Make a 3 Yard Quilt using Fat Quarters and the Rickrack Pattern

[@weppingwillow52]

You have changed the way I make quilts,😊 I have been making quilts for over 12 years. And in the last 3 months I have made 15 quilts using the “3 yard quilts “ you are amazing 🌻. Thank you for sharing, love your videos 🌻

[@aprilscraftroom]

Wow. You are a super woman quilter. I am glad I could help although I am sure you were already quite talented. Thank you for watching. April

[@barbaraherron-mangel1116]

I like this quilt pattern. It being Americana is a plus. Thank you, April for another great tutorial. ❤😊

[@susankyle-fw8bl]

Love love that quilt i will be sewing that besuty ❤❤❤❤

[@CordulaPrice]

Love the pillow w/the dog you got sitting there on the quilt 👍🏻😘

[@aprilscraftroom]

I found it at Hobby Lobby while I was checking out. I went back and got it. Thank you for watching and commenting. April

[@deborahdennystone9422]

Love the quilt. Turned out so amazing

[@abeullah03]

I liked your thought process, going to try this pattern with Christmas fat quarters that I have collected over the years.

[@aprilscraftroom]

That will be so pretty. I just love Christmas 🎅. I would love to see it when you get it done. Thank you for watching. April

[@rhondahallet8413]

It really made a stunning quilt. Just proves it doesn't have to be complicated to be beautiful. Love it.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 😊

[@ronmauer7005]

Love the fireworks border! Thanks for making the fat quarters work! Blessings from Mary in Wisconsin.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Hi Mary in Wisconsin Thank you for watching my video and your kind words .. I love anything patriotic and bright ... I love fat quarters and they are so versatile .. you can do so much with them! Blessings from KENTUCKY to you :) April

[@sharonkobera8450]

Always happy to know that I am not the only one who cuts wrong.

[@aprilscraftroom]

nope .. there is always me! Thanks for watching! April

[@carollantz5647]

I really enjoy watching your tutorials April

[@aprilscraftroom]

Aww ... Thanks! April

[@carolynlewis1264]

Love your doggie pillow on the swing with your beautiful quilt.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you🐶

[@anitanoland9188]

I had wondered about using fat quarters in 3-yard quilt pattern. Glad you had this video- by trial and error!! You are so relatable!! You’d make a great leading lady for a Quilting Reality fun show!!!🤣 As always, enjoyed watching your video!!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. I learn best by trying and making errors! LOL. Thank you for watching. April

[@carolg.6838]

It is such a cute quilt and I like the fireworks border. April, yes make mistakes in quilting then do it easier and better the next time. The Quilting Marine says, It's only fabric. It's only thread." I think the best sewing mistakes are those that only require a seam ripper.

[@gracepatane9384]

It looks fresh & clean! A crisp red, white, & quilt! Beautiful job, April!! Love it!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you 😊 April

[@scottydog6539]

Your border really brings it altogether. It is a beauty.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I thought so too!!! Thanks for watching April

[@gmacrk540]

Luv your quilt, I want to make one in red white n blue for our veterans like you did!! Thanks

[@aprilscraftroom]

You can do it! I love it!!! Thanks for watching! April

[@heatherstewart7131]

I love this quilt. Love your videos.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you soooooo much!!!! April

[@carolynlewis1264]

Your quilts beautiful. Thank you for showing us how to use fat quarters make it. I've purchased the 3 yard quilt book that Fran Morgan put out for 3 yard quilts.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I love it!!!! Thank you for sharing this with me!!! Thanks for watching!!!❤️

[@pennytinker2356]

what a happy quilt. thanks

[@aprilscraftroom]

Glad you like it! Thanks for watching! April

[@debbyshadeck8291]

April, I just started following you the last few weeks. Awesome! Thanks for every single one of your videos. Debby

[@aprilscraftroom]

Awesome! Thank you! April

[@kimbranham2531]

I also just came across your videos April, I watch a lot of quilting videos and you are by far one of my favorites!! ❤️

[@aprilscraftroom]

@Kim Branham Awww - you are so sweet. I am so glad you found me. 🙂 April

[@snetterpie]

I know this was a year ago, but I’m binge watching today as I’m not feeling well. I can feel a little creative even from bed, 😂. I really like this pattern as it shows off your fabrics so well. I tend to like patterns that do this because that’s why I buy the fabric to begin with, because I love it. I’m working on a wall hanging right now using tiny half-square triangles for the first time. I’m not enjoying the process as much as those tiny pieces are hard to work with. I like the triangle part though which will take me a long way. I love your fabric choices and you did a great job! Thanks for sharing your process and for leaving in your booboos so that newbies like me know that everyone makes mistakes. That’s why they invented seam rippers 😀.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Awwwww Thank you for watching! I’m so happy you found my channel! April

