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design and let the machine to do all the work for you to learn more about getting started with machine embroidery visit swakembroidery com swakembroidery com is a sister site to youcanmakethis com and owned by the same people so you can be assured your experience there will be as great as it is at ycmt leave a comment filed under uncategorized by ycmt february 11 2009 12 38 am we have a new blog please come on over we have a new blog and i d love for you to come and visit be sure to bookmark the new url and visit often if it is something that can be made we ll probably be blogging about it if you are sewing along with the make it up as you go along quilt i ll be posting new steps to finish the quilt over on our new blog we ll keep this blog up so that everyone can catch up on these earlier steps can t wait to see you over there kim 4 comments filed under fun news make it up as you go quilt by ycmt february 4 2009 8 08 pm post here if you re sewing along i m so excited to see what you all are doing if you have a blog or just want to let us know that you re still sewing this quilt make a comment we re almost done so this is where it gets really fun 59 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along by ycmt february 3 2009 1 59 am part 9 adding those corner triangles ready for part 9 if you are just checking into the blog today don t forget to see my super sew sunday post where i described part 8 these were 2 simple steps so i decided to post them on the same day step 1 cut your fabric into two 5 5 x 5 5 squares if you d like to have all four corners from a different fabric simply cut these from four different fabrics again there are math formulas for exact cuts but i just look at what my main block is and decrease the size by 1 2 inch since i had 6 blocks i cut these new blocks for the corners as a 5 5 x 5 5 square step 2 lay your ruler from one corner to the next and make a diagonal cut step 3 take one of your triangles over to the ironing board step 4 fold triangle in half and press you want to see a visible crease down the center this helps with your placement in step 5 step 5 right sides together place triangle on top of one of the corners of your quilt pin the crease you made in step 4 will help you to match the center with the center seam in the pinwheel note your triangle will be larger than the quilt block this is ok you ll trim it later step 6 using a 1 4 seam allowance sew corner triangle to quilt repeat steps for the other 3 corners press all seams on all 4 corners step 7 square up and trim all excess fabric you are done with the center portion of the quilt top wow what do you think do you love what you are doing i hope you ve had fun we still have 2 borders to put on the quilt and then the quilt top will be finished i made this a small lap quilt since it will just go over the corner of my bench it is also a good size for a baby quilt or a wall hanging but these techniques are perfect for making any size quilt have fun kim 12 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along by ycmt february 2 2009 7 30 am super sew sunday part 8 i hope you all had a nice weekend i m guessing many of you got out the chips dip and grill for a super sew sunday am i right what you think i mean super bowl sunday nahhh i mean i think i heard something about tackles interceptions a neat story about a guy by the name of kurt warner maybe some steelers talk and all lol just kidding of course so while super bowl sunday was happening around here i did sneak off for a little super sewing too part 8 9 will go by really fast so let s start with part 8 sewing those rows together step 1 arrange your diagonal rows as i have done in the photo below the numbers just help with step 2 step 2 right sides together line up the bottom of row 1 to the top of row 2 step 3 pin rows together carefully match up seams and use a lot of pins step 4 using a 1 4 seam allowance sew row 1 to row 2 continue sewing rows together by sewing row 2 to row 3 and so on repeat until all 5 rows are sewn together press seams in keeping with the idea of making this quilt in baby steps i ll wait a few hours until posting the instructions for the corners resist the temptation to trim your quilt just yet it s ok if you have but we ll take care of it all in one big step when we put on those corners i ll post again later on today have fun kim 4 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along by ycmt january 28 2009 6 05 am part 7 i think you ll like this one i wanted to wait a few extra days before posting this in order to give everyone time to catch up i ve been visiting your blogs and your quilts are looking great the last step wasn t the most fun but this one sure is as you know i m making this up as i go so my initial idea was to have the center of the quilt created in this way 4 pinwheels across and 4 pinwheels down so you d have a 16 pinwheel quilt center something like this do i like that sure it works it s cute it s option 1 and if you d like to go ahead and sew those rows together then you re ready to go there and do that step and it will be adorable but before you do let me show you option 2 heehee this option was one that i fell in love with once i turned my squares on point see the difference this makes now you may notice something right away option 2 only has 13 pinwheels i had you make 16 pinwheels since i was first going to go with option 1 so if you are going with option 2 choose your favorite 13 blocks and keep the extra 3 for pillows other quilts etc this tutorial is going to be a little longer but i m telling ya it will be fun plus you just may learn something new too again the following steps are for option 2 only notice how there are missing triangles no worries i ll show you how to put those in there there s a little trick to it so you ll want to follow closely so that your quilt top lays nicely part 7 will only show you how to do those side triangles the corner triangles will come in part 8 step 1 cut 2 9 9 inch squares i based the 9 9 inch measurement on the fact that my pinwheels finished as a 6 inch square so if your finished square is 5 inches cut 8 8 inch squares there are many fancy math formulas out there for getting an exact size for cutting your side triangles but i m going to follow the advice of rochelle from cottage quilts and simply add 3 inches to my finished block step 2 you ll be cutting 4 triangles out of this 9 9 inch square confused don t be here s what you do with your ruler and rotary cutter cut across at a diagonal step 3 cut across along the other diagonal since your bias cuts are on the inside of the square making your cuts like this prevents the border of your quilt from becoming wavy now you have 4 triangles that you can place on the sides of your quilt cutting your 2nd 9 9 square will give you 4 more triangles step 4 place your triangles along each side the long side of the triangle will be on the outside border note if you want a more scrappy looking quilt simply cut more 9 9 inch squares you ll have a few extra triangles that you won t need but you ll get the amount of different fabric triangles you want remember don t worry about those corner triangles right now those are cut differently and we ll do that on another day step 5 now you re going to sew these diagonal rows starting in the top left hand corner sew triangle 1 to block 2 then sew block 2 to triangle 3 use a 1 4 inch seam allowance the photos below will help