Youngish Quilters Sew-along: How’s it going part 4

Hi - it's Sarah H here. I have very, very, nearly finished my quilt from the sew-along. I have about half the binding to sew down - and I might go back and do a bit more quilting - but I am so nearly there. I really enjoyed the sew-along - it encouraged me to …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-Along: How is it going?

Hello, we've been a little quiet on the Sew-Along front after posting the final set of instructions, probably because we were all a bit knackered from keeping up with our posting schedule! If you haven't yet finished your quilt, or indeed would like to start, all the relevant posts are tagged as BOW Sew-Along 2020. …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along: Binding the quilt

Have you been keeping up with our sew-along? If so, your quilt is now all but finished, and just needs a lovely binding to tuck in the edges and frame all your hard work nicely. Before you can bind your quilt, you need to trim it and square it up. This needs to be done …

Youngish Quilters Sewalong 2020 – Quilting

Hi everyone! Are we seriously at the quilting stage already? Time has flown by since we started this BOW back in April. It’s been so lovely seeing everyone’s blocks coming together to form the sampler quilt. They all look so different and I can’t wait to see the finished quilts over the next few weeks. …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along – Completing the Quilt Top

Our blocks are made and it’s time to put them together – so exciting!! In this quilt we are using sashing which is quite a traditional way of finishing a sampler quilt. Sashing refers to the strips in between the blocks. We are also using cornerstones – these are the small coloured squares in between …

Block of the week – Making the appliqué blocks

I can't believe we've reached our last blocks! This project seemed like an ambitious undertaking when we started, and look at us now! Hopefully, you now have a delicious stash of blocks and a wonderful set of new skills under your belt. Let's take a look at this week's blocks, a 'doughnut' and a star …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along – Block 10 – Orange Peel

Hello! It’s Rachel again. I’m here to guide you through the next stage of the block of the week project. By now you should have a lovely little stack of patchwork blocks. This is the tenth block in the project. Wow! How time flies when you’re having fun! Before I go any further, did you …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-Along – Block 9 – Drunkard’s Path

I've been having so much fun taking part in the Youngish Quilter Block of the Week. I look forward to Fridays now as I know I will have learnt a new skill and made another cute block by the end of the weekend! We've been doing lots of work on different ways to sew triangles …

Youngish Quilters 2020 Sew-along – Making the flying geese block

Hello again! The weeks are really flying and by now you should have accumulated a stack of amazing quilt blocks. I keep laying mine out on the floor to see what they look like together. I have to say, I’m really loving the way it looks right now and it’s been lovely seeing everyone’s blocks …

Youngish Quilter 2020 Sew-along – Making the Log Cabin Block

It's that time of the week again! We're excited to share some of the log cabin blocks you've been making over the weekend.  (Sarah I here!) Personally, I really enjoyed this block, there is something very therapeutic about the log cabin, gradually adding each layer to complete the finished block. It did take a long …