[@glendacrouch1877]

I really like that quilt! Love the white boarder 💡 idea then adding colored boarders! Fireworks boarder makes a nice frame. Super enjoy your ending! You always make me smile!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thanks so much! 😊 April

[@sunflowerbaby1853]

Wow❗ Your thumbnail caught my eye. I just adore patriotic quilts. And your caption claiming to use fat quarters for a 3 yd quilt stopped me in my tracks. I have a huge amount of fat quarters and this seems like an easy breezy pattern to do in between the more complicated ones. Thanks. 🇺🇸

[@aprilscraftroom]

I love the patriotic colors too... Thanks for your comment and thanks for watching! April

[@scottydog6539]

Lovely quilt. Great job!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 😊

[@sophiastamatis9235]

Very cute quilt 😊

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much Sophia! April

[@marieerickson9695]

This quilt top looks great! I love red,white and blue.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. That color combination is also one of my favorites. April

[@heatherstewart7131]

This is 😂a great quilt. Good job.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! April

[@sherrybroughton1881]

Love the colors of this quilt Great theme especially once it’s July Love the pattern Great job April

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. :-) April

[@gmacrk540]

Thanks April, i am stuck on the 3 yard quilts 👍

[@kathycousineau1309]

Like the way your quilt turned out April! I just ordered this book during their sale and I’m so glad you chose this pattern. It’s one of my favorites and I liked seeing it in a patriotic quilt. Your channel is fun.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I hadn't even considered this pattern until Kathleen pointed it out. Once I saw it - I knew I had to make it! Have fun making yours. :-) April

[@glenycejackson408]

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[@tjettjet6128]

Great quilt, April. I like your choice of outer border. I hope you show it again after you quilt it.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I will most definitely share it after I have quilted it. Thank you for watching. April

[@vickiserre9457]

This is just the look I want to make for our Summer parties in the backyard. Thank you again for another great video! 😻

[@aprilscraftroom]

You are so welcome! Thanks for watching! April

[@shreedevipoduval]

I tried the Rickrack pattern ... modified it based on the size I wanted and pieced a quilt. I absolutely loved this pattern

[@aprilscraftroom]

thanks for watching Barb April

[@glendacrouch1877]

Watched again! 😍

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you !!!! April

[@kimbranham2531]

I absolutely love to watch you, I love your sense of humor ❤️ I get ya girl! 😊

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you for watching! April

[@patriciadrahos3956]

I am quite enjoying your channel. I started learning to quilt with Covid isolation. I have asked friends to choose three fabrics from my stash and a pattern from the Fabric Cafe line. Just finished my fifth one from their books (made two rag quilts and two flannel quilt as you go quilts and an oversized queen that is currently out to the long armer in between). I can see progress in my workmanship and find the 3 yard quilts a really good learning tool. Thanks for the hints.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Wonderful! That is awesome! Thank you for sharing! April

[@131dyana]

Thank you.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 🤗 April

[@debbiepenalber1369]

Love this idea!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 😊

[@sheilacarroll7143]

Very pretty!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much!!! April

[@cindybeebout4575]

I really love that quilt, especially the fireworks border🎆

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you ... (me too... I love bright vibrant colors) April

[@gladysrivera3579]

I am not fond of red , white and blue quilts but that one is really pretty. I love it!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 😍

[@BlumenKaren]

Super cute!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! April

[@valliertremblay3852]

Nice job on this quilt like it

[@carolynmills513]

Very cute, and love the pillow

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. I saw the pillow when I was checking out at a store and had to have it! April

[@carolynmills513]

As you would. I would've too.

[@nancyholmes1765]

Love your fabrics

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you 😊 April

[@elizabethburden9856]

I love the way it turned out!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. :-) April

[@barbarapolk5883]

Wow! I love the look of this quilt.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. It came together nicely. :-) April

[@gracepatane9384]

That quilt is awesome, & I love that pillow you showed too!! Good Job, April!!!🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! April

[@carolgarrett6354]

Beautiful ❤️

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 😊

[@petmomful2260]

I love it; so pretty, especially with the dog pillow!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. 😀 April

[@michelleswistak1389]

Great job!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much! April

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

Such a cute quilt! Thank you for sharing this video!

