HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE. Family was visiting this weekend so this video had to take second place. I just loved making these blocks. I can't believe how many scraps I was to use up. Thanks to Birch Living for sponsoring! Click here birchliving.com/quilts to get 20% off your Birch mattress plus two free Eco-Rest pillows. #birchliving
Thank u for the video I learned a lot and plan to make a quilt this way. I live on the BI and Have been doing Hawaiian quilting since 1994. That cruse sounds really nice . My only problem is I am viewing this video 1 yr late
Thank you sooooo much for your clear and concise explanation of your QAYG method. You don’t know how much I really needed to understand how to join the blocks together. I appreciate all your videos and practical techniques.
Karen, this is the CLEAREST, most informative video I've seen on QAYG. I'm looking forward to the next in the series. Thanks so much, Your friend from New Mexico, Carla 🎶 💖 💐
Thank you for the video. I quit little quilting I did after diagnosis with cancer. I m not good at it. But enjoy spending time doing it. But this video tempted me to finish my scrap and may be I will give it a go. I m from Sri Lanka where long arm machine even doesn’t exist for what I know. Only garment factories probably might have. Your smile is like a sun shine 😊.
I make scrap blocks but use muslin as the base and make a quilt top and quilt as usual but this method looks interesting, will definitely try this. Thanks for the interesting videos.
Now you’ve set my brain working, @judyallhands3361. I’ve been craving a coverlet (summer-weight quilt with no traditional batting) but knew it would be best to have a middle layer not some kind, not just a pieced top and a backing. Your use of muslin might just be the perfect weight and will add the necessary opaqueness and added stability. Thank you for commenting.
I laughed out loud as soon as I saw your title. I've made string quilts and absolutely love making them, but I've yet to use up all my scraps and I made my first quilt 41 years ago. But I'm going to keep trying and this was a great video. I'm so glad you shared this awesome block.
This is a method I should try to use up many small pieces. Scraps from each quilt all in their own blocks would be a fun memory quilt for myself since I give away almost all of my quilts.
Thank you ever so! My grandkids who are 12 and 14 (boy and girl), are making their first quilts. They are doing 9 inch blocks when it’s completed will be a mosaic pattern so obviously the styles are different. Trying to find someone with a long arm that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to quilt. It has been a struggle. Watching your video. I am now confident that we can do it at home and I know the kids will be excited to do it also. thank you so much for such an in-depth instructional video.
Thanks for your clever ideas. Sometimes one needs a refreshing idea to move through the accumulation of blocks. This was a big boost for me ...thanks so much
Brilliant video, thanks Karen, when I will get fed up wrestling with a huge quilt going through my little domestic sewing machine, this is the kind of quilt I'll make❤
You can also start sewing in the centre of the block and build out like a log cabin. For the first centre piece sometimes I make a small patchwork grid, or use a picture for an eye spy piece. Another fab how to Karen!
This was so perfectly executed. So detailed, easy to understand at every level, so very thoughtful down to the last detail. Don't forget to check this, look out for this, double check this before this. Plus so many clear examples and demonstrations. This is the ultimate quilting video. I've never seen a better teaching video. Plus your voice is so soothing. Amazing fantastic job!!! ❤❤❤
OMG! Thank you soooo much for the clear and concise directions and the tidbits and reminders. I have been sewing since a child but only quilting for 3 years. I do not have space for a large quilter and this idea is ingenious. I have seen others on youtube show HOW but You Method is Number One! I love the one inch binding- Its Perfect. You have saved me! Thank you Karen! 😀
This is so fun! I like to use a slightly wider strip folded in half on the top so I don’t have to deal with turning under that quarter-inch, but I learned that I make it a hair bigger than the math says because you lose a smidge of fabric in the fold. Then I top-stitch on both sides of the top of the binding. If you use a jelly roll strip, you cut 1” off and are left with a 1.5” strip the you press in half with wrong sides together for the front. Anyway, I hope this makes sense. It’s such a swell method…now I want to go make scrappy blocks! Thank you so much for the inspiration. Also, that fusible bobbin thread is blowing my mind…absolutely brilliant!
