Hand quilt as you go

Hand quilting is the technique of sewing together the three layers of a quilt (batting between two layers of fabric) in a decorative freehand stitch.

Missy Luukkonen on Instagram: "This is the simplest way for you to make your quilt as you go pieces. No pressing, no glue, no pins. It’s much faster for me and I can crank out a bunch of shapes at once!! I am using the template set from Daisy and Grace for my quilt. I’ve use the hexie the most but also have the jewel, diamond and half hexie in this quilt. This method is quick, but takes a little practice. My iron is on standby just in case I need to use it!! Layer your pieces in the…

This tutorial features a step by step sewing guide on How to Hand Quilt without a Hoop. Click here for all the info!

Funnily enough I have had 3 requests for help with quilt-as-you-go techniques via email & twitter this week! So I thought I would do a quick post outlining two different methods. This enables you to quilt blocks as you go along, and then put them all together at the end. It avoids the need to cram great big quilts through your sewing machine! The method you choose can be determined by the result you want to achieve: do you want sashing as part of the design or not! Whichever method you…

Charm About You by Lucy Brennan is all about patchwork and quilting, sewing, embroidery and fabric. Featuring projects, patterns and free tutorials.

This is my truly first QAYG tutorial to assemble a quilt without sashing. And I’ve tested it with my latest quilt and it works great! The video demonstrates block by block but you can do it s…

Looking for an easy quilt-as-you-go joining method? This quilt as you go technique for joining rows or blocks is so easy and there's no sashing or hand sewing required! You can do this on a domestic machine, and it's a great QAYG technique to learn. Use this quilt as you go joining method to join jumbo log cabin quilts or large row or column based quilts. For this easy rainbow baby quilt pattern (no measuring required!) and to learn how to quilt as you go, head to scrapfabriclove.com now!

Jenny teaches you a simple way to use a quilt as you go method when using antique blocks. BUT! You could do this method with just about ANY block!

Carolina Moore - Quilter on Instagram: "Quilt-as-you-go projects come together so quickly! And even easier with this @junetailorinc pre-printed batting! #quultasyougo #mugrug #mugmat #agftheflowerfields #maureencracknellfabric #wearefabrics"