[@aprilscraftroom]

You're welcome. Thank you for watching. :-) April

[@sherrimorris1067]

Love your fabric choices!😍❤🇺🇸

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you! 🤗 April

[@redders6858]

I’ll have to get this book. I have enough red, white and blue and Union Jacks 🇬🇧 Actually thinking about it, I may try this scrappy rather than flat colours plus the Union Jacks 🇬🇧 😊

[@aprilscraftroom]

you can do it!!! April

[@shirleywells1749]

Love watching your show but I would like to see some of your quilting patterns you use on some of your quilts.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Coming soon! April

[@dwighthill4548]

Thanks for the tutorial, love this simple, yet beautiful, quilt. Will be making this quilt.

[@aprilscraftroom]

You’re welcome 😊 April

[@evelynbaezlindecamp2074]

Hi April, yesterday I drove through Louisville Kentucky. We are visiting Park City Diamond Caverns National Park. I enjoy watching your videos.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Very nice. If you were on I-65 and driver over the bridge my husband worked on that bridge. But the I-265 bridge over the Ohio River is the one we call Todd’s bridge because he worked on that one from start finish. I hope you enjoyed the caves. April

[@evelynbaezlindecamp2074]

@@aprilscraftroom hello April, We were on I 65. I think I got my husband interested in going to the Psycho Granny's Quilt Shop you featured a few days/weeks ago.

[@aprilscraftroom]

@Evelyn Baez Lindecamp Awesome. Did you go? April

[@evelynbaezlindecamp2074]

@@aprilscraftroom Yes, I visit the psycho granny's quilt shop today. Very interesting. I told them that I found out about them through your KZbin channel. They said a few people are visiting because of the feature you did on your channel.

[@ellenhofer3343]

I love this quilt

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. :-) April

[@djeoutdoors]

I really love this, great idea!❤

[@aprilscraftroom]

Glad you like it!

[@helenwood3199]

Pretty.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much! AND Thanks for watching my channel!

[@sheilacrenshaw7533]

Very cute.

[@annieclayton2123]

I am going to have to look for these books here in New Zealand !!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Be prepared to become a 3 yard quilt making fiend. LOL. Thank you for watching. And hi to New Zealand from the US. :-) April

[@paulinewhite2826]

I love fat quarters. Just wanted to use yards for this quilt , love to watch your programming.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Yardage works too. Thank you for watching. :-) April

[@ellenhofer3343]

Fat quarters are my weakness. I can't leave a quilt store without some.

[@charlavaught2681]

Your patriotic quilt looks great!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you - I love me some red, white and blue. Thank you for watching. April

[@nevafitzgerald2402]

Got it 😇😍 just kidding ya. Love what you do and show all us wannabe quilters how ya get it done. Can't wait for the next one I don't read directions very good I'm a show me person so you help me a lot 😇😍

[@aprilscraftroom]

I learn better by doing than reading. That is why I make so many mistakes. LOL. Thank you for watching. April

[@jackietschantz]

Love it

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you for watching! April

[@kimberlyann1029]

I'm always worried about trying to use fat quarters for a 3 yard quilt. Yours is beautiful!! (And I bought Fabric Cafe's fat quarter quilt book just so I don't mess up 😂)

[@sisterdube6235]

love it the colur is greatand to do it with gat quarterswow

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. 😀 April

[@teresabell3487]

Girl I love it !

[@aprilscraftroom]

Awww. Thank you for watching. April

[@beckyteninty1505]

Awesome!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you so much! April

[@lindaalley5411]

Looks so pretty ♡♡

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. :-) April

[@patriciatypner6770]

That’s cute

[@aprilscraftroom]

😊

[@connieking9873]

So glad you talked about your “trouble”. I have taken to marking the side I am going to sew before moving because I frequently sew wrong seam.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Excellent idea. I need to do that too! April

[@lisasmith4335]

I love it

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. :-) April

[@nancypineda7366]

Hi I'm a beginner at sewing. You make it look so easy to make quilt tops. But do you have a step by step video on how to actually put ia quilt all together and how to finish it with and without binding? Thank for sharing your talents & inspiring me 😁

[@aprilscraftroom]

You are in luck! I just did a video showing an easy quilt top using 10" squares. Soon to come is how I baste the quilt, then I will share the video showing how I free motion quilt it and then I will show how I bind the quilt. So stay tuned. Thank you for watching. April

[@jonnieyoung4343]

Where did you buy your lg cutting mat, and what is the measurements? You have the neatest tools. I live in a very rural community on northwest Oklahoma.far away from shopping fabric stores. Beautiful projects all the time!,,🌹

[@aprilscraftroom]