you see what is happening step 6 press your seams towards each triangle step 7 repeat steps 5 6 for the rest of the diagonal rows example ok that s all for today part 8 will include how to sew the rows together and adding on your corner triangles have fun i ll be watching for your updates 17 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along by ycmt january 22 2009 8 13 am we need your help help youcanmakethis com become recognized as one of america s top mom owned businesses our site has the opportunity to become one of america s top mom owned businesses and i need your help startup nation is sponsoring this kind of recognition and i m grateful for the chance to be a part of it it s hard to believe what has happened over the last 2 1 2 years what began as a small idea became something that has helped over 200 women become authors and thousands of you have been able to make things you may have not thought possible trying to juggle a business and motherhood has its challenges but it has been an amazing ride as well if ycmt has enriched your life as an author a customer or in any other small way we would appreciate your vote you can vote for us once each day from now until april to read more about our story and place your vote click the button below 15 comments filed under fun news by ycmt january 19 2009 9 19 pm part 6 time to square up again it has been fun visiting your blogs i m still working through getting to all of them but from what i have seen so far your blocks are looking fantastic i spent some time squaring up my blocks again this time to 6 square blocks you can choose whatever size you d like as long as they are square if you missed the first time we squared up our smaller blocks here s a quick tutorial now remember how i said this was a make it up as i go along quilt well i wasn t kidding lol and now i m trying to decide which of the 2 ideas i have will be the one i go with hmmm decisions decisions in the meantime let s square up those blocks and i promise to be ready really soon with the next step have fun kim i did say this would be a very scrappy quilt right check out those fabrics no rhyme or reason just pure cuteness from the stash but i already have some ideas of some color schemes i want to do next 27 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along by ycmt january 15 2009 8 29 am part 5 it s coming together now i made 2 new posts today so make sure you read part 4 so you ve made your half square triangles and are ready for the next step right i know some of you are so i ll go ahead and post what i ve done next in fact i m still sewing these together i love seeing the fabric combos the pinwheel block is one of my very favorites it s easy and oh so cute these blocks will be the center focus of the quilt step 1 lay your half square triangles in front of you as shown in photo step 2 take the fabric on the right of the photo and place it over the top of the fabrics on the left side of the photo simply put your right sides of each fabric block are facing step 3 using a 1 4 inch seam allowance sew the first block set together along the right hand side repeat for the 2nd block set red dashed lines indicate where you are sewing step 4 open and press your seams with iron press on both sides of this new block step 5 right sides together sew your top block to the bottom block congratulations you ve now made a pinwheel block it is so fun to see the colors come together you re going to love this part remember practice makes almost perfect i ve never made a perfect quilt but i love each one enjoy the process learn from it and have fun keep sewing i ve got to sew the rest of my blocks over the next few days so we can move on i have some ideas for what i want to add to it next but i ll let you know how those come as i get there you may have some ideas too oh and if you d like to tell your friends about what you are doing and invite them to join in here s a button you could place on your blog or other online areas link them back to the ycmt blog post so they know the steps and how to get started joining in a little late no problem here s what you ll want to do part 1 how it all started and how many square to cut part 2 how to make a half square triangle part 3 ironing your blocks part 4 how to square up your half square triangles 25 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along by ycmt january 15 2009 7 57 am part 4 ok so it s not perfect and yes that is way ok because i m going to show you something that will help a lot i should have combined this technique with the last section of part 3 but that s ok it s not too late and then i promise we ll move onto the fun stuff of combining blocks i m going to show you how to square up your blocks despite our best intentions to make each half square triangle the exact same size as another there will always be times when the fabric either stretches a bit more than another block the seam isn t exactly 1 4 inch our pressing didn t make things exact etc etc rather than dwell on that let s think about the good news here you can square up a block and make each one look like the other it may seem tedious at first but it goes by fast and it is well worth the time in doing that so that everything lines up like it should ok so here s a quick run down on what can happen exhibit a kim yes i m talking now in 3rd person stays up late and is sooooo tired she decides that rather than go to bed like a normal person she gets the sewing bug and wants to work on some of her half square triangles she knows where to sew she keeps her eye on the 1 4 inch seam and somehow she strays from that 1 4 inch seam before she knows it blocks look a tad funny they don t match up with one another but no worries kim you ve got a solution you square up that beauty of a square and make it match ok back to reality here and forget the silliness this will happen to you too and even when you are well rested so here s what you do place your square underneath a square ruler i want my squares to be 3 1 2 inches at this point notice it is not 3 1 2 inches oops step 1 place your square underneath a square ruler the dashed lines show where that 3 1 2 inch square should be the nice big red arrows show some problem spots eek but remember it s all good no stress project here step 2 make sure your diagonal on the ruler 45 degree line is on the diagonal of the half square triangle before you trim make sure the fabric on the left and bottom sides extends just a tad over the 3 1 2 inch line this is ok because you ll cut it off later step 3 trim the right and top edge of the half square triangle step 4 lift the square ruler off the fabric and rotate your fabric arounds so that you can now trim off those 2 other sides this time make certain that your bottom and left side of the square lines lines up right along the 3 1 2 inch markings step 5 trim any fabric that extends beyond the ruler now you ve got a perfect square isn t she a beauty and if you ve never done this before you learned something new you can use this technique with any size you are making i know some of you are making 5 inch squares while another is making 2 inch no problem at all are you ready to go to the next step i ll go ahead and post it for those who are speedy and anxious to see it all come together we are making one of my very favorite quilt blocks a pinwheel keep reading 11 comments filed under make it up as you go quilt ycmt sew along older posts 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