December 19, 2011

a day at the races

Last month our guild held a Jelly Roll Race. For my non-quilting readers, a jelly roll is an assortment of forty 2.5" fabric strips. You can either create your own assortment or many manufacturers sell them in a range of coordinating fabrics. Basically, you sew the strips together end-to-end and then through the course of five "laps"of folding, sewing and cutting, you end with one quilt top. This is a super-quick way to make a quilt. These won't win any awards, but they keep you just as warm as those that require lots of time. 



I knew I wanted to make something for Christmas. I had already planned a Christmas quilt for myself and knew my husband would want one too. I selected this really cute line of fabrics, you may recognize it from the pillows I posted a few days ago. I thought this quilt turned out really cute and best of all, it took less than two hours to piece. I sent this out to be quilted on a longarm, so all i had left was the binding. Easy peasy!!

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  1. I really like this and I'm so sad I missed this guild meeting - I will have to make one of these soon.

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  2. Love it!! Do you mind sharing the name of the Jelly Roll??
    Thank You.

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    1. Hi Sue, the fabric collection is Countdown to Christmas by Sweetwater for Moda Fabrics.

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  3. Oh Thank You so very much!! I hope you don't mind but I also pinned this onto Pinterest. Others have already repinned!! It is stunning!! One of my favorites! :D

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    1. I don't mind one bit. Thank you so much for dropping by!

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