My large cutting mat is from Joanns. It is approximately 33 x 58”. There are benefits to rural and to more urban. I prefer rural myself. 😀 April

[@marilyngandhi8571]

👋😊🇦🇺❤️thank you for being yourself ❤

[@nevafitzgerald2402]

Happy 4th miss April like your choice of fabric ok this a 2day video you have a different shirt on? Oops 3 shirts ? Love it thanks

[@aprilscraftroom]

It took me all week. I only had bits of time here and there to shoot it. My family thought I should participate in their activities. LOL. I actually washed the first shirt so I could wear it again. Thank you for watching. 😀 Happy 4th of July. April

[@wilycat5290]

How you kept the math and what went where using fat quarters straight in your head, I don't know... !!!!! The quilt top looks great. Congratulations 🎉. Thank you for the video 😊👍💕

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you ... you have been busy watching my videos! I appreciate you watching and commenting! THANK YOU!!! April

[@angelavaladez6450]

Your my hero (:

[@aprilscraftroom]

Awww - you are too kind. You're gonna make me blush. 😊 April

[@kathyterrell1547]

Would you have had enough of the red border if you had sewn the sides first, and then the top?

[@aprilscraftroom]

It should be the same either because when you dare the top and bottom you add to the length of the quilt. Does that make sense? April

[@kathyterrell1547]

@@aprilscraftroom I guess it depends if the quilt is square, or how much it is longer than wide.

[@cherylbergeson3858]

April great video. I want to try and make this quilt. I noticed that you are sewing with a Janome. Could you please tell me what model is it and about how much it cost you. So I shop around for an newer used or refurbished Janome.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. I use a Janome Continental M7. I got mine for about $4500. The cost depends on your Janome dealer so shop around. The machine I have has a large throat space and the larger the throat space, the more expensive the machine. So if you are only going to be piecing, I wouldn't pay extra for a large throat space, but if you plan on quilting the more throat space, the better. I hope that helps. April

[@sharonlyman3029]

I liked it but from title I was hoping you would do a fat quarter quilt like Donna's daughter does in her book. Could you? I find her dark, medium, light with multiples of some pieces confusing. I love your use of non-tradictional fabrics in these quilts.

[@aprilscraftroom]

I will absolutely be doing a quilt from Donna’s daughter’s book. I got it a few weeks ago. :-) April

[@sisterdube6235]

could you make modern charm quilt i want to make it but not sure how to do the churn dash block since it i not a 12 inch blocki have the book can yo do it in strpes

[@aprilscraftroom]

Sure. I have e been wanting to do that one. And I have some striped fabric in a set of 3 yard coordinates I can use. Stay tuned. And thank you for watching. April

[@janhulse9518]

meant to ask,where did you get that measured pad for your sewing machine. really strugglt getting the deam straight. I am in Australia,so hope we get it here. love you. your a nut!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Sometimes you feel like a nut. LOL. I always feel like a nut. 😀. That green mat is a Sew Steady Grid Glider. Google it and you should find it online. I found that if I slow the machine down I get a more accurate seam. I also position the needle to where the edge of my foot is the 1/4” seam guide. You can also tape the 1/4” mark with several layers of washy tape or painters tape making it hard for your fabric to go askew. Thank you for watching. April

[@lindapucillo3493]

I was also wondering where to get it. It looks very helpful.

[@aprilscraftroom]

@@lindapucillo3493 It is the Sew Steady Grid Glider and you can find it in the description of the video or on Amazon, or Sew Steady. Just Google it. :-) April

[@teresabell3487]

❤

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you 😊 April

[@kathyclayton4318]

Great video, April! So if your fat quarter bundle had 12 (or more) different fat quarters….(at least) 4 of each color, because that’s usually how fat quarter bundles come, you could still make this quilt. Separate your fat quarters by colors and treat them as Fabrics 1, 2 and 3 like you did….reds, whites and blues. Have to think about this a bit but it should work the same way. Probably is easier if you can get a yard of each rather than fat quarters but it does work. Good work! Love the quilt. Did you make the placemats with your extra fabric from your cutting mistake?

