go north and -40 isn’t a valid excuse to stay in!
I first tried both patchworking and garment sewing at around the same time, and I must say I found garment sewing easier, but log cabins are definitely one of the less intimidating patchwork styles. I like the diagonal design you ended up with!
Do you think you might try making pincushions or stuffed animals? I use my tiny scraps as stuffing for those. Sometimes at the end of a project, I make a pincushion just so I have somewhere to contain the tiny scraps. Of course, you could also save them to use as quilt batting once you have enough. Or stuff them into your hexie-puffs!
One of my sisters was into quilting and she said she actually liked the quilting process better than the patchworking process. She often paired up with someone else to make things; they'd collaborate on the designs, make two quilts, and each would get to focus on the part they enjoyed.
A technique I tried while making Christmas gifts is called "tufted quilting". Instead of stitching lines, you make a grid (or other pattern) of knots. That style appears on upholstery - where there's an indent on a mattress or a couch back with a button in it, that's tufted quilting. On actual quilts, it can be done with yarn, leaving the tails out, which I think is where the 'tufted' name comes from. I did it in thread and buried the tails between layers. Since I was holding two layers of fleece in place without any padding between them, it was nearly invisible. (I've got a video about it in-progress, it'll air in a couple of days.)
The tiny trimmings make good stuffing. I'm putting mine into a footstool
I have a Pringel tube with a single sock on my sewing table. I put all my sauerkraut in it.
@@julianebonenkamp6317 sauerkraut is an adorable name for tiny shreds of cabbage.
Good idea!
@@sallythekolcat Benadett Benner caled it coleslaw but I'm GErman. :-)
If in the future you fancy outsourcing the quilting part, my MIL is a longarmer in Scotland. She takes quilt tops by post or you can hire time on the longarm and learn how to do it. Using the longarm is so much fun! Much easier than trying to wrangle a larger quilt through the throat space of a domestic machine.
Oh my dear, welcome to the dark side. I started quilting 4 years ago, trying to use up my scraps. It has become a compulsion, and now people give me their stash of unused material & scraps so my storage problem has escalated. Those impossible little scraps can be used as stuffing (so long as you don't have a dog *oops) For your next quilt, check out quilt as you go tutorials. Reduces the bulk as you do the fancy stitching and then you just sew them together and voila, all finished (sort of). I love your arrangement of blocks. Very effective. All good wishes for the new year.
All I could think was "UA-camr dies in fabric avalanche". Beautiful quilt top, well done. Have a wonderful week.
I'd recommend a walking foot for the quilting. They can be expensive but so very worth it. The top looks fab, well done!
After you have layed out our blocks number them. I use painters tape, low sticky. Small pieces with the row number and block number. Or pieces pinned on. More “mistakes”. More lessons learned. Keep going . I do patchwork because cause, it is problem solving, color play and project completion. Very satisfying to have some control . Check out Kate at the last homely house. She does hand quilting with big stitches. Very pretty.❤
For the really little scrappy bits, many quilters save them for stuffing pillows etc, so if you make some patchwork throw pillows (even as gifts) those could be used there 😊
Nice work! And yeah on the "can you count/can you sew straight lines" bit. Good luck on the quilting journey.
The waste off cuts (the tiny wee little pieces) can be used to stuff things like small stuffed animals or pincushions, when mixed with a bit of traditional pincushion stuffing.
Those scraps make great stuffing for plushies and pin cushions (or, if you collect enough of them, bigger projects) 😊
Last Homely House is a great quilting resource. She does show how to hand quilt if that's what you're looking for. 😊
ahhhh quilts! this was a pleasant surprise to see from your channel. i've only ever sent one quilt out to be quilted, i can't justify the cost for something i could do myself in a weekend. the larger scraps can be sewn into wonky log cabin, those sewn into a strip, then that inserted into the backing, so it gets out of your stash (you will have probably seen this tip if you watch karen brown). the tiny cabbage bits will multiple in the dark. i have a friend who has pet rats and i offload my cabbage to her for her rats bedding (i make sure this bag doesn't have any poly thread in it, as well, since i'm both a quilter and garment sewist).
