Let's Get Quilting With A Layer Cake Quilt Tutorial || Camping Style

[@SewtheDistance]

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[@pst47wings]

@@SewtheDistance , thank you!

[@RebeccaHostetter]

I have to agree on the point of precuts but I LOVE your attention to detail and good instructions. It makes me keep coming back to see what you are doing next! ❤

[@michaelbergstrom2721]

I like how you used your paper to place things like a design wall. Many don't have room for a full size design wall. Carolyn

[@SewtheDistance]

So happy you loved this tip! I really can help get an idea of placement. Thank you so much for watching and sharing! 🥰

[@loretteraab9925]

Thank you, thank you, thank you, for showing how to do a very doable quilt,but also more importantly all the tips and tricks of putting the quilt together🧵🪡

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! So glad you love this! It is a fun one! Thank you for watching!

[@tristadav]

Quilting idea- animal tracks! Another idea, I hardly ever think a quilt is calling to be tied, but this one would be adorable tied in a matching red yarn 🧶

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhh! Love the idea of tying this one! And animal tracks! Oh my goodness! Thanks for the great ideas!!

[@tristadav]

@@SewtheDistance Oh good! It's a very sweet quilt!

[@imadandy8145]

Love the idea of tying this one with red!

[@moonhunter9993]

I came here to say tie it. Something about it... would give it a rustic vibe perhaps

[@lindapucillo7875]

I love this quilt, even though it is not my style of prints. It turned out darling, and you were right about fussy cutting the squares. It really added to the design of the quilt. I have some layer cakes I didn’t know what to do with. I am definitely going to try this method. Thank you.

[@SewtheDistance]

Yay! So happy you love this and are going to try it! Thank you for watching and sharing!

[@maryh4554]

I have been hand quilting my quilts, straight line grids and find it therapeutic. The big squares would show off a camping or animal long arm motif. 😊💛🧡

[@tristadav]

Agree! I love hand quilting my quilts if I have the time and wrist feeling good.

[@CherylONeal-e1f]

Love the tip about wrapping the strips around the comic boards and numbering them. And the graft paper to random your colors when you don’t have a large design wall.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! So glad it is helpful! ❤️

[@aliciamaxwell3904]

Thank you for sharing this tutorial! I’ve been considering this fabric line to make a couple of quilts for our camper, as the colors in this collection complement the furnishings. I’m so glad to have seen how the fabrics look together in a quilt! ❤

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! Glad it is helpful!

[@NannaLiz]

I usually take my quilts, especially the bigger ones, to a longarm quilter who does a fabulous job. Doing the actual quilting myself seems to remove all the joy of making quilts, because I have trouble twisting and turning the "sandwich." I have requested the "Deer in the Woods" pantograph several times and I love it! Thanks for the tutorial!

[@SewtheDistance]

Ohhhh! I will ask my longarmer if she has that. Thanks so much! I know what you mean about twisting and turning. It can be a lot! Thanks for watching and for the wonderful suggestion!

[@emmalewis3765]

This is a great idea for a quilt… and the dashing could be so many complimentary colors depending on the layer cake!! Thank you for your great ideas!!!

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! YES! So many possibilities! So happy you love this! Thank you for watching and sharing!

[@SuzanneStutzle]

I love it too. I love the fussy cut cornerstones. Layer cakes are really great to work with. I must keep your tip about seeing where they are cut from, valley or tip, in mind.

[@WhirlyPearly]

It’s gorgeous! Send it to your favourite longer armer! You won’t be sorry especially if you are going to keep it!

[@vickiehale8086]

Take to a long arm and get a camping pattern on it. Love it!!

[@SS-sx1zl]

So so cute!!! ❤❤❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you!

[@carol8273]

With the cute prints of this fabric, this quilt pattern does show the beauty of the material. You get to see everything. Good choice.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I love this fabric. It was a fun one!

[@gailg129]

Great quilt! I would take it to a long arm quilter. They have so many cute designs and since the blocks are not pieced, the quilted design will show up nicely. It deserves a fun quilt design on it!

