Quilt As you Go

This first group deals with the QAYG method of joining quilted blocks into a finished quilt top:There are many similar methods to the version demonstrated by Kimberly in her tutorial (link below). Most of have slight variations dealing with the sashing, and/or the way the blocks are attached to each other.http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-115627-1.htmThe variation I use most often is based on the book "Awash with Color" by Judy Turner.http://www.amazon.com/Awash-Color-Watercolor-Wall-Quilts/dp/1561483737In it, you actually attach the top and back sashing to the block at the same time, zig-zag the blocks together, and then you sew down the other side of the sashings (either by hand or machine). I prefer to do it by hand, but it can easily be done by machine.Nothing, and I mean nothing, is ever going to pull this thing apart. I think I like it the best because the first few QAYG quilts I made were for babies. One I know of was still going strong 6 years later, even after weekly washings and nap times at nursery and kindergarden.I think this method is the most versatile because you can attach ANYTHING together, regardless of the shape.Here's a recap of some of the various QAYG tutorials on this board.THere are many, I haven't read them all, but these struck me as very well written and presented.The Fun and Done - where you bring the backing to the front as a border/binding for each block, tutorial by DebWatkins.http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-52698-1.htmQAYG with sashing:Kimberly's tutorial (also noted above)http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-115627-1.htmSimilar to Kimberly's but another variation of dealing with the sashing - with NO hand sewing.Tutorial by k3n.http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-36303-1.htmIf you're looking for some books, the best are:Judy Turner - Awash with Color (mentioned above)http://www.amazon.com/Awash-Color-Watercolor-Wall-Quilts/dp/1561483737It's also a great book if you want to learn about value. I highly recommend it.The other is Reversible Quilts by Sharon Pederson.http://www.amazon.com/Reversible-Quilts-Sharon-Pederson/dp/1564774104/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1309785498&sr=1-1All the above methods have to do with joining blocks that are already quilted. My advise is to read them ALL, go to youtube and watch videos - just search on QAYG.Then pick a method, or pieces of different ones, that will work for you. It's a fabulous technique to know.--------------------------------------------------The other "branch"of QAYG mentioned upthread deals with reducing the bulk when quilting an already pieced quilt top. There were a couple of books:"Divide and Conquer" by Nancy Smith and Linda Milligan was one of the first.http://www.amazon.com/Divide-Conquer-Quilt-Your-Way/dp/1880972433/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1315932117&sr=8-1Marti Michel came out with one later (that pretty much said the same thing as D&C).http://www.amazon.com/Machine-Quilting-Sections-Marti-Michell/dp/B000NNGZJE/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1315932164&sr=8-3I don't have a list of favorite sites or videos or tutorials as it's not a method I use (that's why LongArmers exist ) but it is another helpful and useful technique to know.You can find youtube videos on this method as well.