QAYG Finish!

Ever since I took the FMQ workshop with MR from Quilt Matters and she showed us how to assemble our quilted blocks using a quilt-as-you-go method, I've been wanting to make a big bed quilt using the same technique.  I've quilted big bed quilts on my domestic machine, but I have to say my shoulders weren't happy about it - quilting small sections of a quilt and then assembling the quilted blocks seemed so much easier to me.

I saw a picture online a few months ago of a quilt (of course I can't find it again now) but there was no pattern and no tutorial, so I got out my graph paper book and started drawing.  Within a couple of hours, I had a design I really liked and vaguely resembled that picture.

The tricky thing was making sure I could "cut" the design into sections that would result in rows or columns that could be sewn together after they were quilted.  I then did the math, cut the fabric for each section, pieced each section and then quilted it.

I used Kona Ash for the background and a bundle of Kate Spain's Daydream for the coloured blocks.

I used my Hera marker and randomly traced straight lines for the quilting.

Once all my sections were quilted, I used MR's method to sew them together into a quilt!  It was like magic!

For the binding, I used some Kona Mint I had in my stash.  It very closely matches the green in some of the blocks and adds a nice pop of colour at the edge of the quilt.

This experiment, I think, was a success!  This quilt is now going to the Island House.  The finished size is 72" x 88", perfect for the twin bed we have in our guest bedroom.

And I leave you with a outtake of the photo shoot we had yesterday.  The weather wasn't great so we couldn't go very far from the house and it was super windy!

I will be linking up at TGIFF hosted by Laura this week and Crazy Mom Quilts for Finish It Up Friday.

Izzy