This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep organized.
Week 4 – Make (1) Block A and (2) Block B
Now that we have a bunch of units made, it’s time to start making blocks! This week we will be making (1) Block A and (2) Block Bs.
These blocks should go together pretty quickly, since the harder units have already been made.
As you are working your way through this pattern, it’s important to take not of color placements listing in the diagrams. Also, check the size of your units after each step to make sure they match up with the size listed.
I’m excited to see your blocks come together! Make sure to post a photo in the Facebook Quilt Along group or post one over on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group tomorrow (Wednesday Oct. 5th) at 11 am PDT to go over how to make the Block A and Block B. I will also answer any questions you have. If you can’t watch it live, it will be saved to the group and be uploaded to my YouTube channel and will be placed in this blog post.
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep organized.
Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square and Diamond in Rectangle units.
This week we will be making some more units. These units are used in several of the blocks, so I like to make them ahead of time, so the blocks will go together super quick when we start to make them.
These units will all use the ‘Stitch and Flip’ method that is used in a 1 at a time Flying Geese block.
Once you’ve finished make sure to snap a photo and share in the Facebook Quilt Along group or on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL
I’m so excited to see your quilt come together! There are a few quilters in the Facebook quilt along that decided to work ahead and are almost finished with their quilts. They are looking SO beautiful!!
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group tomorrow (Wednesday Sept. 28th) at 11 am PDT to go over how to make the Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square and Diamond in Rectangle units. I will also answer any questions you have. If you can’t watch it live, it will be saved to the group and be uploaded to my YouTube channel and will be placed in this blog post.
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep organized.
WEEK 2 – Make Flying Geese & Small Arrow units
This week we will be making the flying geese and with these flying geese, we will make the small arrow units. If you are making the Baby size, you can skip this week. There are no flying geese in the baby size option.
This pattern is written using the 4 at a time flying geese method. If you don’t like this method, there is an alternative Flying Geese supplemental on the very last page. You can use the 1 at a time method or the Half Square Triangle method!
Once you’d made your Flying geese, the Small Arrow units will go together so quickly!
Once you’ve finished make sure to snap a photo and share in the Facebook Quilt Along group or on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL
I’m so excited to see your progress!!
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group tomorrow (Wednesday Sept. 21st) at 10:30 am PDT to go over how to make the Flying Geese and the Small Arrow units. I will also answer any questions you have. If you can’t watch it live, it will be saved to the group and be uploaded to my YouTube channel and will be placed in this blog post.
Thanks for Quilting along with me! Andrea
QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE Aug. 23rd – Grab your pattern & Pick out fabrics! Sep. 13th – Week 1 – Cut Pieces Sep. 20th – Week 2 – Make Flying Geese & Small Arrow units Sep. 27th – Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square & Diamond in Rectangle units. Oct. 4th – Week 4 – Make Blocks: (1) A and (2) B Oct 11th – Week 5 – Make Blocks: (1) of each C, D, E, F, G & H Oct 18th – Week 6 – Make Blocks: (2) I & 4) J Oct 25th – Week 7 – Make Blocks: (4) K & (4) L Nov. 1st – Week 8 – Make Blocks: (2) M & (2) N Nov. 8th – Week 9 – Finish our quilts!
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep organized.
WEEK 1 – CutPieces
This week will be cutting our fabric for the quilt. Typically, I prefer to cut out the whole quilt first, so you don’t have to worry about doing it later. With this quilt, I chose to wait to cut the Color D ‘Pieces around blocks’ and the ‘Top, Bottom and Side borders’ until all my blocks are completed. Since I won’t be using them for a very long time.
You will want to wait to cut the Color D ‘Pieces around blocks’ and the ‘Top, Bottom and Side borders’ especially if your blocks don’t always end up the correct size. Then you can adjust these pieces to be the same size as your blocks.
If you make sure all your units are measuring the correct size throughout making the quilt, your blocks should end up the correct size. And you don’t have to worry about waiting to cut those pieces.
If you are making a scrappy version, you may want to cut out 1 block at a time.
I wrote the pattern using the 4 at a time flying geese method. Then I decided to add a ‘supplemental’ that includes two alternative ways to make your flying geese, in case you hate the 4 at a time method. These methods are on the very last page of the pattern. You can substitute the 4 at a time pieces (indicated with a FG in the cutting instructions) with the pieces listed on the supplemental.
Tips for cutting your fabric: *Make sure to press all of your fabric before cutting. This will help ensure all of your pieces are cut correctly. You don’t want to accidently have a wrinkle in a piece. *Cut out your larger pieces first, then cut out the smaller ones. This helps you conserve your fabric. *Cut all of your fabric with the same brand of rulers. If you are using multiple rulers, they can vary from brand to brand and may not be the same. So, I like to stick to one brand.
QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE Aug. 23rd – Grab your pattern & Pick out fabrics! Sep. 13th – Week 1 – Cut Pieces Sep. 20th – Week 2 – Make Flying geese & Small Arrow units Sep. 27th – Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square & Diamond in Rectangle units. Oct. 4th – Week 4 – Make Blocks: (1) A and (2) B Oct 11th – Week 5 – Make Blocks: (1) of each C, D, E, F, G & H Oct 18th – Week 6 – Make Blocks: (2) I & 4) J Oct 25th – Week 7 – Make Blocks: (4) K & (4) L Nov. 1st – Week 8 – Make Blocks: (2) M & (2) N Nov. 8th – Week 9 – Finish our quilts!
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL or Tag me in your photo!
Grag the pattern, pick the size you want to make. The pattern comes with directions for a Baby (44 x 56 in), Throw (64 x 80 in), Twin (72 x 90 in), Full (80 x 100 in), Queen (88 x 110 in), and King (105 x 110 in).
JOIN ME! I will be filming a LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group today (Tuesday Sept. 13th) at 10:30 am PDT to go over cutting our fabrics and to answer any questions you have. If you can’t watch it live, it will be saved to the group and be uploaded to my YouTube channel and will be placed in this blog post.
Grab the pattern when it’s on SALE!! 25% OFF August 23rd to 24th 15% OFF August 25th to September 13th. 10% OFF September 14th thru the end of the Quilt along on November 15th (end of the quilt along).
This pattern would be considered good for an intermediate quilter. It has a lot of blocks and pieces to make and keep sorted.
QUILT ALONG SCHEDULE Aug. 23rd – Grab your pattern & Pick out fabrics! Sep. 13th – Week 1 – Cut all pieces Sep. 20th – Week 2 – Make Flying geese & Small Arrow units Sep. 27th – Week 3 – Make Large Arrow units, Diamond in Square & Diamond in Rectangle units. Oct. 4th – Week 4 – Make Blocks: (1) A and (2) B Oct 11th – Week 5 – Make Blocks: (1) of each C, D, E, F, G & H Oct 18th – Week 6 – Make Blocks: (2) I & 4) J Oct 25th – Week 7 – Make Blocks: (4) K & (4) L Nov. 1st – Week 8 – Make Blocks: (2) M & (2) N Nov. 8th – Week 9 – Finish our quilts!
This schedule goes along with the larger sizes of the quilt pattern. If you would like to make the baby size, you will skip Blocks E thru N and go to Blocks O & P.
HOW TO PARTICIPATE Join my Facebook group and post your weekly progress photos OR post your photos on Instagram with the hashtag #InfiniteNightHelixQAL
I will film weekly video tutorial in the Facebook Quilt Along group and answer any questions you have!
INFINITE NIGHT HELIX QUILT
My original design of this quilt did not include that twisted element. It was just a 2-color quilt. When I showed it to my husband and kids, they thought it would be really cool if it had a twisted effect like a double helix. As Cloud would say ‘Mr. DNA’. So, I got working and made the pattern have the twisted element. I love how it turned out!
To give the quilt this twisted element it requires a lot of blocks and pieces to keep organized, that is why I am considering this an intermediate quilt pattern.
I made the original quilt as a graduation gift for my nephew. His favorite color is blue. So, I went with Kona Cotton in: A: White, B: Peacock, C: Canary and D: Prussian.
I quilted this echoing the design at first 1/4 inch from the seams and then I echoed it into the background space about 2-inch sections. I used my Hera Marker to help decided where I wanted my lines to go.
I bound the quilt in the Kona Cotton Peacock.
I hope you love this design as much as I loved making this quilt for my nephew!
Woohoo! I finished ALL of my quilts on my 2021 Finish Those UFQs list! I hope you were able to make some progress on you list, and I hope you are motivated to continue working on those unfinished quilts.
You can download the FREE Quilt Project tracker here:
My Goal was to finish my throw size Colorful Tiles Quilt and I did it! This was my last quilt on my unfinished quilts list. I started it in 2017! I can’t believe I finished all of them….well this doesn’t count the stack of pot holders, half made coffee cozies and pillow covers. But that’s a whole different list.
I decided to make a scrappy binding for this quilt with the left over scraps. Thankfully I had enough to bind this quilt. I love the look of a scrappy binding!
FUTURE GOALS
My goal going forward is to finish a quilt after I finish the top! I got my backing fabric in the mail for my baby size Butterflies and Blooms Quilt (in my shop July 13th). So I’m hoping to baste, quilt and bind that before I start making the throw size Butterflies and Booms quilt.
