Quilt-As-You-Go

Julia in MN has a great explanation on her site. Does anyone know the address for Nancy? . In message , Nancy in NS writes

Georgia Bonesteel has written a few books on how to do this. I made a Quilt As You Go a few years ago following her directions, and then went to her (then) shop in Hendersonville NC and saw some of her quilts. Yep! I had made mine just like she said and my quilt looked like her quilts. If you will e-mail me privately, I will give the 5c directions. Barbara Summer in SC Winters in FL

I really must get a grip on this somehow. . In message , nzlstar* writes

eh??? jeanne

This is good also

Here's another one quilting each 12" block

OK sorry. I found the BEST directions, where else, quilter's cache! In fact, I like it so much I am going to use it when I sew a WIP together soon.

I haven't seen a good site, but I can highly recommend the book "Weekend Log Cabin Quilts" by Marti Michell, it's about 8 dollars and has detailed instructions on this method.

Or you could just ask here, I've used this method and am happy to answer any questions.

Anne

I meant, being able to find these addresses and be able to put them into an e-mail, should I ever accidentally find them! . In message , nzlstar* writes

When I did my sampler quilt the shop taught a method where each block was quilted on its own square of batting which was cut larger than the block. There was room left for a frame round each block and sashing.

I am going to do my European Block Swap quilt this way, and and going to take photos as I go along, but this will take some time!! So in a couple of years I will have a 'how to do quilt as you go'!

One thing they did which I think makes the backing part easier, is that the original little quilt sandwiches didn't have the proper backing. It used a fine, soft muslin (calico to us un-USAers)that didn't really add any substance to the quilt, and when the quilt was assembled the backing was added to the joined pieces and tacked like Phyllis has just done to her quilt. This meant that the backing hid all the joins underneath, and saved all the complicated joining in of separate bits of backing.

Thank you, everyone, for patiently taking the time to point out these great sites and files. I've saved them all for careful reading. I especially like the quilt-each-block-as-you-go method--it really suits my workspace.

Thanks again one and all. You guys are the best. :)

Nancy in NS

This is the one I'm using right now. My sections are 27 x 63, and I'd like to do the next one in smaller increments, but I do mine by hand. It is better for me though than trying to do a big quilt like I did before.

The only drawback that I can see is that it "seems" this quilt is taking forever even though it isn't taking any longer. It "seems" longer simply because there doesn't seem to be much of a division of effort (first make the quilt top, then layer it, then baste it, quilt it, and finally bind it).