As a lazy quilter, this seems like a good idea for making coasters, trivets, placemats, and hot/cold pads. Piecing the blocks together to make a full-size quilt looks like a pain in the butt. And neck and shoulders. 😊 I see some scrappy gifts-for-friends projects in my near future.
Oh Karen! Hawaiian quilting in Hawaii! Happy trip! Enjoy 😊you will learn so much. And share with us?😁I did a pillow with a Hawaiian sea turtle design. Had questions on the corners and curves.
I'm kind of drowning in scraps right now! Rather than try to figure out more storage space, I need to do THIS! This is particularly nice for summertime. I do NOT want a big heavy quilt all over me this time of year!😊
Perfect timing. I just received 30+ QAYG log cabin blocks from the 1970s. Go gold, orange and brown! Im going to use this method to stitch up several smaller quilts for charity and honor the mystery woman who made the blocks so lovingly all those years ago.
Good evening lovely Karen, Can i be mean and say that i really love your video's that show you making something.. I love your hints and tips, but i so much enjoy them more when you share what you are making with us. One of these days i might get to go on a retreat of a crafty kind, any crafty kind as i love all crafts, but oh does your trip to Honolulu sound lovely. Please, have a wonderful time and bring us back all the wonderful highlights, leaving any secrets on board so that we can't let them escape. Thank you for another great video, sending you crafty hugs from Norah, GLenochil, Central Scotland
I've always been confused on how the binding between the squares worked, especially the top side. your video made it so obvious, thank you for solving a mystery for me!
Great tutorial on quilt as you go. Thank you, Karen. We need more of these tutorials even for some of us that have been quilting for awhile. Our brains sometimes get foggy.
Love the great, clear instructions. I never was thrilled with QAYG, but you made it seem intriguing ( and easy) so I think I’m going to have a go at it.
I have sewn a number of QAYG quilts. I prefer to sew a row of blocks together, then quilt each row. This gives less seams on the back. Sewing borders on is easy, too. My scraps are finally organized. My last bin was sewn into three string aquilts, qayg! Love your videos!
QAYG is so easy when you have a bigger quilt and a domestic machine. Obviously it won’t work with every pattern but there are plenty that do-plus the old faithful scrappy one!
I see so many plus’s for this method. It allows me to justify just sewing when I want to ignore ufo’s, and as a very income limited pensioner I can sew without knowing I will have beg expenses at the end.I would Love to see how you add borders
I just want to say that your graphics are so simple yet so helpfull!! I do the same when I teach. Those simple examples when you apply a concept to the actual mather in question are the most effective to make your point across and visualize it. Im always impressed when i watch your videos and I'm mad i didn't told you sooner. You rock!! ❤
Thank you so much. Some techniques need the graphics to be clear, sometimes I don’t have a clear video angle so I use a graphic and sometimes the brain needs a break.
Absolutely thrilled with your quilting tips. As an older new comer to quilting, I appreciate the knowledge you put into your tutorials. You .ake it seemseeasy even though it is anything but easy. You give great tips based on your experiences over the years and give information of how to, why to, when to and all of that information is filled with answers of why and how. So basically you tell us this is how, these are the tips of things i learned over the years and why is answered as well! I hope that makes sense. Thank you Karen!!
I did the "squares on diagonal" method as an experiment. My center was a consistent white and I put all medium values on one side and dark values on the other. The resulting lighter and darker diamonds with the white faux sashing looked great.
I have to say I was so please to see the quilt you put on your new mattress! I remembered your video about the quilt in the blue bag and how you met the challenge and finished the 4th of July quilt!
❤ I now understand QAYG much better, this method will be on my to do list. I have a bin of different size strips, now they will have a purpose. Thanks for sharing.
Been waiting for you to do a QAYG, I knew your video would be the most knowledgeable one out there. Will be rethink my scraps and looking forward to the next video. Thank you Karen for teaching us so much.
I so love this method. Makes my life easier and more productive while living in a small space. I can work on making several styles of blocks at the same time while I continue to collect scraps to complete my projects.
