Moon Over the Mountain—QAYG (New Technique)

In May I took a PQG workshop to learn how to do quilt as you go (QAYG). The workshop was taught by Carol Stapleton. The pattern I selected was a traditional appliqué block called “Moon Over the Mountain”.  People in the sewing group I attend think the quilt looks “Japanese” and call it Mt. Fuji and Full Moon. Go figure! The gold squares in the corner are the “pop” of color and are part of the instructions from the class.

• 32" Square. Table topper size.
• Quilting: Quilted on the domestic machine using a walking foot.  Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Dark grey and black mottled print from my inventory.
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester Winline “Comfort Blend”
• Binding: Black mottled print from my inventory.
• Pattern: "Moon Over the Mountain" traditional block found in many quilt books.  
• Appliqué by Patty
• Quilt as you go (QAYG) by Patty
• Binding by Patty. 
• This quilt is self-certified. QC by Patty.

Twists and Turns

This quilt was made to use up some fabric (Layer Cake and Fat Quarters), to have a project to take to a sewing group I recently joined, and to have a quilt to donate to Life Moves through the Quilt Guild. The pattern came from the book Skip the Borders by Julie Herman. She calls the pattern “Four-Patch Shift.”

• 63 1/2" x 82" Twin bed size
• Quilting: Quilted in a meandering loose stipple with design in the 4-patch. Used light gray 100% polyester thread (Omni from Superior Threads-named "Silver"). Free form quilting. 7 bobbins. Quilting by Patty.
• Backing: Blue print fabric from a Connecting Threads sale. Fabric was bought some time ago and never looked pretty enough for a back. However, it washed and dried beautifully and did not require ironing. I’m sorry I did not use the back sooner.
• Batting: 80% cotton/20% polyester Winline “Comfort Blend”
• Binding: Light gray solid cotton from my inventory.
• Pattern: "Four-Patch Shift" by Julie Herman from her book Skip the Borders.  
• Piecing by Patty
• Pinned into frame May 8, 2019. Quilting on long arm quilter May 10, 2019. (Patty). 
• Binding by Patty. 
• This quilt is self-certified. QC by Patty.