Quilt As You Go - my latest

I've been (almost daily) doing community service quilting and quilt-as-you-go has made the process so simply, so easy, so affordable.

First you find a block that doesn't seem to fit anywhere and you make your quilt sandwich....you know - the top, the batting, the backing.   Then you add some quilting and trim to the desired size.  In this case, my little house block didn't quite measure up to the 12" block size I desired, so I added borders then squared it up on a slight angle - just to give my house more curb appeal. 

 

Keep finding blocks, quilting and squaring up until you have 12 or 20....either number makes a good size lap quilt for the young or young at heart.  Put them all together in your favorite QAYG technique and it's ready to donate. Most of the blocks in this quilt were donated to me by like-minded quilters.  Some were too small, so I just added borders.  Some were too large, so, you guessed it - I just trimmed them down.  Either way worked just fine.  Life is too short to be insecure in adding or subtracting. 

And here is QAYG Sampler No. 2  washed, dried, and ready to donate. 

 

and here's the back, showcasing all the different pieces of fabric that make the back as full of vim and vigor as the front. 

 

 

 

Oh, yes, two and counting!