Dear Karen, thanks a lot for the video including tips and tutorial. I Heard about QAYG several Times, but it never caught my interest as much as you did with this easy to follow and understandable tutorial. The advantages of QAYG are perfect and also an easier start into quilting blankets for beginners. Regards from Germany Stephanie
Thank you so much for this fantastic idea. I made a large patchwork quilt for a wedding gift last year and wished I had seen this video before hand. I am now using your idea for many more quilts as my family has out in many orders since the wedding quilt ❤
There are several methods to QAYG. I really like this one with the same fabric on the "wrong" side. Sew together lots of quarter squares..... then cut it same as your batting just to mix it up even more. I'm looking forward to more of of the QAYG methods... some are better than others.
I have all the blocks made for 3 scrappy quilts made (personalized for my 3 children) may be able to add batting & backing fabric & finish them all for Christmas!!!)👍👍👍
Love your method. You simplified QAYG down to something I understand and know I can do. Thanks for your videos they always have great information that is user friendly in them.
I've watched many QAYG videos. But yours is the only one that has shown how to put the blocks together to make a quilt. THANKS!!!! The whole project makes sense now.
I have been making diagonal string quilt blocks, a few at a time, for the past year to manage my scrap stash. I was just waiting for a video like this one for QAYG to make sense! Thank you! Cant wait to see all my scraps in a king size bed quilt.
Karen, thanks so much for this! I’m frustrated with my attempts at free motion. I love the flexibility QAYG gives. Yours is the first method of joining the blocks that I truly understand.
HAPPY MONDAY EVERYONE. Family was visiting this weekend so this video had to take second place. I just loved making these blocks. I can't believe how many scraps I was to use up. Thanks to Birch Living for sponsoring! Click here birchliving.com/quilts to get 20% off your Birch mattress plus two free Eco-Rest pillows. #birchliving
Perfect priorities ❤
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I do all my quilting qayg. Haven't done this method yet.
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Thanks. This is the first time that QAYG has really made sense to me.
same! the binding of each block confused me but Karen is a fab teacher xx
Me too!
I agree! It was a great video!
Agreed!
There are many more videos out there that are much easier to follow.
Best Quilt as You Go video on UA-cam!!!!
Thank u for the video I learned a lot and plan to make a quilt this way. I live on the BI and Have been doing Hawaiian quilting since 1994. That cruse sounds really nice . My only problem is I am viewing this video 1 yr late
Cissy and her sister have an open house sewing session every Sunday if you are ever in Honolulu
‘Tips and tricks’ has never been so applicable, thank you Karen.😊
Love that you pack so much in each video.!
Thank you. Your teaching style is so easy to understand.
As so many others finally I understand how to combine the single blocks together.
Thank you sooooo much for your clear and concise explanation of your QAYG method. You don’t know how much I really needed to understand how to join the blocks together. I appreciate all your videos and practical techniques.
Looking forward to this mini-series!!!! The quilt on your Birch mattress is spectacular!
As always, best verbal instructions on the internet for quilt tutorials, and this was the best QAYG video tutorial as well! Thank you.
Your videos are better and more detailed than classes I've taken in quilt shops!!
Karen, this is the CLEAREST, most informative video I've seen on QAYG. I'm looking forward to the next in the series. Thanks so much, Your friend from New Mexico, Carla 🎶 💖 💐
Thank you for the video. I quit little quilting I did after diagnosis with cancer. I m not good at it. But enjoy spending time doing it. But this video tempted me to finish my scrap and may be I will give it a go. I m from Sri Lanka where long arm machine even doesn’t exist for what I know. Only garment factories probably might have.
Your smile is like a sun shine 😊.
The first thing I love about this, is the ruler as a template! That is awesome
I make scrap blocks but use muslin as the base and make a quilt top and quilt as usual but this method looks interesting, will definitely try this. Thanks for the interesting videos.
Now you’ve set my brain working, @judyallhands3361. I’ve been craving a coverlet (summer-weight quilt with no traditional batting) but knew it would be best to have a middle layer not some kind, not just a pieced top and a backing. Your use of muslin might just be the perfect weight and will add the necessary opaqueness and added stability. Thank you for commenting.
@@hollywaddell6727some people use a single layer of flannel as batting. It’s thin enough for summer
Finally a great explanation of how these blocks and quilts are made. Thank you so much!
loved how you put these blocks together, you explained it so clear, thanks
I laughed out loud as soon as I saw your title. I've made string quilts and absolutely love making them, but I've yet to use up all my scraps and I made my first quilt 41 years ago. But I'm going to keep trying and this was a great video. I'm so glad you shared this awesome block.
