Maker’s Guide Quilt As You Go

Sometimes even for the most committed quilters, embarking on another big quilt, be it for yourself, friends, family or for donating, can seem a daunting task. All the piecing, then the layering and basting followed by the all the quilting can seem too much. But if you have ever heard the phrase “how do you eat an elephant?”, and the answer, “one bite at a time”, then you can use this philosophy in making a quilt.

There are many ways that you can Quilt As You Go (QAYG), making a quilt in lots of small sections, piecing and quilting, then moving onto the next section, before finally joining them together. No more sitting under a

heap of fabric every time you want to quilt or trying to push the cumbersome load under the sewing machine. No more leaving a quilt at home, not being able to take it with you to quilt on a trip or a group meeting. This way, you can be