Make sure you're sewing across the corner of the L you make - from outside to outside. When you cut away your excess seam allowance, you'll be cutting the point off the corner of the L. If you sew your seam on the other diagonal (connecting the inside corner of the L to the outside) it won't work.

@@WendiGratz thank you very much! I finally, kinda, got the hang of it!!! Thanks for the explanation!

I think it was $2 - $1 per side. It is on cardstock - just a fairly lightweight one. I went to the tiny copy shop around the corner from my house and they have pretty limited paper choices. I picked the lighter weight cardstock because it had the gloss I wanted for crisp printing. The heavier cardstock was matte. They had a heavy, glossy cardstock, but it was pre-folded and I knew it wouldn't print well over that crease. Most copy shops have a wider paper selection. 😁

I haven't tested them to be sure. I recommend doing a small test (test a few different colors - definitely including red since it tends to have the most colorfastness issues) to be on the safe side.

Heat & Bond Lite does not gum up the needle at all. (It's what I use for all my quilts.) Heat & Bond Ultra is not designed to be sewn through and it WILL gum up your needle.

@@WendiGratz thank you!!! I was a little confused, thank you for clearing that up! And thank you for all your videos, I am learning so much. I am currently making the little gnome.

@@WendiGratz I just recently bought a yard of steam a seam too. It was recommended by a lady at the quilt shop. It’s what she uses when she appliquéd sunbonnet Sue for a quilt. So I used it today and it is coming up my needle. Darn it. I had been using EeZ steam 2 and had no problem. I will have to try the Lite Heat n Bond

Cuddle fleece doesn't shrink at all, and I always prewash my cottons. I always wash on cold and have never had any distortion.

The backing is quilted just along the seam lines sewing the blocks together. For the way I work, it doesn't defeat the purpose of QAYG at all. Quilting the individual blocks lets me do all the curves and angles and things that involve changing direction on an 11-inch square - much easier to maneuver through the machine than a full quilt. It also makes outlining the applique super easy for the same reasons. Yes, eventually I'm quilting the entire quilt, but I'm quilting straight lines 10 inches apart, which are pretty easy to zip through the machine. I can quilt a twin-sized quilt in less than an hour that way. It's way faster and easier than the usual method of joining QAYG blocks which can involve bias tape or clipping away batting or other fussy things I don't enjoy. :-) So basically, I developed this method to use the best parts of QAYG and traditional quilting. If you don't want the denser quilting in each block and you're only going to stitch in the ditch around the blocks anyway, then I definitely recommend a more traditional approach.

@@WendiGratz I get it, you get the hard quilting out of the way first by using this method, I like it as I don’t like the sashing you need to add with the usual QAYG , I’ll definitely keep this in mind when I’m ready to try QAYG, atm I’m still able to do a dense but grid like quilting with my machine the normal way, and thank you for taking the time to explain it

That video doesn't really emtnion anything for sale, but you can find all of my patterns here. www.shinyhappyworld.com/

I use Heat & Bond Lite.

The pattern has a link to a tutorial showing three different ways. This is my favorite - a single dot of fabric paint.

This machine is a Pfaff Lifestyle which they don't make anymore. My current machine is a Bernina 710. I think it's the tape more than the machine that will be a factor. I've used scotch tape and painters tape with no needle problems, but the painters tape is easier to pull off. The scotch tape tends to sliver.

@@WendiGratz I agree about the painters tape. I also use the 2" wide for marking a 2" border. Love that stuff. I also have a pfaff222e. My mother bought it new in the 70's. I just dropped it off for repair. A belt. No biggie. I would love a newer PFAFF and serger. They are so nice in design. Ferrari of machines

I do - but you can applique first if you prefer. I've done it both ways - I just like "doodling" on the fabric to quilt without having to go around the applique. 🙂

@@WendiGratz what size square do you use for your critters

@@ottostrohschein8180 Finished quilt blocks are ten inches square. That makes it really easy to resize the designs to use in other projects. :-)

@@WendiGratz thank you so much

It's applique. There's a video here showing the basics. www.shinyhappyworld.com/2014/04/applique-fusible-adhesive-video.html 🙂

Yes, my method is different from any others I've seen. There's a post here with TONS of additional info - including links to videos for all the different steps. www.shinyhappyworld.com/2016/03/quilt-as-you-go-everything-you-need-to-know.html Have fun!

Thanks! I'm glad you enjoyed it!

There's a link to purchase the pattern in the description below the video. :-)