Where do the scraps go?😅
@@carlaatkins2619 They go to find friends to bring back home with them.
What a great how-to. This process is so much better than fighting with a full size quilt. And I absolutely
💗LOVE💗 the pink theme!!🥰
This was the best and most detailed tutorial I have seen on QAYG method. Thank you!!!!
This is a method I should try to use up many small pieces. Scraps from each quilt all in their own blocks would be a fun memory quilt for myself since I give away almost all of my quilts.
Julie, super idea💡. I am going to borrow it!!
Thank you ever so!
My grandkids who are 12 and 14 (boy and girl), are making their first quilts.
They are doing 9 inch blocks when it’s completed will be a mosaic pattern so obviously the styles are different.
Trying to find someone with a long arm that doesn’t cost an arm and a leg to quilt. It has been a struggle.
Watching your video. I am now confident that we can do it at home and I know the kids will be excited to do it also.
thank you so much for such an in-depth instructional video.
Love this video and instruction are perfect ThankYou!
Thanks for your clever ideas. Sometimes one needs a refreshing idea to move through the accumulation of blocks. This was a big boost for me ...thanks so much
This is the best video for QAYG. very clear, concise and precise instrucyion❤
This was best explanation for quilt as you go I have seen and will be great for the charity quilts I make
What a fantastic video and way easier than it looks thanks to you thorough explanation. I appreciate you showing me this! Waving from Indiana, USA
Brilliant video, thanks Karen, when I will get fed up wrestling with a huge quilt going through my little domestic sewing machine, this is the kind of quilt I'll make❤
You can also start sewing in the centre of the block and build out like a log cabin. For the first centre piece sometimes I make a small patchwork grid, or use a picture for an eye spy piece. Another fab how to Karen!
That’s an excellent idea. Thanks for sharing
😲🤔😃😃😃 Thank you! I've always avoided this technique because of the "connecting" step. This is doable 💖
This was so perfectly executed. So detailed, easy to understand at every level, so very thoughtful down to the last detail. Don't forget to check this, look out for this, double check this before this. Plus so many clear examples and demonstrations. This is the ultimate quilting video. I've never seen a better teaching video. Plus your voice is so soothing. Amazing fantastic job!!! ❤❤❤
Wow, thank you!
What a clever way to QAYG. The binding is a neater way to make it work. Love the layout options too. Thanks. 🇦🇺
I absolutely love you. Wish we were neighbors! 😊
A method I have always intended to try, but never have. The visual is so helpful.
OMG! Thank you soooo much for the clear and concise directions and the tidbits and reminders. I have been sewing since a child but only quilting for 3 years. I do not have space for a large quilter and this idea is ingenious. I have seen others on youtube show HOW but You Method is Number One! I love the one inch binding- Its Perfect. You have saved me! Thank you Karen! 😀
This is so fun! I like to use a slightly wider strip folded in half on the top so I don’t have to deal with turning under that quarter-inch, but I learned that I make it a hair bigger than the math says because you lose a smidge of fabric in the fold. Then I top-stitch on both sides of the top of the binding.
If you use a jelly roll strip, you cut 1” off and are left with a 1.5” strip the you press in half with wrong sides together for the front. Anyway, I hope this makes sense. It’s such a swell method…now I want to go make scrappy blocks! Thank you so much for the inspiration. Also, that fusible bobbin thread is blowing my mind…absolutely brilliant!
That’s the method I use too. It works really well.
As a lazy quilter, this seems like a good idea for making coasters, trivets, placemats, and hot/cold pads. Piecing the blocks together to make a full-size quilt looks like a pain in the butt. And neck and shoulders. 😊
I see some scrappy gifts-for-friends projects in my near future.
Oh Karen! Hawaiian quilting in Hawaii! Happy trip! Enjoy 😊you will learn so much. And share with us?😁I did a pillow with a Hawaiian sea turtle design. Had questions on the corners and curves.
Your videos are always so informative. Thanks
I'm kind of drowning in scraps right now! Rather than try to figure out more storage space, I need to do THIS! This is particularly nice for summertime. I do NOT want a big heavy quilt all over me this time of year!😊
I just had to save this video! What a wonderful way to quilt as you go! Thank you for such detailed instructions! I look forward to trying this!