[@aprilscraftroom]

It is funny you say that because I was thinking the same thing. It would look really cool with the different colors but I would have to label them because I get mixed up with only 3 colors! LOL. I am going to have to try that. Thank you for the idea. 😀 April

[@kathyclayton4318]

@@aprilscraftroom you know, when I first thought about it, it didn’t really occur to me that you would have to keep each of the three colors always in the same order. Not sure you could actually because you only have a fat quarter of each one, and not a full yard. You would just be matching the colors, not the actual fabric. Be random with where you place the reds and the same thing with the blues and the whites. Just place them all in a pile…..a red pile, a blue pile and a white pile and pull them by their fabric # just like you did when all of the pieces were of the same fabric. I would not worry about being careful to match them up for each of the rows. Your strip sets would all be different. I think that would be super cool. I may have to buy that pattern and give it a try with my stash of reds, whites and blues and see how that goes. I love that you share your boo-boos with us. I know when it’s happening, it’s not fun. I hate to rip! But, we all do and I love that you don’t edit that part out so it looks like you are perfect. Stuff happens, so why not be honest about it. In every quilt I make, there is always some kind of stupid goof, so why not just share that along with your triumphs! Keep it real! Thanks for sharing!

[@aprilscraftroom]

@@kathyclayton4318 That is a great idea - makes it easier too so I don't have to keep up with what pile is what fabric. LOL. I am glad you like the boo boos. I like to share them so especially beginner quilters don't think quilting has to be perfect. Goodness knows mine isn't. ;-). This idea is going on my list! I will share how it turns out. And if you make one - I would love to see how yours turns out. April

[@quiltgal9508]

What is the purpose of your cutting mat on your machine?

[@aprilscraftroom]

It isn’t a cutting mat, it is a Sew Steady Grid Glider that smooths the grooves where the seeing machine bed and the extension table meet. April

[@sharonvoigt5073]

What are the measurements for this three yard fat quarter quilt?

[@aprilscraftroom]

Hi Sharon, I am so sorry I cannot give those measurements as they are in the book (click this link for the book) Quick as a wink book by Donna Robertson... I don't have the right to give out the measurements. amzn.to/3gPvNSQ Hope this helps ... April

[@suecando931]

Which Janome are you using?

[@aprilscraftroom]

It is a Continental M7. :-). Thank you for watching. April

[@carrollnabors4846]

FYI, you can use "sewn" or "sewed"!! :)

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. 😀 April

[@marietruax7232]

Do you need to pre-wash cotton fabric before cutting/ sewing?

[@aprilscraftroom]

That is a personal preference thing. I don’t wash before. Some people wash before to remove the chemicals used in the process of making and dying the fabric. Excellent question. I also don’t pre wash because washing erases a lot of mistakes after quilting. LOL April

[@marietruax7232]

@@aprilscraftroom Great advice thank you.

[@ellenhofer3343]

I personally never prewash any quilt fabrics so the sizing keeps the fabric a bit stiffer. But I also use Terial spray folliwing the directions to make the fabric nice & stiff & very easy to cut.

[@marietruax7232]

Thank you, I've heard that before.

[@anniedavis6877]

Do you have a quilt pattern made with fat quarters using half Square triangles

[@nancywilson8203]

What is your design wall made of?

[@aprilscraftroom]

My design wall is flannel covered foam board insulation that was used to create the faux walls in my unfinished basement. It was actually my husband's idea. Thank you for watching and commenting. April

[@chrisc7566]

Why does everyone leave the salvage before cutting, newbie at this

[@aprilscraftroom]

Not sure I follow the question. But I cut my fabric with the selvage on because it is easier to cut the selvage off a skinnier cut of fabric than the entire piece of fabric. And the selvage shrinks differently than the rest of the fabric which is why it is cut off. Hope this helps. April

[@brendabiffibaldovino8306]

💗💗💗

[@aprilscraftroom]

❤💚❤. I don't know why my red hearts turn black. ugh. Thank you for watching. :-). And the black hearts should be big red hearts. LOL April

[@lindaspitzer4792]

I like your style when you speak. Some speak too fast, have a hard time keeping up so I find you easy to listen too.

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you. I talk slow because I have to think while I speak and it slows me down. LOL. Thank you for watching and your kind comment. April

[@donnawilliams7478]

I have made that same mistake.

[@aprilscraftroom]

we must be twins... LOL

[@nanmalecki7087]

It's beautiful, but I am so confused!

[@aprilscraftroom]

Thank you I’m sorry if it was confusing

[@paulinewhite2826]

Pretty throw quilt I like it think I will try it not ----,fat quarters

[@aprilscraftroom]

Oh my! I take it you don't like fat quarters. Thank you for watching. April

[@beajaymurphy2813]

I would have chosen red and white stripes instead of polka dots....

[@aprilscraftroom]

Isn’t it funny how we all like different things? I think it would have looked good with stripes too. Thank you for watching and commenting. April

[@photographybyday]

Replay

[@aprilscraftroom]

😚 April