You did a great job on your first quilt! I like to quilt my own quilts. It's fun and you can get so creative with it. I can't wait to see what you do with yours. Thank you for sharing.
That is absolutely smashing for a first patchwork quilt top, go you! I’d suggest doing bigger projects for a while and collecting your leftover strips together, then make a scrappy String Quilt - it can use all different widths and lengths of strips, and actually looks better the scrappier it is.
Yet another activity on my to do list. I've been gifted a large (outfacing!) bin bag FULL of quilting squares. I've washed them but the ironing is taking forever
In nearly every video my eyes get drawn to the bright orange yarn next to you and my brain goes:" Jumper? Pumpkin?? PUMMPKIN JUMMMPER!!"
Nice Patchwork, can´t wait to see how you are quilting it.
Really great quilt top! Not just for a first time 😊 and also the most accurate explanation of the hobby that I have seen on YT.
I have quilted my own quilts using "straight line quilting" (or just embracing the chaos and doing randomly spaced waves) and in my opinion the actual quilting is not the most fun part of making quilts 😅 I much prefer to hand quilt or to tie them than using the sewing machine.
I sure hope to see more of this content from you🙏
I was so cocky going from garment and home dec sewing to quilt making! So foolish:) My first also was a log cabin. It all became a rewarding chapter of constant making for years. It’s been at least five since I last pieced. Maybe I’ll pull out some stash before winter’s end. Thanks for the fun episode!
Ash, that’s AMAZING! Well done! My first quilt was for my friend’s baby and it’s not that great, but he loved it and it’s one thing that he would sleep with. Also did one for my niece, whch was professionally quilted and my sister still has. I have one on my bed that’s the second I did - it’s not brilliant, but I use it a lot. Needs a bit of repair at the moment. There’s also a quilt top for my niece that I’ve not had properly quilted up yet: I’ve still got to find wide fleece to make a simpler quilt I can do by hand myself.
I have a huge trunk of quilting supplies and loads of quilting books that my mum left behind. Apart from finishing the couple of projects that she didn't, I haven't done much more than make quilt-as-you-go table placemats (which are a great way to use up patchwork scraps btw). I also feel that using a quilter isn't quite in the spirit of a hobby that's supposed to be a way of using up materials created by other hobbies. That alone has deterred me from making full-sized quilts. Maybe one day I could justify it, but not at the moment.
As a quilter who just spent 6 weeks organizing my scraps, could I suggest you quickly investigate some of the ways scraps are processed? It's fascinating to see the myriad of systems. I now have several trays of pre cut blocks, sorted by color family in sizes that I most often use. It's glorious!!! looking forward to your next steps!
Currently working on my first patchwork project (seduced by all the English Paper Piecing hexagons I've seen online) and looking at my options for the finishing. Eventually decided to use cotton flannel as the batting/wadding (I also wanted to double down on the needlework and try hand-quilting the layers together). It will definitely be cheaper. I like your quilt top 👍🏻You're almost there! Thanks for the video.
You can either quilt it with your machine (it's easier if you have a walking foot) or by hand. I have done both and it really depends how much time and effort you want to spend on your quilt. There are some great tutorials about hand quilting on YT - Stitch with Rachel, Emma Jones Vintage Sewing box , The Last Homely House, Bonnie K Hunter. Good luck and hope you share your finished quilt with us 😊
It's beautiful and you did a wonderful job! I'm excited to see how you decide to quilt it - straight line or meander or something else. I love doing wavy line quilting on mine. Have fun!
And now I have finished.. SO good! I love how it looks right now, and I am a strong proponent of borders to make things the right size.
It looks pretty good! Sewing a straight line is something I cannot do and I need to buy those little sticky feet for my ruler so I can cut a straight line, too.
Standard quilt sizes in the US don't make any sense to us, either. A queen size quilt on a double bed is either too short or too narrow depending on how you orient it.
The little scraps make great filling for pattern weights and pet beds.