Perfect timing. I just received 30+ QAYG log cabin blocks from the 1970s. Go gold, orange and brown! Im going to use this method to stitch up several smaller quilts for charity and honor the mystery woman who made the blocks so lovingly all those years ago.
Good evening lovely Karen, Can i be mean and say that i really love your video's that show you making something.. I love your hints and tips, but i so much enjoy them more when you share what you are making with us. One of these days i might get to go on a retreat of a crafty kind, any crafty kind as i love all crafts, but oh does your trip to Honolulu sound lovely. Please, have a wonderful time and bring us back all the wonderful highlights, leaving any secrets on board so that we can't let them escape. Thank you for another great video, sending you crafty hugs from Norah, GLenochil, Central Scotland
Thanks Karen. You have great instructions.
You look slimmer and ''brighter'' . Whatever you do do, keep on ! Congrats for your commitment and perseverance. 😉
You look amazing!!! It’s obvious you’re working hard to feel more comfortable in your clothes.
I've always been confused on how the binding between the squares worked, especially the top side. your video made it so obvious, thank you for solving a mystery for me!
Your method has helped with my fear of trying to quilt a huge blanket on my machine. I think I can do this. It will be my first quilt! Wish me luck.
Great tutorial on quilt as you go. Thank you, Karen. We need more of these tutorials even for some of us that have been quilting for awhile. Our brains sometimes get foggy.
You are so welcome!
Thank you Karen for this amazing video. I can't wait to get started on my first QAYG scrappy quilt. 😊
Love the great, clear instructions. I never was thrilled with QAYG, but you made it seem intriguing ( and easy) so I think I’m going to have a go at it.
Start small. My first attempt was less than perfect.
You’re the best on UA-cam for quilting. I love the way you teach. I learn so much every time I watch your videos. Thank you so much!
That shade of lipstick looks good with your complexion.
Thank you
Now finally something i can do. Very beginner. THANK YOU,
I have sewn a number of QAYG quilts. I prefer to sew a row of blocks together, then quilt each row. This gives less seams on the back. Sewing borders on is easy, too. My scraps are finally organized. My last bin was sewn into three string aquilts, qayg! Love your videos!
QAYG is so easy when you have a bigger quilt and a domestic machine. Obviously it won’t work with every pattern but there are plenty that do-plus the old faithful scrappy one!
Great tutorial Karen, I love the way you work. Fast and super resultats. Thank you.
I see so many plus’s for this method. It allows me to justify just sewing when I want to ignore ufo’s, and as a very income limited pensioner I can sew without knowing I will have beg expenses at the end.I would Love to see how you add borders
I’ve been wanting to try this. You’ve really helped me make sense of it. Thx.
❤QAYG is quite appealing, thanks Karen ❤
I have made two large quilts this way. It does make quilting a whole lot easier on my Singer 301 sewing machine.
I just want to say that your graphics are so simple yet so helpfull!! I do the same when I teach. Those simple examples when you apply a concept to the actual mather in question are the most effective to make your point across and visualize it. Im always impressed when i watch your videos and I'm mad i didn't told you sooner. You rock!! ❤
Thank you so much. Some techniques need the graphics to be clear, sometimes I don’t have a clear video angle so I use a graphic and sometimes the brain needs a break.
Absolutely thrilled with your quilting tips. As an older new comer to quilting, I appreciate the knowledge you put into your tutorials. You .ake it seemseeasy even though it is anything but easy. You give great tips based on your experiences over the years and give information of how to, why to, when to and all of that information is filled with answers of why and how. So basically you tell us this is how, these are the tips of things i learned over the years and why is answered as well! I hope that makes sense. Thank you Karen!!
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Great project. I have made several “quilt as you go scrappy quilts for charity. Enjoyed your video.
I did the "squares on diagonal" method as an experiment. My center was a consistent white and I put all medium values on one side and dark values on the other. The resulting lighter and darker diamonds with the white faux sashing looked great.
I bet that looks beautiful!
I wish we could post pictures here as I would love to see it.
I did a similar design, using black "Grunge" as my diagonal center, but then just kept it scrappy. The blocks turned out better than I'd hoped!
