Just before the baby was born, I put together some improv circles. They grew and grew into quite a fearsomely large quilt top.
For scale, each quarter circle section is 8.5×8.5.
At some point I add some black and white sashing.
And then this design sat on my design wall for five months because I was so intimidated by the notion of quilting a quilt that large. I posted a photo of some of the blocks on instagram and someone suggested quilt-as-you-go. Fun fact: I started a quilt-as-you-go project back in 2007, and blogged about it, but I'm pretty sure it's still stuffed into my drawer of UFOs (UnFinished Objects) at the moment.
Nevertheless, I went in search of a tutorial. There are lots and lots of them online as well as many different ways to do quilt-as-you-go. I picked this one. This weekend I managed to get one corner done.
I've got lots more to go, but I'm feeling hopeful that quilt-as-you-go will be a game changer for me! No more size limitations on my ideas.
Hopefully it won't take me another five months to finish up!
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Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
Julie, That is going to be a great quilt. Love the color choices and fabric. Thanks for the link. I would love to see a video of the joining. Still hard for me to wrap my head around what they are doing, but love the idea of being able to make something big! Can’t wait to see your finished quilt.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.
I also love your quilt. I am anxiously waiting for the ability to go to a local quilt store for long arm lessons. Most of the quilt stores in my area have long arms that people can rent for the hour. After they have a lesson and are cleared to work on the long arm they can use it to finish their quilts. I have a pile of quilts I want to finish.