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--Mahatma Ghandi
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Revised QAYG instructions
by Jan Hyatt 10/10/14
A. There are at least 7 different types of
quilt as you methods that I am aware of:
1. Rag quilt either with squares or with
strips. Accuquilt Go Cutter has a great die that cuts squares + fringes at once. Use blue painters tape to keep fringes
from getting caught in the seams.
2.
Quilting and sewing loose pieces
of fabric on whole cloth layered with batting + backing
3.
Sewing pre-quilted squares or strips together from the front. Hand-sew
backing pieces.
4.
Sewing pre-quilted squares or strips together from the back with 1” seams.
Fold back and top stitch.
5.
Sewing pre-quilted squares without backing together. Place over backing and stitch in the ditch on seam lines only.
6. Serger method involves pieces of top,
bat and backing serged or zigzagged together in log cabin type fashion or in
strips. Tutorial is on the blog
listed below.
7. Back
and bat bonded and then top pieces sewn
on and quilted at the same time as outlined below.
B. You should first try a simple row quilt
layout with #7 method. It is the
easiest. You can also just make a
hotpad or table runner if you are doing this for the first time. Then you can make a baby blanket and up
to a king sized blanket. The
center of a larger blanket is made with method #7. Then additional borders can be added using method # 6.
C. It really helps to have a walking foot on your machine. This way you don’t get little puckers
on the back of the quilt. If you
do not have one, stretch your backing on a flat surface and secure with blue
painters tape. Even then you will
probably get some “glitches”.
D. BACKING: unless you are using a row
quilt layout, pick a busy print for
your backing. It hides the
stitches that may not end up looking so perfect. On Log Cabin and may other layouts your seam lines will
intersect and go ¼” beyond. Since
many of my quilts are for charity, I am not so concerned that the back is
completely perfect. I am not going
to enter then into a quilt show. Fold
an equal size of batting into fourths lengthwise. Spray the first fourth of the batting with quilt basting spray (my favorite is
Spray n Bond ). Lay the first
fourth of the backing fabric onto it.
Spray the next fourth and smooth the next fourth of fabric onto it and
so forth. Turn it upside down to
make sure it is smooth.
E. Pick your quilt layout. With a very light colored permanent
marker, mark a few lines or diagonals on the batting so that you can keep your
piecing straight. You can spray
baste or pin the first piece marked A1
onto the layout. Then lay A2 on
top of A1 with right sides together and sew a 1//4” seam with a
fairly
large stitch. Open A2
and then situate A3 on top of it.
As you add pieces you may find that you are not completely square with
the ends or sides. Use your marked
lines to line it up again, making sure you have at least an 1/8” seam on each
fabric. It really doesn’t seem
that noticeable if you a little off in the middle of the quilt but by the time
you get to the end, it could be quite a bit out of square so keep
checking.
I
also have a Pinterest board for QAYG:
http://www.pinterest.com/piecemakerjan/create-a-qayg-quilt/
If you have questions or problems understanding the tutorials, call me at 734-1654.
If you have questions or problems understanding the tutorials, call me at 734-1654.
Monday, October 13, 2014
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