I used bright yellow for a kid charity quilt. It was really fun to make.
@@carlaatkins2619me too!!
Thank you so much for these tips. Very useful. Wish I had them years ago!!
thank you for this tutorial. You just made quilt making very doable for me! You are a jewel!
TY SOOOO MUCH. BECAUSE OF LIMITATIONS WITH MY LEFT HAND, I need to try this!
Very beautiful squares and rectangles! Thanks for yet a very nice and informative video, Karen!
I have to say I was so please to see the quilt you put on your new mattress! I remembered your video about the quilt in the blue bag and how you met the challenge and finished the 4th of July quilt!
❤ I now understand QAYG much better, this method will be on my to do list. I have a bin of different size strips, now they will have a purpose. Thanks for sharing.
Been waiting for you to do a QAYG, I knew your video would be the most knowledgeable one out there. Will be rethink my scraps and looking forward to the next video. Thank you Karen for teaching us so much.
WOW! I enjoyed learning this technique. Thanks for sharing!
Thank you karen. I am new to this art , but I love stitching.
Thanks.I finally understand QAYG.
Love to watch you, very talented person. Great voice
I so love this method. Makes my life easier and more productive while living in a small space. I can work on making several styles of blocks at the same time while I continue to collect scraps to complete my projects.
Thank you. I've been wanting to try this method for quite some time.
Thank you! Your video made quilting as you go method understandable. I had been frustrated on how to get the blocks put together neatly!
Karen, this is amazing! Thanks for the tutorial!
Dear Karen, thanks a lot for the video including tips and tutorial. I Heard about QAYG several Times, but it never caught my interest as much as you did with this easy to follow and understandable tutorial. The advantages of QAYG are perfect and also an easier start into quilting blankets for beginners. Regards from Germany Stephanie
Thank you so much for this fantastic idea. I made a large patchwork quilt for a wedding gift last year and wished I had seen this video before hand. I am now using your idea for many more quilts as my family has out in many orders since the wedding quilt ❤
There are several methods to QAYG. I really like this one with the same fabric on the "wrong" side. Sew together lots of quarter squares..... then cut it same as your batting just to mix it up even more. I'm looking forward to more of of the QAYG methods... some are better than others.
I love tutorials about scraps! I love your dollar store finds too. Keep up the good work!
I have all the blocks made for 3 scrappy quilts made (personalized for my 3 children) may be able to add batting & backing fabric & finish them all for Christmas!!!)👍👍👍
That is awesome!
I do this every Saturday, making quilts for indígenas newborns in my community.
this is addictive! 25 years quilting and now I am finally getting around to trying this. oh yeah!!! I am all in.
Love your method. You simplified QAYG down to something I understand and know I can do. Thanks for your videos they always have great information that is user friendly in them.
Thanks Karen for making it so simple, fast, accurate & a huge smile 😊 comes as we use up our "favorite" fabrics!! ❤❤❤ you are appreciated!!
Thank you for all your tips Brill
Love this way of QAYG. Thanks for. Precise video on this technique . 😊
I've watched many QAYG videos. But yours is the only one that has shown how to put the blocks together to make a quilt.
THANKS!!!! The whole project makes sense now.
Thank you for the detailed tutorial. I will attempt a QAYG soon. Thank you for sharing. 😊🌹🍁🍃🍂
Thanks for this! I have blocks I wanted to do quilt as you go but never “got” the process. Now I do!
I have been making diagonal string quilt blocks, a few at a time, for the past year to manage my scrap stash. I was just waiting for a video like this one for QAYG to make sense! Thank you! Cant wait to see all my scraps in a king size bed quilt.
Another excellent video. I loved making QAYG blocks, so satisfying and beautiful, thank you, Karen, you rock!
Wow! What a jam packed video. I’m going to have to review this one several times to absorb all the information🙂. Thank you.
This looks like a fun project for just relaxing and playing in the sewing room. Thank you for this!
Karen, thanks so much for this! I’m frustrated with my attempts at free motion. I love the flexibility QAYG gives. Yours is the first method of joining the blocks that I truly understand.
I’m I the only one that automatically hits “like” when she says “so stick with me, and I’ll show you how to do it”? 😂 ❤
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