[@musicmom614]

I love this quilt and fabric. As a glamper it will look beautiful in our camper. I also love your tips on the layout. I don't have a room where I can place a big layout board. Plus the tip on rolling the rows are fantastic!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! Glad this is helpful! 🥰

[@eleanorwittering3126]

7:05 Love your "fussy cut" idea! Thank you!

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! So glad it is helpful!

[@rsislandcrafts]

Fun project with lots of great tips. It would be so fun quilted with tents and campfires etc.

[@gailnoll]

long arm for sure, it's so cute!

[@lynneschultz316]

When you held up the cornerstone fabric I saw the raccoon tail and thought that would make a cute cornerstone, I was delighted that you cut some out!

[@SewtheDistance]

Those tails are so cute! Too cute to leave out. Great minds think alike! 🥰

[@lindalosier5989]

Love it!! What a great idea usinlg the comic book boards to store rows until you can get it together. One of my favorite quilting designs is a meander that looks a little like moving water. It's quick and looks really good on quilts and it's kind of masculine feeling. Thanks for sharing a great quilt idea.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! So happy you love that tip! It is a great way to organize those rows and keep them nice and flat. I really struggle with a meander, believe it or not! I can't seem to get the hang of it. I am great at loops and swirls. Maybe I just need to try again. Thanks for the idea!

[@RebeccaHostetter]

Also, I am SO drawn to Staci’s fabric lines-darling. I’m just finishing a baby quilt with her ABC, XYZ fabrics done with your one layer cake where you sliced and diced it to make 8.5 inch squares. Turned out so cute!! And I have fussy cut a Tula Pink fabric into cornerstones (tiny beasts) and it was darling! Thank you again for your quality content.

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh wow! I love that you used my pattern/video to make a quilt! This is awesome! If you would like, I would love to see a picture and (if you want), I can include it in my newsletter. My email is [e-mail]. No pressure! Completely up to you!

[@shelleyramsey9410]

[@SewtheDistance]

YAY! So happy it helped! Thank you for using the link and for your kind words. 🥰

[@fransak2723]

Great tips. Very simple quilt and a great use of a layer cake.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks so much! 😊

[@graybynature2449]

I have never thought to fussy cut the corner stones, I will have to keep that tip in mind. I really like the quilt, simple but effective for a great snuggle quilt.

[@SewtheDistance]

Those little animals were perfect in the corners, aren't they? So happy you like the idea!

[@cherieseward9868]

I love watching your demos so much!!! Thank you for sharing your time and talents ❤❤❤

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! 🥰

[@carlaatkins2619]

That is my favorite sashing and cornerstones method. Delightful Quilt.

[@dianehuntley2493]

Love this! You are an awesome addition to MSQC😊 I would send out if I could afford it!

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh, thank you! They are amazing to work with!

[@sewbeitquilts]

Beautiful quilt! I really love your idea for coloring in a diagram of your quilt lay out when it’s too big to fully lay out! I really struggle with that!

[@sewbeitquilts]

I think some animal paw 🐾 would be so cute for quilting! I do like the tent idea too.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks, Fallon! So glad it is helpful! Love the idea of paws! So cute! I am going to take it to the long armer this week.

[@saraharrell1768]

Kristen, love this quilt. It just reminds me of going camping. Love, love the fabric

[@pennytinker2356]

thank you for your so-very-clear instructions. what a fun quilt.

[@kendranewton9071]

Love the fabric, so pretty. Looks homespun with the plaids interspersed. I wood use yarn and tie it, either red or green. Great quilt!😊

[@tristadav]

Yes!

[@shirleyarcher6646]

What a cute quilt! Thank you for the excellent cutting and piecing demonstrations and tips.

[@wilycat5290]

Thank you for the video. Love the quilt and fabrics 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! 🥰

[@maryl9601]

Beautiful. I would quilt it myself. Thank you for this video. Lot of great tips

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! So glad you like it! ❤️

[@mdmcpresentz]

I’d send it to a long armer and ask for a woodsy motif. Maybe pine trees.