TY for differentiating between the terms patchwork and quilting, for some reason my nerd brain gets hung up on that when folks mix up those terms
I count using anything I already have at home as a continuation of a project, especially if it concerns picking up some fabric from the storage :D
i was waiting for this one ! the result is lovely !
Great video. Very fun. I made a patchwork while at uni before I made clothes, and I made up my process, and there was a lot of blocks- not- being-accurste sizes, this trimming method makes so much sense. I'd never thought to learn about it first, i just did it. I finally finished it this last few months, but by making it into a duvet cover after it sitting around for 10 years, it's got to the quilting stage and it seemed huge, and I wouldn't use a quilt anyway.
Oh gosh, it's lovely
The first quilt I ever did was a t-shirt-quilt (not recommended), the second one is crazy patchwork, the third one is EPP and the forth is FPP. The only quilt I ever did with "traditional" blocks was a baby quilt for my niece my sister then gave away!
Great job on your first quilt top! I have made a few quilts. I find the quilting is the worst part of the quilt job. That is why I have quite a few quilt tops not yet made into quilts. I have sent a few quilts out to be finished. The price of 500$ each holds me back. That is for a queen size. I have used many different methods to quilt my quilts. I have not found one I love yet. Best of luck with the quilting. Your quilts small size will make it easier.
Just got home! And here you are! 🎉😂❤
i use the itty bitty offcuts as stuffing / wadding / fiberfill. but if you don't crochet small things needing stuffing, and don't make small pillows, i can see it being useless.
Consider - tote bags with a padded shoulder strap. pin cushions. padding a tailored jacket to fill out the lines. shoulder pads...
If you need more project ideas :P next you can make the patchwork "Hobbit house coat", now that you got the hang of it :P
The finished object looks fabulous. Hope it's cosy for the sofa!
Well done. I completely get what you're saying about the cost of quilting. I haven't ever sent a quilt I've made to the long armer. Have always, however imperfectly quilted them by domestic machine (Walkingfoot can be helpful) my 1st I did 3/4 by hand, but it takes ages and I lost patience and finished by machine. 😂 loved your video.
Another comment from the non-quilter: you don't HAVE to do stitched quilting if you don't care to. Quilts can be tied (cord or yard). The WWII era one I'm working on was originally tied. You don't need a longarm or to cram the quilt through the harp space.
hell yeah! i just finished my first quilt a few months ago to refamiliarize myself with sewing and it was a blast! i hope you're having fun with it!
You've been sewing since you were 10 years old!!!
I'm flattered you think I'm 30
@AshLG Truthfully, yes 😊
I mean no offence.
I absolutely accept that you don't want to use your "completely useless waste".
I'm not sure if you have considered other options for it. Such as:
Stuffing a child's or cat"s toy (a double handful, with some fantastically crinkly plastic would make a phenomenal pret species for the cat, if they're ever in a mood for such things)
It also can be composted (even though it's not organic, it will still contribute to nourishing non food outdoor plants, or, even lawns)
It can be used to stuff anything else, for example, padding out a dress.
I don't encourage you to do stuff you don't want to do, but, perhaps someone in your neighborhood, or nearvy, might want it for something.
For firstly, that's a gorgeous quilt. For secondly, I spy hexipuffs! For thirdly, pieced patchwork is just fabric. If you make it big enough, you can just lay your garment pattern pieces on it and use it like you would any other (heavy) fabric.
Love all your videos and you can allways send me some of your fabric i saw and quilt lol keep the videos comming
If you don’t want to quilt it, you can tie it-using yarn to connect the backing, quilt batting, and top.
Really enjoyed your video. ❤
For your consideration:
I follow Just get it done quilts on UA-cam and she has done quilt backs using the leftovers from making the top. You might find that of interest. Also K3n has a series of wonky log cabin patchwork videos which explore different ways of putting together the strips together.
You could use your cabbage from the quilt top to stuff a pillow/needle cushion, and you could use the cuts to make a little bag, or a cup cozy/saucer. at least you can stuff it all in a ziplock bag and tuck it under the rest of your fabric monsters. Stash, I meant fabric stash.
