Quilt As You Go Books and Templates at Linda's Electric Quilters
Quilt As You Go (QAYG) is a method of quilting individual blocks -- or sections of a quilt -- on a home or longarm machine before assembling them into a finished quilt. It eliminates the need to manage a full-size quilt at the machine, making it accessible for sewers with smaller machines and faster for production longarm studios handling multiple small projects. More instructional titles live in the quilting books catalog, and template systems in the X-Block template guide.
Quilt As You Go Handbook
The Quilt As You Go Handbook is the definitive QAYG instruction book at Linda's -- one of the best-selling books in the entire catalog with nearly $30K in annual revenue. It covers the complete QAYG method from individual block preparation through sashing, joining, and finishing, with clear step-by-step instructions and multiple project examples. Essential reading for anyone learning the QAYG technique.
QAYG Quilting Template Sets
Linda's carries the complete QAYG acrylic template system in multiple sets, each covering different block shapes and sizes:
- Set A -- foundational QAYG shapes for standard block assembly
- Set B -- additional block shapes expanding the Set A system
- Set D -- specialty shapes for more complex QAYG projects
- Set F -- the most advanced set in the QAYG template system; for experienced QAYG practitioners
- Set M -- the mini-size set for smaller block QAYG projects
QAYG Pieced Sashing Templates -- 2" Set
The Pieced Sashing Templates produce the precise 2" sashing strips used to join QAYG blocks -- the most critical component of QAYG assembly. The template set eliminates measuring and cutting sashing strips by hand, producing perfectly consistent sashing across every block join in the quilt.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Who benefits most from Quilt As You Go?
Domestic-machine quilters making bed-size quilts — QAYG shrinks the wrestling match from a whole quilt under the harp to one block at a time, then joins the quilted blocks with sashing. It's also how travelling quilters and retreat-goers keep projects portable.
Why does the sashing make or break QAYG?
The joins are the visible seams of the method — inconsistent sashing widths telegraph across the whole quilt, while the templated 2" strips make every join identical and flat. Master the sashing and QAYG quilts become indistinguishable from whole-loaded work.
Which template set should a QAYG beginner buy?
Set A plus the Pieced Sashing Templates — the handbook teaches from the foundational shapes, and the sashing set covers the join every project needs. Sets B through F extend the shape vocabulary once the method is comfortable.