List all of your unfinished quilts on the project tracker
post your weekly progress in the Facebook Group or on Instagram with the hashtag #FinishThoseUFQs2021
Since my list is done, I’ll be working on my new Butterflies and Blooms quilts. But you can feel free to keep posting your finishes in my quilt along group.
I’m hoping to have the next quilt along start in September or early October!
JOIN ME for the LAST weekly LIVE Check in chat in the Facebook Quilt Along group, today (June 29th) at 7 PM PDT.
Welcome to Week 5 of the Finish Those UFQs 2021! I hope you are getting things checked off your list! Sometimes it’s hard to finish older project, when new projects are so much fun. I am really wanting to cut into some new fabric for a new design I have been drawing. But I really want to get another quilt checked off my list first.
You can download the FREE Quilt Project tracker here:
I had the goal to was to finish the binding on my Joyful Meadows Quilt, which I did! Yay!
My second goal was to baste and quilt my Starlight Mountains Quilt. I basted it and have gotten 2/3rds of the quilting done.
We spent most of the weekend painting doors, trim, walls and the ceiling in our hallway. So I didn’t have any time to sew. But I’m happy with the progress I made! I marked out the rest of my lines with my hera marker this morning!
THIS WEEKS GOAL
I am hoping to finish the quilting on the above Starlight Mountains Quilt, attach the binding and maybe finish sewing the binding on.
HOW TO JOIN
Print the project tracker
List all of your unfinished quilts on the project tracker
post your weekly progress in the Facebook Group or on Instagram with the hashtag #FinishThoseUFQs2021
We are starting the 3rd week of the Finish Those UFQs 2021 challenge! Did you make any progress on your list? It’s not too late to download the FREE quilt project tracker and get working on some older quilts!
LAST WEEK My goal was to work on my baby size Plaid’N Perky Quilt! I’m so excited to check to some boxes off my listed. I finished the binding on this one last night! So I still need to get a full photo of it outside sometime today. On my last LIVE video in the Facebook Quilt Along group, you all helped me pick the navy colored binding. I love how it turned out!
This quilt was made using fabric from the Wander collection by Joel Dewberry for FreeSpirit Fabrics.
THIS WEEKS GOAL
My goal this week is to get the backing ready, baste and quilt this baby size Joyful Meadows Quilt. I made this top during the Joyful Meadows Quilt along earlier this year. I plan on echoing the design with the quilting. So this will take more time than the quilting on my Plaid’N Perky quilt.
HOW TO JOIN
Print the project tracker
List all of your unfinished quilts on the project tracker
post your weekly progress in the Facebook Group or on Instagram with the hashtag #FinishThoseUFQs2021
JOIN ME for the LIVE Check in Chat over in my Happy Cloud Creations Quilt Along Group at 7 PM PDT on Tuesday May 4th. I’ll add the video to this blog after it’s been filmed.
Finish Those UFQs 2021 Challenge schedule: April 27th – Week 1 – Write out your list May 4th – Week 2 May 11th – Week 3 May 18th – Week 4 May 25th – Week 5 June 1st – Week 6 June 8th – Week 7 June 15th – Week 8 June 22nd – Week 9 June 29th – Week 10
I have been thinking about what I should work on next. I just finished releasing my Plaid’N Perky Quilt Pattern. I had thought about doing another quilt along in the group, but my kids are staying home and doing remote learning for the rest of this school year. I decided I don’t think I will have the time or energy to host a quilt along.
I really want to be productive this Spring and Summer. So I thought to motivate me and motivate you, we could do an early ‘Finish those UFQs’ Spring Summer edition! I usually do one of these in November. But I thought it may be fun to do it early this year.
I’m sure I’m not the only one needing to work on some older projects! So, download the FREE Project tracker and join in the fun of finishing some quilts! If you still have your project tracker from the last Finish Those UFQs, you can keep working on that. Or you can download this new one that now has a spot for ‘Backing Ready’.
List all of your unfinished quilts on the project tracker
post your weekly progress in the Facebook Group or on Instagram with the hashtag #FinishThoseUFQs2021
Each week I’ll share a blog post and jump on a LIVE video in the group to share my progress with you and chat!
I’m excited to see how much progress we can make!! Happy Quilting! Andrea
Finish Those UFQs 2021 Challenge schedule: April 27th – Week 1 – Write out your list May 4th – Week 2 May 11th – Week 3 May 18th – Week 4 May 25th – Week 5 June 1st – Week 6 June 8th – Week 7 June 15th – Week 8 June 22nd – Week 9 June 29th – Week 10
Here is my list so for now, from oldest to newest! I’m still debating which one I will work on first.
