QAYG on Fleece with BORDERS! Two Easy Techniques to Make a Blanket. Beginner Friendly Quilting

Using Wonky Sawtooth Star, I created a charity twin-sized blanket. Here are two techniques for Quilt As You Go. Sew rows onto fleece much like String Piecing. Then build more pieces and connect using simple facing piece and topstitching. Finally use another QAYG technique to add borders to finish the project. Key Moments: 2:12 Start with rows 2:45 How to cut fleece backing width 3:30 The beginning: Row 1 & 2 11:11 Pro tip: Ironing rows without melting fleece 12:05 Add row 3 17:00 Adding facing to enable attachment & top stitching 18:36 Create connecting pieces 23:10 Joining large sections 24:50 Top stitching to hide seams 28:50 QAYG Technique number 2: applying borders 36:20 Pro tip: stabilizing fabric layers while attaching borders 37:56 Final reveal: Isn't is PERFECTLY IMPERFECT AND FUN!! Thanks for watching! Sherri