In the tale of the never-ending quilt-as-you-go project here at Little Penguin Quilts, there has been some progress! I had been wanting to try figuring out how it was going to work to start connecting the rows of Patchwork Hearts that have been quilted. You might remember that they look like this -
The first three rows have been completely quilted, row 4 is halfway there,
and row 5 is prepped for quilting, but yet to be started.
I purposely cut the batting and backing for each quite a bit wider than needed, thinking that I could use that overage to connect the rows. I just needed to come up with a plan for how to do it, and that's what I've been working on the last few days.
Here's how it's working:
I'm trimming the backing to 1.25 inches beyond the quilted section - that will be the sashing on the back that connects row 1 to row 2, and so on.
Trim the batting to 1 inch beyond the quilted section - that stays as the batting in between the quilted sections.
And I chose a white Grunge to be the front sashing that will show on the finished quilt - cutting strips of that that measure 2 x 60 inches (the width of each quilted strip). It covers up all the connecting seams and the batting to finish the front!
I sewed the front sashing on to the top of row 2's quilting first. Then trimmed the batting and backing and sewed row 2's back sashing onto the back of row 1 with the .25 inch seam allowance. Because it's all the same backing, you really can hardly see that's been done!
After pressing that seam on the back, the batting is tucked up under the seam allowance, and the front sashing strip is pulled up and folded over to give the finished look on the front.
I topstitched that down all the way across, added another line of quilting through the sashing, and voila! The Patchwork Hearts quilt is 3/5 of the way to a finish!
Figuring all this out has given me a renewed enthusiasm for finishing this quilt - I just have to finish the quilting on rows 4 and 5. I'm even starting to think about what would work for the binding! It's getting there!
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23 comments:
Who says quilting is mindless? Besides the math, there's also the figgerin'! Lol! Looking good and, yes, the finish is in sight. What a great feeling!
This is looking fantastic! I have never tried quilt as you go…
Keep going! This one will soon be done.
Gail at the cozy quilter
Sometimes that happens with the figuring out how taking longer than the actual process!! But it looks like you are doing great now!!
It looks so neat, what a great idea, and I love the quilting on it too! It has an old-fashioned yet fresh look to it. The scrappiness is so pretty!
Great that you figured it out--it looks wonderful!! Once I get past any stumbling block I find that I get renewed energy to finish up a quilt.;)))
Vey pretty piece...hugs, Julierose
It looks like you are on a roll! Your sashing looks great!
You're rocking it! Looks like you're going to have a lovely finish soon. Thanks for sharing on my weekly show and tell, Wednesday Wait Loss.
https://www.inquiringquilter.com/questions/2026/07/15/wednesday-wait-loss-493
looking great! i'm sewing christmas also hoping it'll bring cool...
Nice work! This is one technique I am not fond of, but it is very helpful quilting on a domestic machine.
Really pretty quilt start--and you worked hard to figure it all out--so good for you, keep working it--it is coming out to be a beautiful quilt--have a wonderful day--hugs, di
Thank you so much for explaining how you are doing the quilt as you go, Diann. I am intrigued by this process and have always wondered how to sew the blocks and rows together. Your quilt is looking amazing! Enjoy your day working on this beauty. Hugs.
That is an interesting process, Diann. You alreay know this piece is ONE of my favorite of your projects. It's going to be so pretty when it is finished.
that is good I tried it once on a baby quilt but didn't have good luck having it look neat.
Figuring out how to do the sashing to join the rows was the hardest part. Looks like your plan worked beautifully. The quilt is coming together nicely.
Hi Diann, it looks like you thought it all out and it worked! Isn't that fun when that happens? I'll be slowly thinking about that for the Quilter's Cove. Your project is really cute. Thanks so much for linking up to I Quilted This!
Its coming along so nicely!!
It looks great! My mom preferred QAYG and I could never figure it out. I'll have to keep this post in mind if I ever decide to tackle it.
Very impressive how you developed your own quilt as you go method. The result is very effective.
What a great technique! And such beautiful blocks. Can't wait to see the finished quilt!
I surely like this design
Thank you, Gwyned! This was kind of an experiment to see if I could figure everything out. And it's working!
Thank you so much! It's been a slow process, but I'm getting there!
Thanks for talking through your process. I've never tried this QAYG technique, but you've made it sound very do-able. The quilt is going to be really lovely.
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