Quilt-As-You-Go "BAT" Technique

In this three-hour workshop you will learn the "Quilt As You Go" method of quilting,  a technique for joining blocks (they might be pieced, appliqued, embroidered, or just plain  fabric) to make a completely finished quilt on your home machine. The “quilt as you go” idea is not  new, but this technique will allow you to attach blocks with almost any width of sashing on the  front of the quilt – a problem that has plagued this technique for years. In this workshop, Ann will teach you to adapt the BAT Quilting technique to quilts of many different  sizes of blocks and sashing while you complete a quilt that is about 54” square.

This variation on the quilt-as-you-go technique was  developed in order to help quilters who want to  make quilts for the Quilts of Valor project. With  this technique, an individual quilter or a group can  complete a quilt on home machines without the  backlog of waiting for a longarm to become  available. Of course, the technique can be adapted  to many quilt patterns

Class Supplies:

- rotary cutter, mat, 6” x 24” ruler 

- thread to match/blend with blocks 

- iron & ironing board 

- thread to match/blend with backing fabric 

- regular sewing supplies

Fabric:

(9) 12 ½” UNfinished size Blocks of any kind  (note that T-Shirt blocks must be ironed onto  stabilizer) 

(9) 16 ½” squares Backing Fabric Can be cut from 3 yards fabric or you can use leftover fabric from other projects. Choose BUSY fabric! 

¼ yard fabric for joining blocks on back of quilt Can be cut from same fabric as backing 

(9) 16 1/2” squares Batting Recommended: Dream Cotton Select “Throw” size 60” x 60” -OR- 80/20 adhesive batting -OR- other thin, 100% cotton batting 

2 yards fabric for Sashing and Border (this fabric will be cut in class)

Sewing machines will be generously provided for students by Bernina/ Hinkletown Sewing Center