I am not a quilter, my second attempt at a quilt. this is a quilt as you go quilt which I made for my grand daughter's 5th Birthday. The design is Fantasy Ponies from Hatched in Africa, and the flowers I am not sure of.

You have done an out standing job hugs

Looks great I am also in the process of doing a quilt as you go hope my turns out this great! love it J white

Isn't that just darling

This is just lovely. Looks like Shadow embroidery.

You are better then me and I have been quilting for years. Very nice
Happy Quilting

I would say u are definitely a quilter now! Beautiful quilt! Yr granddaughter will love it!

Beautiful

you created a Heirloom congratulation hugs Ursula

Wanderful work!

You are not a quilter??? Wowzers! This is fantastically beautiful!!! Much better than mine....and I am a quilter!!! lol

Wellllllllldoneee hugs

Wonderful! Marvelous quilting! I love it, can you tell!-lol
Thank you for explaining to all of us. It's so good when Cuties share their know-how or experiments with different techniques. Give your grand daughter a birthday wish from us, I'm sure she loved this quilt. She must be about my grand daughter Nora's age.
Very nice work-Toogie

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

thanks Toogie, I will give her your Birthday wishes.

You're a quilter. Quite lovely.

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

thank you

Beautifully done!

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

thank you

Wonderful job and I beg to differ, you are a quilter. Love it.

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

thank you.

Love it!

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

thank you

Beautiful quilt. I think you did a wonderful job. All it takes is the making of one quilt to be considered a quilter so I think you qualify. My twin sister and I wanted to keep the quilting legacy going in our family. We come from a long line of quilters. My sister checked the American guidelines and discovered that it has to be passed down thru each family line. Even though my aunt quilted, it didn't count for us. It had to pass down through my dad! He let us sweet talk him into making a quilt so the legacy continues thru 5 generations! Now to teach one of my children.

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

Thank you for sharing your story, I never knew that. Do you have to register your quilt? Both my son and daughter sew and my oldest grand daughter sews as well.

Very nice. Hugs

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by Barbaric 07 Apr 2018

thank you

Lovey job for your second quilt. Thank you for sharing.
Happy Stitching =)

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

thank you

Fantastic job done!!Sunning design and work!!!

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

Thank you

Fantastic.....this gives me hope if I ever want to try this......you did a superb job!!

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

thank you

Boy, for someone who claims not to be a quilter, you sure put together a fabulous quilt! An heirloom for sure! Thanks for the tutorial on how you did the piping! I'm going to give it a try!

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

Thank you

Thanks so much, Barb for the instructions...one more question about the piping...what do you do with the piping cord that would be sewn into the seam allowances?

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

I sew the piping into the seam allowance because it is so soft and sits flat once I sew over it. I will post a Christmas table runner, same technique but with stippling. Make sure you allow extra fabric on all sides of your design, so you are not covering your design when you place your sashing on the blocks.

step 1: photo 1: I make my piping and I use a thin cotton cord which I separate. Using my zipper foot I stitch close to the fold of the material be careful not to catch the cotton cord.

step 2: photo 2: I then stitch the piping to the sashing.

step 3: photo 3: iron it in place.

step 4: photo 4: I embroider my design to my iron on wadding. after I am finish I trim the block to the size I need.

step 5: photo 5: I place my backing under my block and quilt it (either straight sewing or stippling. I then trim the backing and leave half an inch on all sides.

step 6: photo 6: Then place the backing right sides together and stitch being careful not to sew your main block or wadding during this process. Carefully iron open the seam some people cut back this seam.

Step 7: photo 7: I place the sashing over the main blocks and ditch stitch between the piping and the sashing.

Photo 8: is the back of the quilt

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by katydid 05 Apr 2018

Great explanation. I wondered how the back was put together. Do you stitch horizontal stripes or vertical stripes? I love the piping. Perfect finish.

by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

I stitch horizontal stripes first.

by dilceia 15 Apr 2018

Beautiful work!

These quilt as you go quilts are wonderful. Well done on this beauty. It will be cherished for ever! Love Chris

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

Thank you Chris, she loves it.

Love it look forward to reading how you put it together well done

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by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

Thank you

Well, you certainly are a quilter...It looks like piping between the sashing and the blocks...is it? Also, would love to see the back...I am always looking for new quilt as you go blocks and joining methods.

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by Barbaric 04 Apr 2018

I will get some photos for you and will then explain the method.

by crafter2243 05 Apr 2018

I agree. You are a quilter. I am also looking forward to see or hear more about the method you used.

by spendlove 05 Apr 2018

I'll second all that!

by Barbaric 05 Apr 2018

Thank you, well I hope the photo's help explaining how I did it. If you have any questions let me know. Love Barb

by crafter2243 05 Apr 2018

Thank you for the instructions. Love them

by dragonflyer 05 Apr 2018

Thanks so much Barb...I have another question about the piping, but I will post a new comment to move this lovely back to the top!