[@LauraSup]

That turned out fantastic! I absolutely love it! I’ve never used a long arm quilter so I’m not sure about the quilting! I usually do straight line quilting or stitch in the ditch. I’m sure whatever you decide it will look awesome! Thank you again for another helpful and informative video!!! Love, love all of your content!!!❤❤❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! So happy this is helpful and that you love my content. So sweet! ❤️

[@LauraSup]

@@SewtheDistance I’ve said it before but I’ll say it again! You are by far and away my favorite content creator on KZbin!❤️🥰

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh my goodness! Thank you! 🥰

[@eileenmeyers6080]

I would have it quilted by someone. Beautiful quilt.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰

[@tracymason7483]

That’s beautiful and cute would be lovely to see you sewing them together

[@wandawalker4191]

That fabric is so pretty! Thank you for another great tutorial!

[@SewtheDistance]

You are so welcome! I love how this turned out, too! I want to make another! 😆

[@jilbertb]

Where I live, quilt shops will "rent" you time on their longarms. Try it?! Woodgrain is an easy one to do on your domestic machine. Wavy lines up and down, with a knot or two in each row. Don't over-do the knots tho, looks silly... Or you can find templates of designs and print them, pin to your quilt and make nice designs too. Do every other square a diff motif! Of course I always take mine to a longarmer - me! 😂

[@SewtheDistance]

Great ideas! Unfortunately, there aren't any who rent machines near me. I used to do that when I lived in Massachusetts. Love these ideas! Thank you so much!

[@cgeorge6591]

I have to say I could watch you all day. You look like my grandaughter 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Awww! Thank you so much! ❤️

[@ozziemyman]

Looks fantastic!! Love this quilt top

[@Sewwithdebee]

Great instructions, I would straight line in a grid pattern using a walking foot - just because I prefer to do the whole process

[@slim215]

I’m so glad Missouri star supports you❣️

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! They have been wonderful to work with.

[@martibarnes4308]

Let be this quilt! Thanks for showing us how it’s done!

[@lindy4462]

I'd take it to the long armer as well-- and then I might do some big stitch hand quilting through the center of the sashing in bright olive or aqua to add a rustic look. This is so beautiful and fun!

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh! I love that idea! Thank you!

[@cheryleaston6820]

So cute. Great job. I'd send it to a longarmer..TFS

[@peggersf9709]

👋👋 🥰 I would probably send to a long armer. I bet there is some kind of a camping motif available.

[@jkoucheki]

Love that fabric. That's a great quilt!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 😊

[@lindaeselunas1639]

Your quilt is adorable and I just love your enthusiasm!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! 🥰

[@pst47wings]

Love the idea of plaid straight line stitching!!

[@SewtheDistance]

Still trying to decide! I love that idea, too, but I just did that one another quilt. Hmmm. Maybe I will stick with that. Thanks!

[@lindavanprooyen195]

I did a trailers and trees quilt. My long armer chose swirls around the trailers but did trees in border. Turned out great. I have see bears, elk, moose etc. Might need to send this one out! Have fun.

[@SewtheDistance]

Great ideas! Thank you!

[@rosemaryrigney4251]

Thank you, great tips too❤

[@SewtheDistance]

Glad it was helpful! 🥰

[@joyhopkins9824]

Love this for a camping trip 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

This would be perfect! 🥰

[@joanbarker6581]

Very nice!!

[@denisejamour8196]

Love this material! Can’t wait to see it finished!

[@lisaboard5018]

Thanks for the idea! I have a layer cake and was clueless, so thanks so much. Also for your design wall, I use Felt! It’s inexpensive and does the job and holds it perfectly in place. 😉 hope this helps

[@SewtheDistance]

Felt is a great idea! I'm always looking for new design wall options!

[@knittingnana2939]

My long arm quilter has a pattern with fish. I would do that one.

[@SewtheDistance]

That would be cute! Love that!

[@jeanettewithrow9641]

Very nice. Thanks for sharing. Love your channel!

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! 🥰

[@pamlacey136]

Unless my quilt is small enough that I feel I can manage straight-line quilting, I always take my quilt to a long-armor to be quilted. I like being able to pick out a fun design for each of them. I would consider whether this quilt is going to be a favorite of yours and from that decide what you will be happiest with for the quilting. I love how yours turned out; I made a similar quilt using spring-like colors and it was so much fun. I really enjoy your videos and the variety of projects that you make and share with us. Thank you so much!