Stepping Stone Quilt – I made 4 of the baby size quilts and plan on sewing them together. This was supposed to be a family snuggle quilt for the couch. So I put Cloud fabric and Snow fabric in it. It also needs to be basted, quilted and bound
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Welcome to the last week of the Joyful Meadows Quilt Along! I can’t believe this quilt along is already finishing up. It has been so much fun quilting with you all! Thank you all for joining in the fun!
LIVE VIDEO
Join me tomorrow, Feb. 24th at 9 am PST (West Coast USA) for a LIVE video in my Facebook Group to go over Week 7 – Putting our quilt top together, Basting, Quilting and Binding our quilts!
You can watch this in my Facebook Group! If you can’t make it LIVE, that’s ok! I will save it to the Facebook group and upload it to my YouTube channel!
GRAB THE PATTERN! This quilt pattern will be 10% OFF thru the end of the quilt along (March 2nd)
Things you will need: Backing Fabric (at least 6 inches wider and longer than your quilt top) Quilt Batting (at least 6 inches wider and longer than your quilt top) Basting Spray or Basting Pins Binding Fabric These are helpful but not necessary: Hera Marker to mark out your quilting lines Walking Foot (Helps pull your quilt from both the top and the bottom)
Finishing our Quilts!
Quilt Sandwich: First you will need to make your Quilt Sandwich. You will need to cut and sew your backing fabric to make it fit under your quilt correctly. Make sure it is at least 3 inches wider than your quilt top on all sides (quilt top size + 6 inches). Trim your selvage edge off after joining your pieces.
Make your quilt sandwich by first laying down your quilt backing, wrong side facing up. Tape down to a hard surface, making fabric taut. Next lay your batting on top. Smooth out with your hands, do not stretch. Then lay your quilt top right side up, smooth out with your hands.
There are so many different types of batting. I really love the Warm Company products! I have been using the Warm and Plush a lot lately because it is a little thicker than the Warm and Natural and the Warm and White cotton battings.
Basting Your Quilt:
Spray baste: My favorite way to baste my quilt is by using Spray Baste! It makes basting so much easier. If you have allergies, this is probably not a good option for you. I’ve tried several different types of spray baste. Some are better than others. I love the Sulky temporary spray, it is low odor and doesn’t give you much overspray at all. But you need to make sure you will be quilting it in the next few days because the spray disappears in 2-5 days. 505 Temporary adhesive spray has come highly recommended by several quilters to me. I ran out and didn’t have any for this project. It has great stickiness without being overly sticky. I love that it does not get all over the place like some other sprays I have used. I will definitely be using this spray again. Find a place where you can lay out your quilt. Make sure to tape the backing fabric taut to the floor (or large table). Here’s great spray baste tutorial by Emily Dennis of Quilty Love. Spray Baste Tutorial Morgan Kelly has a great table top spray basting tutorial on her Instagram. Table Top Spray Baste Tutorial
Pin basting: You can use large curved safety pin about 3 to 4 inches apart (about the width of your hand). I like to use the large curved basting pins. This takes a little longer than the spray basting, but is a great option.
Quilting your Quilt: This step is totally up to you!
For my original quilt I used my foot and outlined the design lining my walking foot up with the seams of the design. Since I made the baby size and my batting says I need to be at least 6 inches apart, I didn’t need to mark any lines out. I just used the seams, which made it really quick and easy.
Hand Tie your Quilt: Some prefer to tie there quilt. Suzy Quilts has an cool way of tying quilts. Check out her Tutorial!
Hand Quilt: Here’s a wonderful video tutorial by Suzy Quilts all about How to Hand Quilt.
Machine Quilt using your Walking Foot: Emily Dennis from Quilty Love has a great tutorial on how to Zig zag quilt your quilt with a Walking foot. Click here I love this method of quilting, it give your quilt great texture.
Free Motion Quilting: Free motion quilting can give you great texture and if you aren’t great at quilting straight lines, this would be great for you. Suzy Williams from Suzy Quilts has a great Free Motion Quilting Tutorial. Click here.
Binding Your Quilt:
Binding is the fabric strip that goes on the edge of your quilt. It covers all of the unfinished edges and rounds out your quilt.
You will want to make sure to square up your quilt before you attach the binding. Cut off the extra batting around the edges and make sure your sides are straight and corners are squared.
Most quilters will cut 2 /12 inch by width of fabric strips and then sew them together at the ends at a diagonal. Then press the strip in half, so that you are wrapping 2 layers of fabric around all of your edges.
You can machine sew the binding to the front of your quilt and wrap it around to the back and hand stitch it down. Or some prefer sewing the binding to the back of the quilt, wrapping it around to the front and machine stitching it down.
One of my favorite binding tutorials is by Suzy Williams of Suzy Quilts. Go check it out!
I’m so excited to see everyone finished quilts! Make sure to post them in the Quilt Along Group on on Instagram with the Hashtag #JoyfulMeadowsQAL
