Quilt-As-You-Go Batting Kit: What's Inside and How to Use It

Quick answer

The Take It Easy Runner Quilt-As-You-Go Batting Kit gives you the batting and the pattern; you add a charm pack plus binding and backing fabric. The batting is single-sided fusible and printed, so you fuse it to the backing first, then piece and quilt each block in numbered order. That order is the whole method: fuse, piece, quilt, join, bind.

How to use the kit, step by step

1. 1. Cut and press your backing: Cut backing fabric to the size the pattern specifies and press it flat. Mistake to avoid: cutting backing to the finished runner size, which leaves no overhang for fusing and trimming. Checkpoint: lay the printed batting on the backing and confirm you have at least the pattern's stated margin on every side before you fuse anything. If the backing is short, fix it now. Once fused, you cannot add width without starting over.
2. 2. Fuse the printed batting to the backing: Place the fusible side against the backing, follow the pattern's pressing temperature and time, and work in sections rather than dragging the iron across the whole piece. Mistake to avoid: sliding the iron, which shifts the batting and smears the printed numbers. Checkpoint: press, let it cool, then lift one corner to confirm the batting is bonded before moving on. Cool before you check. Warm fusible can look bonded when it is not.
3. 3. Lay out the charm squares by number: Sort your 40 charm squares into the block positions the sew-by-number pattern calls for before you sew a single seam. Mistake to avoid: sewing blocks in the order they come out of the charm pack and then discovering you are short in one print. Checkpoint: count squares per block against the pattern diagram and set aside any spares. A five-minute layout saves an hour of unpicking.
4. 4. Piece and quilt each block onto the batting: Sew the block pieces directly onto the fused batting so piecing and quilting happen in the same pass, following the printed lines as your quilting guide. Mistake to avoid: pressing seams open with a hot iron directly on the fusible batting, which can reactivate the adhesive. Checkpoint: after the first block, flip it over and confirm no batting shifted or bunched on the back. If block one is clean on the back, your settings are right for the rest.
5. 5. Join the quilted blocks: Trim each finished block to the pattern's size, then join them in the numbered sequence using the method the pattern describes. Mistake to avoid: trimming blocks before quilting, which removes the seam allowance you need for joining. Checkpoint: measure two joined blocks against the pattern's finished dimension before joining the next pair. Trim after quilting, join after trimming.
6. 6. Add binding and finish: Cut binding from your remaining fabric, attach it, and finish the runner by hand or machine as you prefer. Mistake to avoid: cutting binding before the runner top is fully joined and trimmed, since the final measurement can shift. Checkpoint: measure the finished perimeter and add the pattern's stated overlap before cutting strips. Measure the finished runner, not the pattern's estimate.

Product facts

• Quilt-As-You-Go Batting Kit - Take It Easy Runner: The Take It Easy Runner Quilt-As-You-Go Batting Kit includes high quality single-sided fusible printed batting, a full-color pattern, and a step-by-step video class; you add a charm pack (40 5-inch squares) plus binding and backing fabric. You can start as soon as you have one charm pack and two lengths of fabric, and the video class covers the sew-by-number steps if the printed pattern alone is not enough.
• Nina Supersized - Fat Quarter Pattern 223: Nina Supersized is the oversized version of the Nina pattern, suited to large scale prints and flannels, and offers Lap, Full/Queen, and King size options. If the runner leaves you wanting a full quilt in the same quick style, this pattern scales the approach up without requiring a different skill set.