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! 🥰❤️🥰 Thank you so much! You are so sweet! I am thrilled you enjoy my channel.

[@campinglady81]

Adorable! Let us know how it turned out after quilting!!🧵

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! Will do!

[@bonniewoodfine136]

LOVE IT !!! Brings me back to being in Girl Guides as well...(canadian). I'm not confident with larger quilts doing the quilting. I think I'd opt for a long armer. Depends on your confidence level with big quilts.

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! It is a fun quilt! I think I am going to have it longarmed. The plan is to drop it off this week! Yay!

[@ShadowMoonFarms]

Thanks for sharing

[@MichellesCraftsandMore]

This is so cute. I love it!

[@heidilecompte4198]

I am so glad you showed trimming the pinked edge. They are a big no for me. Refuse to buy anything with pinked edges as they make accuracy very difficult. Enjoying your channel. Thanks!

[@SewtheDistance]

My pleasure! I am with you! I don't like those pinked edges either. They really can mess you up. So happy you love my videos! More to come!

[@florencewelshans6353]

Love this it is adorable I think the 10th and trees would be cute or if you had animals quilted on it so probably long arm unless you’re good at that

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! That would be so cute! Great idea!

[@livingweirdestherc6644]

I’m not a fan of actual camping but I love the motif

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you!

[@AnitaSouthall]

I am curating sewing themed fabric. Your design should work perfectly. I haven't wanted to chop up the layer cake 😊

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh, I love that idea! Sewing themed fabrics will be great with this! So happy you are making it!

[@katherinef4291]

Good practice for meandering fmq! Don’t be a chicken lol. Meander fmq is sooo fun!

[@SewtheDistance]

😆 I am such a chicken! Although I have been practicing, so that's a step in the right direction! I struggle with meandering and stippling for some reason. I can do loops like nobody's business. 😆

[@katherinef4291]

@@SewtheDistance then do the loops. The more you do it, the more you’ll branch out. YOU CAN DO IT! :). And I just ordered that layer cake because I liked yours so much. Unfortunately, Missouri Star didn’t have any.

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh no! They are out? Bummer! I love this fabric! I am currently FMQ another quilt where I am practicing. I don't want to mess this one up! Maybe after I get a bit better with the other quilt(s).

[@SusanHilton-w8u]

I love your tutorial videos. Can you do a sewing tutorial for us newbies?

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you so much! So glad you like my videos! I try to make all my videos for newbies, but I can try to come up with other ideas. Is there something specific you are looking for?

[@karonwostenholme6533]

❤️❤️❤️

[@delwyngraham4033]

If you are doing all that extra cutting that’s the point of Precuts so you don’t have too😀nice quilt thanks

[@SewtheDistance]

It makes the experience so much better for me when I trim them. Less frustrating! But I understand why people don't want to do that. So true!

[@marionbarber984]

Fun camping quilt. I'm not sure of the spelling, Kris, but Kumbaya!

[@SewtheDistance]

I am not sure how to spell it either, but same! That may need to be the name of the quilt! Love it! ❤️

[@bbymks5]

I will definitely be using your idea of coloring in graph paper squares for color placement! Would have saved me a huge headache when doing the Squared Up pattern!

[@SewtheDistance]

Wonderful! So happy this is helpful!

[@arvettadelashmit9337]

♥

[@shelleyramsey9410]

I would finish with a camping motif pro-stitcher/Anne Bright pattern

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh cool! I will have to check it out. Thank you!

[@manuelashannon1369]

Very basic quilt, but the corner stones made it pop.

[@SewtheDistance]

Yes! I wanted to show a basic quilt, especially for beginners. The star is the corner stones. A nice mix for everyone. I hope you enjoyed it! ❤️

[@r.m.1284]

Hi, Kris!!!

[@SewtheDistance]

Hi!

