Crazy Shortcut Quilts

Crazy Shortcut Quilts by Marguerita McManus & Sarah Raffuse has been very influential, in my QAYG journey. This book illustrates:

• A great method for joining QAYG blocks
• A very innovative, assembly line method for constructing the quilt blocks. If you have a few of you working this assembly line, together, the quilt is done in no time. 

I have chosen to disregard the heavy use of decorative stitches that the book employs, simply because they aren't my style. Saying all that, I highly recommend this book.

The following quilts are all made using this method, with patterns from the book.  As you can see the lattice or joining strips are very much part of the design..... I will be addressing that later, because I like having more options.




Pattern:Sweet Sixteen (2007)

I off set the blocks, just for a change.

For my great nephew Julian

Pattern: Asian Inspiration (2008)

I made this quilt totally out of flannels, except for the joining strips and the binding. This quilt was  barely out of the dryer, when my oldest daughter, Sara, left with it under her arm.

Quilting detail...again with the spirals.

Pattern: Fossil Fern (2007)

This was a group effort (BLOCKHEADS).  We made enough blocks for two quilts, this being the smaller one.  Both were auctioned off, for charity.

Pattern: Think Pink (2007)

I made enough for two quilts again, one for charity and one for my lovely, great niece Madison.