First Quilt Hell

Although my sewing experience comes from a young age, I have never really made what most would call a quilt. I have of course done fleece tie quilts and simple cuddle on cuddle quilts but nothing with real piecing. 

So my bright idea for my first ever piecing quilt was why not super hero honey comb. The great evil of y-seams seemed like an over statement from the ladies at the quilting store. So I garbed my fabric and started off. In hind sight I do have to ask why the hell was I thinking back in 2010. Should have just done a block one an moved up. But no I am too stubborn for even my own mind.

 For those of you who are new and are thinking about y-seams. A y-seams is where you insert another piece of fabric between two other pieces that are already sewing together. An eight pointed star, texas start, and of course the honey comb are your standard y-seam quilts.
I would recommend checking out this video. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLkHfcuNzCA It should give you a good place to start if you are not sure how to start out.

The y-seam before sewing

Or you can just run a out to your nearest Joanns or quilt store and get the fusible template. It is some much easier.
If you decide to follow in my footsteps, I will let you know this it is a error and error process you just keep screwing with it till it is how you like it. I don't think I have ever heard a beginner that was super happy with their y-seams. I did find through my unpicking and resewing leaving about 1/4 inch at the end of your y-seams keeps from puckering with piecing. You can fix these holes after you get your top done and before you place in on you longarm or frames.

Although I did still have a little puckering, I fixed this by using extra batting and some cheat ways for hiding my mistakes. The batting added a little extra poof to pull the

 fabric a little tighter, then I used in the some fun comic sans lettering to hide the issues.

For those who do their own quilting on a sewing machine or a longarm. Keep in mind your stretch will increase, not but much, just watch yourself.

To finish this I added some fun rusty orange colored cuddle to the back. I love cuddle if your making any kind of lazy around the house quilt, you need to try cuddle.
Don't listen to the people, it is not hard to quilt, sewing, or even tie with. Just make sure you double check your stretch. Put your stretch on the outside.

As just a fun add on it was not till after I finished binding did I notice that all the characters were avengers.

I hope you enjoyed my first post and will be updating weekly.