[@alexandra-zaza-burns]

Great quilt, I really like the fabrics… they’re a bit retro. This looks like the quilt that Di from Sister Chicks showed in her latest video that she’s about to long arm. It definitely uses the same layer cake. Did you send it to her to have it quilted? Decent long armers are few and far between where I am and then they tend to have a long waiting time so if I can’t easily straight line quilt it on my domestic machine because of the size, I will hand quilt it. I actually really enjoy hand quilting, I find it really therapeutic and it’s not painful which wrangling a large quilt on my sewing machine can be. I have two dislocated ribs so pushing/pulling a quilt on my machine kills me for days.

[@SewtheDistance]

I didn't send it to her. It is still in my sewing room. I hope to get it to the longarmer this week sometime. I hope you feel better soon! Ribs take so long to heal. ❤️

[@maryseaman312]

I would finish it with a stipple stitch

[@SewtheDistance]

I would but I’m terrible at it. I am good at loops, however. Maybe that?

[@maryseaman312]

@@SewtheDistance That could work ... I think of loops as curved and fun, so that would work. The stipple always reminds me of curves and country roads/forest trails. It reminds me of the quilting on the blankets we slept under at our babysitter's during our naps ... I was about five years old, and I remember distinctly remember trying to trace those "roads" .... I never solved the "puzzle" because I fell asleep! LOL

[@SewtheDistance]

Oh, I love that! I need to practice stippling. It would look great on it!

[@maryseaman312]

@@SewtheDistance The hardest thing I have with stippling is relaxing! I have control issues ... I find freedom in the loops, but if I don't let go of the control, my stippling gets smaller and smaller. Most times, I have to speed up my motion to overcome the control possibility. I have to remind myself often to "open up!" If that makes sense. My mental attitude is most of the stunting. LOL

[@SewtheDistance]

I can see how that could happen with me, too! I can't even draw them on paper though. It is weird! My hand just doesn't want to connect with my brain on that design. I have even printed out stippling motifs and tried to trace them to get the hang of it. I think I just need to keep on trying. 😆 I am sure it will click at some point. Thank you for the suggestions!

[@gisellejones1139]

Love it❤ PS...I did the quarter square triangle quilt that you showed a couple of months ago and was wondering how you quilted it..

[@SewtheDistance]

Thanks so much! 🥰 I think you mean the hourglass quilt? If so, you can see the finished quilt on my blog: www.sewthedistance.com/blog/just-one-layer-cake-quilt-hourglass I also post all the finished projects on my business Facebook page. Hope this helps!

[@gisellejones1139]

@@SewtheDistance Thank you 😊

[@Quiltlady9]

Can't find your MSQC link. I would love to support your channel as opposed to some others

[@SewtheDistance]

Thank you! I forgot to put it in the first comment! Here it is: glnk.io/mzmmj/sewthedistance I will make sure to add it now. Thanks so much for your support! The discount comes off at the checkout page at the end.

[@DH-qz2so]

...after today's quilt room debaucle/train wreck.... I will send my lapsized gift quilts to the Spa/Longarmer... so much work went into the top...and to try and quilt the quilt on my normal machine...the whole thing is puckered and ruined...I use the curved safety pins to sandwich together...I don't like the spray starch idea...too chemically....

[@SewtheDistance]

So sorry you had a bad quilting day. Hugs to you!

[@carolynforehand3490]

Long arm with The Baptist Fan design.

[@SewtheDistance]

That would be beautiful! ❤️ Thank you!

[@teresamurowsky9854]

Go for a long arm motif!

[@debbielee7117]

Didn’t you have a video where you washed an old quilt? Which video was that?

[@SewtheDistance]

I have a short up about that. Here's a link: kzbin.infoMB8TYwBpasw?feature=share

[@maryellenzajac5716]

Woodgrain

[@SewtheDistance]

That would be amazing! Thank you!

[@rosemariebenson3720]

Beautiful work BUT 99% of quilters teaching do NOT use a safety glove on. It is so important for new quilters or sewists to use, especially the younger people. Once you cut your hand or fingers it’s too late. A sewing influencer just ran over her palm and thumb. Not Good !! Also, guard in front of machine needle !

[@SewtheDistance]

Great advice! Thank you!