Scholarly Stitchers 2005 fundraising quilt.  The group received the quilt recently and drew names for the quilt.  I did not win.  However I have the quilt for a month to use as a background for the Economy block class in April.

 Getting out some of the past Leader/Ender challenges and working on them again.

Clues 1-3 for mystery quilt Grassy Creek by Bonnie Hunter.

 Just Sew Vintage Logo

 This is one of my QAYG quilts at the presentation-front and back and a picture of the spread out group of maybe 30 people.

 Here is the QAYG content I presented :

QUILT AS YOU GO

Gay Youngman

Presented at the Wamego Quilt Guild

Wamego Kansas

October 20, 2020

INTRODUCTION

Quilt As You Go – QAYG

There are many methods for quilting as you go, and I will go over several of these methods. I brought a couple of quilts I have made (or almost made) through the years as well as a sampler I am working on presently. The first one is a quilt I made when I first started quilting in the 80s. I took a class in Columbia, MO when my husband was an engineer near there and working on his Library degree. This class was a QAYG class, which I knew nothing about. The blocks were 16 ½ inch blocks unfinished. I had never made a quilt before, and it took me years to finish because I was working and life was busy. I hand quilted it, because I didn't know how to machine quilt. Anyway, it has been used on a bed for 30 years and still looks decent.

The second one I started as a method for teaching the Scholarly Stitchers at Hale Library how to quilt. We started in 2001, and it was still going when I retired in 2013. We would meet at lunch time, and I would demonstrate a technique as well as the block and many of them would have their block done the next week. In some years we made several quilts for fund raising and disasters.

Method one is for the larger quilts

You might visit OnPoint-TV and Quilting with Nancy on YouTube. She gives a detailed example of how to do sashing by using a layout from a book by Beth Donaldson called Block by Block, which is probably out of print; however, you can still get it on Amazon. She also uses fusible tape by Marti Michille and her book Machine Quilting in Sections.

With sashing

1. Make a plan—consider your quilt layout, block size, design, sashing size, etc I have a 2 inch sashing on my quilt for which I have a layout to show.

2. I did my sashing like the Donaldson layout—the first block has all 4 sides of sashing with corner blocks, 2-5 have 3 sides—next row 1st block has 3 sides but not top, 2-5 2 sides not top and left. This is continued through the rest of the rows.

3. Your pieced block and required sashing units are the top of your sandwich; then the batting and backing pieces are an inch larger around. Pin or spray together and quilt as desired. Do not quilt to the edges as you will need to fold back some for adding blocks. Leave half an inch. Trim the finished sections next to the edge before adding the next block but leave half and inch on outside edges.

Method 2 is for the Splendid Sampler 2 quilt

This uses the model found in Crazy Shortcut Quilts by Marguerite McManus and Sarah Ruffuse. For this one my blocks are 6 ½ inch unfinished, but they are put together in sets of four with 1 inch sashing; then the quilted 13 inch blocks are put together with 1 x 13 inch sashing on front and 1 ½ inch by 13 inch folded on the back. On all these sashing ends it is best to make them a little longer and cut even. On these sashing I used 1 inch corners for the top. I find this is easier to match up added blocks and pieces.

Method 3

The third method is Quilt A Long Sew by Number, which is very much like foundation paper piecing. I have brought a kit to illustrate this method. This kit makes placemats. I just finished one of these place mats. I would suggest that you visit shabbyfabrics.com for a tutorial. It is important to sew TO the line NOT over!

Just Sew Vintage

I did not tell you about this special little business that Daryl and I have. We started it about a year and a half ago. Even in the face of recent circumstances it has been growing on the service side, if not on the presentation/program side.

Daryl just restored a beautiful 1861 Model Grover and Baker Model 1861 Chainstitch machine for the Onaga Museum. He has also serviced an 1882 treadle machine for them. We have also serviced and refurbished privately owned vintage and antique machines.

I have information cards so that you can see what we do- we have several restored Featherweights - such as the one here tonight – and other vintage machines available for purchase. We are an authorized retailer for Westalee/Sew Steady products – quilting templates, ruler feet, and numerous accessories. The extension table you see here is a Westalee product. Please get in touch if you are interested.

Thank you all for the opportunity to share this information about

QAYG !

 I haven't added anything for so long, but I thought I would mention my QAYG program I gave for the Wamego Quilt Guild last night.  My library friend, Mary Bailey, asked me to give the program last year for this June, but the Covid 19 was at a peak during that time.  So I finally was able to do the program last night.  I brought two large quilts I made or almost made and the Splendid Sampler 2 quilt.  I will put pictures and the notes I made for the class on here later.