If you want it machine quilted, you probably want it done on a long arm machine. Of course if you want hand quilting you can do it yourself. Kate at The Last Homely House on YT does tons of hand quilting, but sometimes takes hers to a long arm.
I have to admit, quiltmaking was quite intimidating. But as I went along the journey, though it was complicated, IMO, it was also quite freeing as there aren't really any 'rules' to follow as long as in the end you like what you end up with. I made 3 quilts last year...and as far as I can see, 3 is enough! LOL
A comment for the algorithm gods.
straight line quilting a small quilt on a home machine is fine. when you get up in size, a home machine can physically limit your quilting ability by how much of the quilt can fit in the harp. one can either use a quilt as you go method (i like the stich and flip) where you're only ever quilting a smaller, outer portion of the quilt, or you can tie quilts, or hand quilt them (long stitch or traditional tiny stitch variations) , or wrestle them through the darn home machine and hope (i have done this on a queen, it's even harder to sew straight). you may have a local quilt shop that has a long arm that you can rent use of in a back room, by the hour, or that may be a very American thing.
I have been quilting at a rate of 2 quilts a year for 30 years, and never sent a quilt out to a longarmer. I have, however, had to open up, take the batting out, refill with batting, and re-tie a quilt that had gotten just a bit lumpier every wash, which wouldn't happen on a well quilted all over quilt.
maybe you could use the off cuts to stuff somthing like a cushin a stuffy or put them into the quilt. that what they used been for traditionaly.
It's looking fantastic! The thing I've found with quilts is that you need a lot of space. Something which I lack, living in a small UK sized flat. I have a reasonably good effort at a quilt, double bed size. Just nowhere to lay it out to pin or baste it together. It's been stuck in a box in the wardrobe for about 5 years! Maybe time to bite the bullet and send it off to a professional.
A couple comments above you someone mentioned, that her aunt is offering a service like that in Scotland. Maybe this is the universe telling you something 😉
1) That turned out very nice!
2) Thank you for doing this, so I could clearly see that I don't want to. 🙃
3) Where's the cat?
I am a self confesed 'lazy' quilter who enjoys making the quilt tops, but then uses teddy bear blankets to back them, and fold over the edges to the front to create a binding (not sure if I have explained that very well, but hopefully you know what I mean). Purists would be horrified, but I don't care. I then free motion quilt them on my machine that I got when I was a teenager back in the late eighties, which takes a bit of wrestling but is do-able. Interestingly creating quilts made me brave enough to attempt garments, although I make far more for children than I do adults!
I am also a garment sewer turned patchworker and I also had to come to terms with the fact that I can’t sew straight
Quilting strikes me a bit like magic tricks. Seems amazing and not sure how it's done? It's because it's just a lot more work than you expect 😅
The useless bits can be employed as stuffing; they are heavier than polyfill, but work just fine.
I prefer crazy quilt, not as many rules as regular quilting. Any mistakes are just part of the design.
today is the first time i've seen the "can you count crochet" meme.... and this is the second time in 12 hours i've heard someone mention it
Check out British quilter, Lynne Edward's. She has published several excellent books including sampler books.
Angela walters for quilting your quilt and quilting nerd
Hear me out, what if you dispersed the scrappy bits between the batting and the top or bottom layer. I saw someone made a puff quilt that used scraps as stuffing. And i saw another one that used old stockings as stuffing!
Having just finished my second ever quilt I can see why people send them off to be quilted, it's such a faff shoving it all through a normal sewing machine. Luckily for my budget there are no long arm quilters in my area but if I make another one I may consider travelling to avoid that step.
Can you cut a straight line? No. Can you sew in a straight line? No. Which is why I have never quilted. This was nicely done. As to the mistakes, I've heard quilters purposefully made mistakes because "only God is perfect".
Did you get squirrel brain on this project? 😂. That's what I get and then I go down the rabbit hole of research. ❤
My completely uneducated impression is that the first step to the actual quilting part of quilting seems to be buying a huge, expensive machine 😅
Small but plucky quilt 😂